Provo • Cold, wet and snowy weather could make throwing the football difficult in Saturday night’s rivalry game at Utah, BYU offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes acknowledged earlier this week.
“It’s going to be quite the challenge,” Grimes said Tuesday as the 6-5 Cougars prepared for the 8-3 Utes and the 8 p.m. kickoff at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
The Utes are No. 5 in the country in rushing defense (95.5 yards per game) and No. 1 in red zone defense, having allowed just eight rushing touchdowns in 11 games.
BYU was able to run the ball effectively against UMass and New Mexico State, but Utah is a whole different animal, head coach Kalani Sitake said Monday.