Next up is Saturday's final home game of the season at LaVell Edwards Stadium against 3-7 Fresno State (1 p.m. MT, BYUtv) of the Mountain West Conference, but the Cougars acknowledged Monday that they are still battling a case of the blues. The loss to 5-5 Missouri represented another blown opportunity to take down an opponent from a Power 5 conference, a chance that probably won't come again until next September against Arizona in Glendale, Ariz.
"We are just kind of bummed," said defensive end Graham Rowley. "In our team meeting, coach Mendenhall talked about that. You can be bummed, or you can hope for the best.