PROVO — In his postgame comments late Friday night, BYU coach Kalani Sitake talked about creating a clean slate to the season.
That makes a lot of sense in the wake of the Cougars’ worst start (1-5) in 44 years and their first single-season five-game losing streak in 47 years.
“Obviously, nobody likes losing this many games in a row,” Sitake said. “We’ve just got to erase it and start a new season over right now.”
The end of BYU’s 24-7 loss to Utah State seemed like a new beginning of sorts as freshman quarterback Joe Critchlow burned his redshirt when he entered the game with 2:17 remaining in place of a hobbled Tanner Mangum.