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Brad Rock: Even former BYU-killer says Cougars belong in power conference

“It’s as big a rivalry as you can get. It doesn’t matter, I’ve seen a lot of rivalries at the NFL level, Minnesota at Chicago, and Green Bay, but I mean, BYU-Utah? There’s nothing like it.”

SALT LAKE CITY — Voters in almost every poll agree BYU is a top candidate to join the Big 12, if expansion occurs. The Cougars have the name, the fame and the game.

But it’s not only BYU fans, or even media saying such things. A former Ute cornerback, who made one of the most memorable plays in Utah-BYU history, is echoing the sentiment.