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11-2 again
Holy crap, BYU did about everything they could to try and not win tonight but special teams came up big blocking a 29 yard FG as time expired to beat UCLA 17-16.
I hate calling Coaches out, but BYU's OC would have been responsible for the loss if they didn't block that kick. If you didn't watch the game, with 19 seconds left in the first half, the Cougars have the ball inside their own 5 leading 17-6. Instead of taking a knee, Anae calls a counter trap (a slow developing play) which UCLA's DT has been blowing up all day because our 1st team all MWC Center can't block the backside gap fast enough. Sure enough, Guard pulls, Aluai misses the DT who blows up the play from the back side and causes a fumble. UCLA recovers and scores as time runs out in the half to trail only 17-13.
The effort to block that last FG was remarkable though and the players deserved it. Both defenses played a hell of a game, even though BYU allowed a 100 yd rusher for the first time all year....good tense game overall.
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