LANDOVER, Md. — West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen dug way back this week, to the 1980 Holiday Bowl in fact, to show his players how BYU competes to the finish.
That Cougars comeback — three touchdowns in the final 5 minutes for a 46-45 stunner over SMU — nearly had company Saturday when BYU sought to climb out of a 16-point hole in the fourth quarter.
“Yeah, which is why I kind of threw a fit and I told everybody to stay ready,” he said. “I think we probably relaxed a little bit, but the game wasn’t over.