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SALT LAKE CITY — It was a loaded weekend of college football in the sports' return to the airwaves this weekend, and BYU, Utah and Utah State all picked up wins over Nebraska, Michigan and Southern Utah, respectively.
The Utes and Aggies kicked off Thursday night, while BYU came from behind to snap Nebraska's 29-year winning streak in home-openers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon on backup quarterback Tanner Mangum's 42-yard touchdown pass to Mitch Mathews with no time on the clock.
Michigan and Jim Harbaugh's khakis were the talk of the national media as they rolled into Salt Lake City, but Utah's defense controlled the game early, then put it away for good on Justin Thomas' pick-six in the fourth quarter.
The Aggies, meanwhile, struggled early in the first competitive football game for redshirt senior quarterback Chuckie Keeton in a year. But freshman Andrew Rodriguez helped Utah State open newly renovated Maverik Stadium with a win thanks to an 88-yard punt return touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Former Cougar Hans Olson and ex-Ute Christian Cox of 1280 The Zone stopped by the KSL SportsBeat studio Sunday to help break down three wins by BYU, Utah and Utah State on the opening weekend of the 2015 college football season.
The guys joined Jeremiah Jensen and Rod Zundel to talk about the season-ending injury to BYU quarterback Taysom Hill and what to expect from Mangum; Travis Wilson's development as the Utes' senior quarterback and the emergence of wideout Britain Covey; and Utah State's looming matchup at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
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