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BYU focusing on Saturday’s game against New Mexico State, getting bowl eligible, and not rivalry game Nov. 24 at Utah

Provo • Although it played well in all three phases of the game Saturday in a 35-16 victory over UMass, BYU’s football team still has a lot of improvement to make if it wants to finish the season on a high note, coach Kalani Sitake said Monday in his weekly press briefing.

Namely, the Cougars have to find a way to start games better. They have fallen behind by double-digits in each of their last two games, and have been outscored 62-31 in the first quarter.

“We have got to figure out how to start better, no question,” senior running back Matt Hadley said.