PROVO (KSL.com) — The most abnormal part of the evening was just how normal it felt.

With 2:10 left in the third quarter of Saturday night’s season opener against Portland State, Will Ferrin lined up next to the right hash near the midfield logo in front of a capacity crowd at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

After a clean snap from Garrison Grimes, a strong hold by Sam Vander Haar, and his usual run-up, the fifth-year senior kicker dipped his shot inside the right upright — with plenty of distance to spare — before he was swarmed by teammates.

The kick stretched BYU’s lead over the hapless Vikings from 52 to 55-0 en route to a nice 69-0 shutout win, the second in a season opener in three years. But the 56-yard field goal meant something more in the annals of program history.

It was the longest

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