This series has been very close.  Even in the days of BYU WAC domination, this game was almost always closer than you wanted it to be.  The last 10 out 11 games have been decide by a touchdown or less.

In college football, it doesn’t get any better than this.

Win the Turnover battle.  Max Hall has been spectacular, but has thrown some ill advised passes as of late.  If BYU can avoid turning over the ball, I think the Cougar Offense can out score the Ute Offense.

Slow down the Ute pass rush.  A key to Hall’s success will be to slow down the pass rush of Utah’s D-line.  They are smaller and quicker, and can hurry Hall into bad decisons.  However, BYU’s O-line has been pretty solid all year, and should be able to get the job done.

Get Pressure on Brian Johnson.  Ute offense has been inconsistent, especially when teams have gotten some pressure on Johnson.  The cougs haven’t excelled at that this year, and have played more conservative on D.  But today, they need to bring just enough pressure, to get BJ out of his comfort zone.

The Cougs have played big in big games (with the exception of TCU) I think the Boys in Blue hold the mental edge (Thanks to to consecutive last minute big play wins.)  The Cougs continue:35-28