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BYU, Utah fans turn online wager into $6K fundraiser for local charity

THE INTERNET — We’ve all been there.

In the social media-fueled world of 2018, it’s easy to see the increasing polarization of the United States — left vs. right, baseball vs. soccer … or even red vs. blue.

But not all rivals have to be enemies. In fact, after BYU’s stunning 24-21 win upset over then-No. 6 Wisconsin that earned the Cougars a bit of national respect via a No. 25 national ranking in the Associated Press college football poll, a group of BYU and Utah fans came together for something remarkable — raising more than $6,000 at a moment’s notice for the Hayes Tough Foundation that benefits the family of children battling cancer.