BYU's Kalani Sitake undoubtedly is the first person to have lived through a month like this to begin his head coaching career. Noting the phenomenal series of close finishes, a relieved Sitake said, "I hope we fix it soon."
In this episode, the Cougars led by scores such as 21-7 and 52-45, and they trailed 28-21, 45-42 and 53-52. They had pulled ahead 52-45 when Jamaal Williams ran 14 yards for his fifth touchdown of the night — and broke BYU's single-game rushing record on that carry, eventually finishing with 286 yards.
But the BYU defense, which allowed 692 total yards, gave up a 79-yard touchdown drive (including a fourth-down conversion) and two-point play, forcing the offense to respond again as the calendar turned to October.