SALT LAKE CITY — Last year he was sitting on the sideline at LaVell Edwards Stadium when Utah football beat rival BYU for the seventh-consecutive time. This time, Jason Shelley experienced the rivalry under center and helped the Utes preserve their winning streak with a comeback win for the ages.
“This was the biggest game of the season for us,” Shelley said after the game.
The quarterback, a Texas native, didn’t understand the history behind the state’s biggest game until he came to Utah. But Shelley said his first game against the Cougars was exactly what he expected.