SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah basketball program put a hold on the BYU-Utah rivalry game Wednesday, citing player safety as its main reason for the "cooling-off period."
That decision, however, is the wrong move and the reasoning is faulty at best.
Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak said in a prepared statement that he approached Utah athletic director Chris Hill about holding off on the rivalry game shortly after BYU's Nick Emery took a shot at Utah's Brandon Taylor with an obvious and apparent punch to the upper body and face region during the Dec.