The Lead: No. 15 BYU makes it three in a row against rival Utes with 24-21 victory
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- BYU head football coach Kalani Sitake (with headset) celebrates on the sideline in a 24-21 victory against Utah at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.
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- BYU players celebrate a 24-21 Big 12 football victory against Utah at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.
Late in the fourth quarter, BYU freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier carried half of the Utah defense into the end zone for the clinching score.
This kid is making a name for himself.
LJ Martin ran for 120 yards and the Cougar defense had four fourth-down stops, but it was Bachmeier, just as he did last week in overtime against Arizona, that took the team home to a 24-21 victory against No. 23 Utah.
BYU led 10-7 at halftime and a 49-yard touchdown run by Daniel Bray pushed the Utes to a 14-10 advantage early in the fourth quarter.
The Cougars responded with an eight-play, 81-yard drive capped by a 12-yard Parker Kingston run for a 17-10 lead with 11:19 remaining.
Bachmeier’s 22-yard quarterback keeper with 5:02 to play put BYU up 24-14. After a fourth-down stop, BYU reached well within Will Ferrin’s field goal range but opted to take an end zone shot on fourth down that fell incomplete.
Utah put a touchdown on the board with 1:24 to play to trim the deficit to 24-21 but failed to recover an onside kick. When the clock hit zeros, the BYU fans stormed the field as fireworks went off over the south end zone scoreboard.
BYU (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) will travel to Iowa State next Saturday.
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