No. 3 Utah beat No. 9 BYU 28-20 in Salt Lake City on Saturday, and that’s a cover. We had the Utes -5.5 in this week’s column, so we needed them to win by 6 or more. They won by 8.

It wasn’t easy. BYU led 20-14 in the second quarter after Bear Bachmeier hit Legend Glasker for a 75-yard touchdown and LJ Martin ran one in. Then Utah’s defense took over. The Utes intercepted Bachmeier four times, including a red-zone pick by Trey Reynolds that kept BYU from getting back in it.

Devon Dampier did the rest. He hit Braden Pegan for a 14-yard touchdown late in the third quarter to take a 21-20 lead, then ran in from 3 yards out early in the fourth to make it 28-20. Dampier finished with 177 passing yards, 89 rushing yards and four total touchdowns. Pegan caught five passes for 86 yards and two scores.

That’s one cover on the board for Week 11. Ohio State -7.5 is on now, and the night is big: Tennessee -6.5 vs. Kentucky (our Kentucky Hat Guarantee), Miami +7 at Notre Dame, Ole Miss +3.5 vs. Georgia and the Fade, Oklahoma +6.5 at Florida. Follow along on X and Instagram @fiveandafade.

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Jeremy Durham is a sports columnist for TriStar Daily and the founder of Five and a Fade.