In the State of Utah, we love winners...who doesn't. But we all were winners this week. And we had three 4th quarter comeback wins and 2 blowouts.
BYU 38 Cincinnati 24
For 45 minutes, it looked like the Bearcats would rule the day or the cats who are not the love child of some ungodly union. But Tanner Mangum has ice water running through his veins. But averaging out his game, he was awful for 45 minutes and spectacular in the final act. Particularly on the 4th quarter touchdown pass to Kurtz, which traveled 50 in the air. The only offensive player who was consistent for BYU was WR Nick Kurtz.
BYU MVP: WR Nick Kurtz
Utah State 52 Boise State 20
Who needs Chukie Keeton when your defense can produce 8 turnovers? Even I could lead an offense with that kind of an advantage. I'm not sure if this was a case of Boise not properly prepared for the game or if the Broncos had turkey sandwiches for their pre-game meal. It certainly looked as if the once-mighty Broncos just sleep-walked their way through this game, and were shell-shocked by half time. The MVP for this one goes to Ricky Ali'ifua who got the whole thing started.
USU MVP: DE Ricky Ali'ifua
Utah 32 Arizona State 18
I can think of a way to bring Utah fans back to earth...this game was so eerily similar to BYUs win over Cincinnati. OK, you probably don't care. What will probably make you happy is that Devontae Booker, according to ESPN, has cracked the top 6 of the Heisman race. Of course, he would need four people to suffer season-ending injuries to have a chance at winning, but it shows that the Utes are getting a lot of national attention. What really matters is where Utah is ranked when it is all said and done.
Utah MVP: RB Devontae Booker
SUU 44 Sacramento State 0
The Thunderbirds continue their roll through their schedule with their 4th consecutive blowout. It brings a lot of confidence and high expectations, something that fans should be weary of. It will not be this easy going forward as the meat of the conference schedule is now upon them. OK, maybe there will be one more easy game before things get much more difficult. Currently, SUU is in 1st place in the Big Sky Conference.
SUU MVP: QB Ammon Olsen
Weber State 25 North Dakota 24
Weber State's offense finally came to life this season, as the 'Cats turned a 17-3 deficit into a 25-24 victory. This moves WSU to above .500 for the first time in 5 seasons. WSU is still in contention for the Big Sky Conference race. They are currently in 2nd, but trail SUU who owns the tiebreaker. The Big Sky Conference Champion gets an automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs.
WSU MVP: QB Jadrian Clark
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