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BYU Football: Ranking the games in 2021

By Adam Gibby

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 22: Isaac Rex #83 of the Brigham Young Cougars and Gunner Romney #18 celebrate a touchdown against the Central Florida Knights at FAU Stadium on December 22, 2020 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 22: Isaac Rex #83 of the Brigham Young Cougars and Gunner Romney #18 celebrate a touchdown against the Central Florida Knights at FAU Stadium on December 22, 2020 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 30: Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall of the Virginia Cavaliers looks on during the second half of the Capital One Orange Bowl against the Florida Gators at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 30: Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall of the Virginia Cavaliers looks on during the second half of the Capital One Orange Bowl against the Florida Gators at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

No. 4 Virginia

The reunion of Bronco Mendenhall. Had this game been a couple of years closer, this would be a bigger game. However, it has been more than five years and for the most part fans have moved past the almost sudden leave of Mendenhall to the Cavaliers. I think that most fans have come to the conclusion that at this point it was in the best interest of everyone to move on, but it was still tough at the time and especially in 2017 when BYU went 4-7.

This game will be another measuring stick game as Virginia also is a middle of the pack P5 team. To this point in Independence, it has often seemed like BYU is either playing the top of the top or bottom of the bottom. Not very many middle of the pack teams (aside from Utah who doesn’t count due to rivalry) have appeared on the schedule.

If the Cougars can somehow go 4-0 against Virginia, Baylor, Washington State and Arizona, it will be noticed nationally, even if the Cougars drop games to the other P5 teams.

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