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SALT LAKE CITY — It's been just over a month since the state of Utah went 5-0 on a college football Saturday, and the universe reacted at a 0-for-4 outing this weekend.
Don't worry; Hans Olsen and Christian Cox of 1280 The Zone are here to help get through it.
Late Saturday night, the Utes had a chance to move up in the College Football Playoff rankings with a win at struggling Arizona. But it didn't happen, and the guys explain what went wrong in Utah's 37-30 double-overtime loss to the Wildcats.
BYU went into Kansas City against a struggling Missouri team still reeling from on-campus protests and racial tensions — but the Tigers left Arrowhead Stadium with a 20-16 win just 24 hours after head coach Gary Pinkel announced he would resign following the season with health concerns. Third downs hurt the Cougars, and the SportsBeat crew examines why.
For the second-straight week, Utah State ran up against an option team on the road. And for the second-straight week, the Aggies came away with a loss — this time a 35-28 defeat at Air Force. The crew looks at what Jalen Robinette was able to do to give the Falcons a strong passing game against the visitors from Logan.
Not even Southern Utah, which leads the Big Sky Conference, could save the Beehive State. The Thunderbirds lost 24-23 to former Mountain Crest quarterback Alex Kuresa and Portland State on the road to fall into a tie for first place in the league.
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