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Wednesday, September 198, 2012

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Rolly: Too much spirit, Ute fans storm the castle
Salt Lake Tribune
For folks advocating less government control of liquor in Utah, the cause was not helped by a few allegedly drunk Ute fans who, while watching the Utah-BYU game in a suite at Rice-Eccles Stadium, decided to storm the suite next door to hassle BYU fans

BYU Football: Spotlight brightens on backup QB Taysom Hill
Salt Lake Tribune
Provo • No fewer than eight reporters gathered around backup quarterback Taysom Hill after BYU's football practice Monday night, or about one reporter for every yard the freshman picked up on his only carry in Saturday night's rivalry game loss to Utah

BYU golf: Purser ties for 13th, team finishes in ninth
Deseret News
For the Deseret News. Published: Tuesday, Sept. 18 2012 5:46 p.m. MDT. Summary. The BYU men's golf team finished in ninth place, shooting a combined 11-over-par third round at the Husky Invitational after a strong day from sophomore Devon Purser

BYU football: Taysom Hill recalls first taste of BYU-Utah rivalry
Deseret News
PROVO — Freshman quarterback Taysom Hill got his first taste of the BYU-Utah rivalry last Saturday in the Cougars' 24-21 setback to the Utes. Hill gained eight yards on one carry, and, later, ran an option play to freshman running back Jamaal

BYU cross-country: Cougars set to race top runners for first time at Toledo ...
Deseret News
BYU will face four teams ranked in the top-25 national poll including Toledo (18), Syracuse (22), San Francisco (23) and West Virginia (25). Wisconsin, Iowa and Portland, who also received several votes, are competing in the Bubble Buster as well.

Pierce: ESPN proved refs got Utah-BYU football finale right
Salt Lake Tribune
The latter grade is dragged down by a big fat F to analyst Ray Bentley for fumbling the call after Brigham Young University's 51-yard field goal was blocked in the first of two last-second plays in the University of Utah's 24-21 victory.

BYU bracing for another hostile environment at Boise State
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
The crowd noise at Utah was definitely a factor in the game, causing multiple false starts from BYU's offensive linemen. When I asked coach Bronco Mendenhall on Monday night what the Cougars could have done differently to combat the crowd noise, etc.,

Boise State football notebook: BSU, BYU coaches say 12-year series is too long
The Idaho Statesman
Boise State has ended its rivalry with Idaho and likely will lose rivals in Nevada and Fresno State as it moves to the Big East next year. “Our rivals are on the East Coast and in Texas and in San Diego,” Petersen said. “I don't worry about rivalries

BYU volleyball: No. 16 BYU starts league play vs. No. 14 Pepperdine
Deseret News
BYU, now 12-0 on the season in its best start since 2005, is coming off four-straight tournament wins. The Cougars are led by opposite hitter Jennifer Hamson, a three-time tournament MVP this season. Hamson is No. 20 in NCAA Division I volleyball for