SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) - The last time Utah played in Provo in 2021, BYU ended a nine-game losing streak in the rivalry series, and Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake could not hold his emotions back, stomping up and down the sideline.

"I didn't mean to get that emotional," Sitake said this week. "As I looked up in the stands, I saw grown men crying because of the win. So I just was so happy for the fans. I maybe let my emotions get the best of me a little bit. I became a fan."

Families, friends and co-workers throughout the state are divided this week for the rivalry.

"My brother was a big BYU fan growing up, and the rest of the family is Utah," said Utes safety and Olympus High grad Jackson Bennee. "Every time we'd beat them, I'd just rub it in his face and he'd cry. There's a lot

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