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Dick Harmon: How BYU upset Arizona and injected new energy into the football program

TUCSON, Arizona — It’s early, way early, but BYU’s remarkable upset of Pac-12 dark horse University of Arizona in Arizona Stadium Saturday night injected a new look and a new vibe into Kalani Sitake’s football program

BYU slipped into Tucson with a game plan and execution at a level that methodically ruined the kickoff of the Kevin Sumlin era at Arizona. BYU defeated the Wildcats 28 to 23.

BYU exploded for 21 unanswered third-quarter points, using a power run game, stingy defense and pinpoint passing on nine consecutive completions by senior Tanner Mangum in that 15-minute span.