Being down 24-7 late in the fourth quarter, BYU football head coach Kalani Sitake and offensive coordinator Ty Detmer decided to put in redshirt freshmen Joe Critchlow. The second that he entered the game, he immediately lost his redshirt status.
Coach Sitake said that they replaced Mangum “to provide a spark.” However, being down 24-7 with less than three minutes to go, and with Austin Kafentzis and Koy Detmer Jr. able to enter the game, the coaches put Joe Critchlow in.
Instead of being able to have four years of eligibility after this season, Critchlow now only has three more seasons.