The greatness of the BYU – Utah rivalry, part 2: the players

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There have been so many great individual performances in the rivalry game that it would take a book to cover them all.  It seems like guys step up every year and make huge plays to win games.  There are also plenty of times that guys play remarkable but they end up losing anyway.

This list is of some of the most impressive individual offensive performances over the last dozen years or so.  Keep in mind that this is talking about a player’s body of work for a whole game and not just one play.  The next segment will cover those in-depth.

In the 2001 game there was no question who the star of the game would be and he delivered in a big way.  Luke Staley had one of the best games a Cougar running back has ever had against the U and helped keep BYU undefeated.  Staley carried the…

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