BOISE — A week after mistakes by BYU’s offensive line in scoring position in a 7-6 loss to Northern Illinois, the same thing hurt the Cougars in the first half at Boise State.
Where two back-to-back illegal motions hurt BYU at home, here on the road, it was two second-quarter holding calls and pass protection breakdowns against a three-man Boise State rush while in scoring position that weighed heavy on Jeff Grimes's offense.
Those holding penalties, on Tristen Hoge and Brady Christensen, came after Boise State had sacked freshman quarterback Zack Wilson four times for losses totally 30 yards in the first half.