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BYU Football: How BYU can go undefeated in 2021

By Adam Gibby

BOISE, ID - NOVEMBER 6: Running back Tyler Allgeier #25 of the BYU Cougars runs for a touchdown during the first half against the Boise State Broncos at Albertsons Stadium on November 6, 2020 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images)
BOISE, ID - NOVEMBER 6: Running back Tyler Allgeier #25 of the BYU Cougars runs for a touchdown during the first half against the Boise State Broncos at Albertsons Stadium on November 6, 2020 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images) /
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STATESBORO, GA – OCTOBER 17: Shai Werts #1 of the Georgia Southern Eagles runs for a gain in the second quarter against the University of Massachusetts Minuteman on October 17, 2020 at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Thelen/Getty Images)
STATESBORO, GA – OCTOBER 17: Shai Werts #1 of the Georgia Southern Eagles runs for a gain in the second quarter against the University of Massachusetts Minuteman on October 17, 2020 at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Thelen/Getty Images) /

Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern is a really sneaky game for BYU Football for a few reasons.

  • The Cougars will be travelling all the way to Southern Georgia. Any trip late in the season can be waring for a team.
  • Georgia Southern runs a triple option. Any time a team plays a triple option there is the risk of the defense not working. On the other hand, BYU destroyed Navy’s triple option last year.
  • BYU will be playing USC the next week. If BYU is ranked high and in a spot to play in a NY6 they could get caught looking ahead.

If two or three of those things combine, Georgia State could upset BYU. Last year, Georgia State was actually really good last season going 8-5 with losses to Coastal Carolina, Louisiana, and App State, teams that finished with a combined 32-5 record.

Even with that, Georgia Southern  should be a win for BYU, although probably a low scoring game with Georgia Southern taking up a lot of time on offense. I think that BYU builds a good defensive scheme in the three weeks prior to this game and keeps the offense contained.

Prediction: BYU 24 Georgia Southern 14

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