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BYU-Utah Football: Personal ties add to rivalry excitement for players

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BYU senior safety Micah Hannemann remembers when former Lone Peak High School teammate Chase Hansen made his decision to play football for the University of Utah.

“I committed here and then a week later he committed to Utah,” Hannemann said Tuesday. “I figured he probably did it because he didn’t want to play with me.”

Hansen is now a junior safety for the Utes, which means the two ex-Knights aren’t likely to meet on the field when BYU hosts Utah Saturday night (8:15 p.m. MDT, ESPN2).

“Hopefully this year on some special teams we will be on the field together,” Hannemann said.