PROVO — The inclination of some football players and coaching staffs is to downplay the significance of any particular game during the season, preferring to provide clichés of taking things "one game at a time" and so forth. But such isn't the case of BYU players heading into this Friday's game against in-state rival Utah State.
Cougar linebacker Zayne Anderson and other players harbor unpleasant memories of last year's 40-24 loss in Logan to the Aggies. The loss featured seven Cougar turnovers along with at least some extracurricular activity away from the actual game play that is often typical in rivalry games.