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PROVO — The 2017 college football season opened in Utah this weekend, but you wouldn’t know it by the reactions in the BYU locker room.
The dominance of the 33-point favorite Cougars against FCS foe Portland State just didn’t happen in a 20-6 victory Saturday afternoon in Provo.
Should we be concerned, or were second-year head coach Kalani Sitake and his team holding back against the Vikings?
Former BYU linebacker David Nixon and former Ute defensive standout Christian Cox break down the first college football game of the season, including Tanner Mangum’s touchdown toss to freshman Neil Pau’u, Sione Takitaki’s impact on the game for the first time in nearly two years, Squally Canada’s emergence at running back, and Matt Bushman’s first live game action.
Click the video above for the CFB Breakdown for Aug. 27, 2017.
