Filed under: Brigham Young, Utah, Mountain West
SALT LAKE CITY -- Rarely has the Holy War had such little pregame buzz.Frequently, however, the Holy War saves all sorts of drama for the last possible moment and the 2010 version of Utah's battle for in-state football supremacy certainly did not disappoint.
Utah defensive back Brandon Burton swept in from the left side to block a 42-yard field goal attempt by BYU's Mitch Payne -- giving the No. 22 Utes a dramatic 17-16 win over BYU in what was the last conference football game for the original Mountain West Conference powers.
"Wow," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. "Another spectacular ending that has been like a lot of others in this series."
Indeed, the Utah-BYU series has made a habit of waiting until the last play to determine the winner and Saturday afternoon's clash was no different with Utah (10-2) scoring all 17 of its points in the fourth quarter and needing more than a handful of lucky breaks to exhale with a win.
"There were a lot of mistakes on our side but I have to credit Utah," BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall said. "It was a hard situation to be in. We fought all the way to the end, but we just couldn't get that final field goal."
Whittingham spent that final nervous play with his fingers busy.
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