A first half that included a couple of offensive mistakes for both teams, two touchdowns and a field goal, Western Michigan leads BYU 10-7 at halftime.
The BYU Cougars face the Western Michigan Broncos in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Albertson's Stadium in Boise, Idaho. BYU is 6-6 as an independent while Western Michigan is 7-5 out of the MAC.
Former Weber State Wildcat men’s basketball coach Ron Abegglen has passed away at the age of 81. The Vernal native and former BYU player died Wednesday.
The BYU Cougars have a rich tradition of postseason football play. In 35 total bowl appearances, the Cougars hold a 14-20-1 record and have played in some of the best games college football has ever seen.
Although they played against each other nearly every other year in the 1960s, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl matchup between BYU and Western Michigan will be their first meeting since 1970.
It was an up and down game for the BYU Cougars as they dug themselves a hole in the first half but came back from a 17-point deficit to force overtime. UNLV hit a buzzer beating three-point shot as time expired to win 92-90.
KSL Sports has unveiled their first ever All-State awards for the in-state schools. There was some great performances by many athletes around the state of Utah.
The state of Utah has had college football since 1892 with Utah, BYU and Utah State. In that time frame, all three schools have been bowl eligible during the same season just five times including this season.
Utah, BYU and Utah State all enter the bowl season with disappointing losses. The Utes lost in the Pac-12 Championship to Washington, the Cougars lost to Utah in the regular season finale, and the Aggies lost to Boise State, missing their chance to host their first Mountain West championship.