Wednesday night’s Utah-BYU rivalry got a bit overcooked as the Cougars' Nick Emery punched Utah’s Brandon Taylor in the closing minutes of the Utes' 83-75 victory.
Since then, the sports world has reacted, and it's the fourth time the BYU athletic program has received negative national attention for such incidents dating back to the brawl at the end of the Miami Beach Bowl in December 2014. While each incident has been unique and come with different arguments about severity and intent, the national reaction hasn't been positive for the Cougars.
Sports Illustrated called Emery’s shot a “vicious sucker punch,” and Yahoo!