College Sports
Devon Dampier Accounts for Four Touchdowns as Utah Beats BYU to Reach 9–0
The Utes erased a six-point halftime deficit and intercepted Bear Bachmeier four times in the first top-10 meeting between the rivals.
Devon Dampier ran for two touchdowns and threw two to Braden Pegan as No. 3 Utah beat No. 9 BYU 28–20 on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium to improve to 9–0.
BYU scored 20 straight points after falling behind 14–0 and led 20–14 at halftime. Dampier put Utah ahead with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Pegan in the third quarter, then ran in from 3 yards out in the fourth.
Utah intercepted Bear Bachmeier four times, including on BYU’s final two possessions. The Cougars fell to 7–2. Utah ended a three-game losing streak in the rivalry and extended its winning streak to 15 games, the longest active run in the FBS.
The Utes visit Arizona next Saturday.
