Boise • After accepting the Most Valuable Player trophy, biting a chunk out of a raw potato and taking pictures with dozens of fans and teammates, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl MVP Zach Wilson made his way to the postgame news conference Friday to talk about his flawless performance in BYU’s 49-18 win over Western Michigan.
The alternative, a loss to a mid-level Mid-American Conference team they were favored to beat by nearly two touchdowns, would have been devastating to the Cougars’ late-season momentum. But Wilson saved the day — and the season, really — by rallying his team to 35 unanswered points after it trailed 10-7 at halftime and looked like the squad that inexplicably lost to WMU’s league-mate, Northern Illinois, in late October.