FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Going into the weekend, UMass boasted the nation’s leading receiver, senior Andy Isabella, and was coming off a game that saw the Minutemen roll up 777 yards of total offense.
Isabella had 303 yards by himself in a triple-overtime victory over Liberty.
But Saturday, BYU’s defense rose up after a sluggish start in the Cougars’ convincing 35-16 win over UMass.
The Minutemen marched downfield, chewing up seven minutes off the clock, on their opening drive and kicked a field goal. UMass ended up extending its lead to 10-0 after the BYU offense fumbled the ball on its first series.