It’s rivalry week in Utah, and the state’s about to split down the middle: fifty miles, two programs, one century-old grudge. BYU vs. Utah is never just another Saturday. This one’s got a smashing twist, though. A lineman in Kalani Sitake’s BYU locker room used to wear Utah red. But now, he’s ready to put old bonds on ice for 60 minutes under the lights at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

That lineman is Keanu Tanuvasa , a redshirt junior who once called Salt Lake City home before trading it for Provo. On October 14, BYU insider Ben Criddle dropped a video on X that summed up the player’s mindset ahead of the showdown. “ This week there probably won’t be much communication other than that Saturday when we are on the field against each other ,” he said, his tone measured but firm

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