SALT LAKE CITY — It’s a humongous football rivalry, venerable and renowned. Every year when the big game rolls around, outside life pauses.
But enough about Army-Navy.
Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium, the Utes and Cougars resume their own grudge game. Two weeks later, the bigger rivalry begins when the Midshipmen and Black Knights meet in Philadelphia. Compared to that, Utah-BYU is downright provincial.
As much as Utah-BYU gets lauded for competitiveness and intensity, consider this: After 128 years and 118 meetings, there is only a nine-game difference in wins between Army and Navy, which the Middies lead, 60-51-7.