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Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate, right, stiff-arms California cornerback Marloshawn Franklin Jr., second from right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
SALT LAKE CITY — As BYU prepares to start the football season, the Cougars find themselves at a crossroads. Was last season’s 4-9 performance an aberration or is flirting with the .500 mark the new normal?
The Cougars returned to pre-LaVell Edwards football last season, losing nine games, the most since 1955. The nadir was the road game against LSU in which BYU never crossed midfield.