Watch highlights from BYU’s 35-27 win over Cincinnati
Updated September 30, 2023 2:28 AMIn front of the largest home crowd since 2009, Kalani Sitake and the BYU football program took down Cincinnati 35-27 on Friday night. The box score wasn't pretty - the Bearcats outgained the Cougars by 203 yards and possessed the football for 35 minutes. However, BYU made enough big plays in critical moments to pull away in the second half and hold on for the win.
On the first play of the drive, Kedon Slovis found Keanu Hill over the middle for a 23-yard gain. With the clock working against them, BYU rushed to the line of scrimmage and Kedon Slovis found Chase Roberts for a 24-yard gain. On those two plays alone, BYU had more than doubled its offensive output from the first 29 minutes. After a pass interference call, BYU was on the Cincinnati 22 yard-line with 14 seconds left.
The last 36 seconds of the first half completely changed the momentum of the game. Cincinnati outgained BYU 254-107 in the first half, yet they trailed 14-10 after the first half. BYU never gave up that lead.After a three-and-out by the BYU defense to start the second half, BYU quickly marched down the field and into Cincinnati territory. A few plays later, BYU faced a 3rd & 13 from the Cincinnati 29.
It's unclear who this pass was intended for. In the opinion of this author, the pass was originally intended for Keanu Hill. Roberts stepped in front of the overthrow and scored the touchdown.Just before the fourth quarter, BYU punted the ball away to Cincinnati with a 28-20 lead. Cincinnati punt returner Braden Smith made a catastrophic mistake and jumped to tip the punt, making it a live ball. BYU's Marcus McKenzie beat Smith to the ball but was unable to recover it.
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