The Cyclones are coming off a bye week and are actually favored against the No. 11 Cougars heading into game at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames

The No. 23 Utah Utes, led by quarterback Devon Dampier, face the No. 15 BYU Cougars, led by quarterback Bear Bachmeier, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah.

For Utah, quarterback Devon Dampier has thrown for 1,131 yards with 11 touchdowns and three interceptions while completing 71.5% of his passes. Dampier also leads the team in rushing with 378 yards on 65 carries and five touchdowns.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars defensive back Evan Johnson (0) celebrates a turnover as BYU hosts Utah, NCAA football at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Provo • The BYU Cougars beat the Utah Utes, 24-21, on Saturday night. It was the Cougars’ third straight rivalry game win.

The Deseret News is providing live coverage of Saturday’s game between No. 15 BYU and No. 23 Utah. Check back for updates throughout the game. Make that three straight wins in the BYU-Utah rivalry for the Cougars.

Cougar fans were active beginning at 5:30 a.m. MT, and Cosmo was again made his presence known on the FOX pregame program.

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There's always plenty of stakes involved when Utah and BYU square off. But when the Utes (5-1) and Cougars (6-0) go toe-to-toe Saturday in the first ranked matc

BYU’s recruiting class for next year currently includes one 5-star talent, four 4-star recruits and 15 3-stars in the 247 Sports composite rankings.

Bear Bachmeier had 229 yards of offense while throwing for a touchdown and running for another score to rally No. 15 BYU to a 24-21 victory over No. 23 Utah on Saturday night.

The next installment of the Holy War rivalry is shaping up to be one of the biggest head-to-head meetings between Utah and BYU in recent memory. With both squad