We set the stage last week, and BYU delivered. BYU beat a top 15 power-rated team in Utah. Yet you may have been surprised to learn that BYU still found itself

The Cougars played a cleaner game than the Utes and scored back-to-back fourth-quarter touchdowns to take control against Utah. The clincher was a 22-yard touchdown run from Bear Bachmeier on third-and-11 with 4:22 to play. The Cougars now have three straight wins over the Utes.

The Holy War has become one of the wildest college football rivalries in existence over its long history. As a result, the most recent installment of the rivalry, which resulted in a massive win for the BYU Cougars,

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A reporter expected to talk to BYU coach Kalani Sitake about leadership and team meetings. Instead, he heard a story that stayed with him.

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Alabama replaces Miami as a top-four seed in the College Football Playoff based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and BYU are on the mock bracket for the first time. Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama would be the top four seeds as the Nos. 1-4 teams in the AP poll.

With a third win over Utah, BYU has taken control of the rivalry for now. Here’s why the Cougars think it’s "the start of an even longer streak."