Andy Phillips key for Utes in 2013 win against Utah State

SALT LAKE CITY — For years, the Battle of the Brothers was one-sided.

Between 1998 and 2009, Utah beat Utah State 12 straight times. After a two-year hiatus, the Aggies shocked the Utes in overtime, 27-20. But was that game a fluke or was it the start of a new chapter in one of college football's oldest rivalries?

The two teams would soon find out in a rematch the following season in Rice-Eccles Stadium. The game was the season opener for both teams, with many questions still to be answered for the two programs.

Could the Aggies continue their upward progression with newly appointed head coach Matt Wells? Was this the year that the Utes would turn the corner in the Pac-12 with new co-offensive…