Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Utah Utes guard Brandon Taylor holds his face after being hit by BYU guard Nick Emery as Utah and BYU play in the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Utah won 83-75.
PROVO — A mix of frustration and anger was etched on the countenance of BYU coach Dave Rose.
During his regularly scheduled press conference at the Marriott Center on Jan. 6, 2016, Rose was fielding questions about the announcement made earlier in the day that Utah had decided to cancel its contracted December 2016 basketball game against the Cougars in Provo — interrupting the longstanding rivalry for the first time since 1944, when World War II shortened the season.