Desmond Howard, Lee Corso, even Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne predicted the No. 9 Cougars would leave Rice-Eccles Stadium with a W. Kirk Herbstreit, however, likes Utah to pull off the upset.

BYU football is climbing the rankings. The undefeated Cougars are ranked No. 6 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, up three spots from their placement at No. 9 last week. BYU was ranked No.

In all the talk Sunday surrounding the BYU Cougars’ wild win over the rival Utah Utes Saturday and the drama that unfolded following the game, there wasn’t a whole lot of discussion about the race for the Big 12 Conference title.

On Saturday night, BYU took down rival Utah in dramatic fashion to remain undefeated. At 9-0, BYU is currently in first place in the Big 12 and in position to p