Provo • Looking for a magic number for the BYU Cougars against Utah? It could be 100, as in 100 rushing yards.
The Cougars were 0-for-5 last year when they failed to rush for 100 yards and 6-1 when getting at least 100 yards. The only game they broke the 100-yard mark and lost was to the Utes, when the Cougars rushed 47 times for 153 yards.
Hearing those stats, BYU running back Ty’Son Williams stands a little straighter, shakes his head and says he is determined to help the Cougars’ running game.
Sure, everyone might be expecting quarterback Zach Wilson to shoulder the responsibility of making the offense go, but Williams believes the run game needs and can do its part.