BYU Football: Should BYU keep playing Utah State?

Oct 1, 2021; Logan, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Baylor Romney (16) drops back to pass during the second quarter against the Utah State Aggies at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2021; Logan, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Baylor Romney (16) drops back to pass during the second quarter against the Utah State Aggies at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 1, 2021; Logan, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Baylor Romney (16) drops back to pass during the second quarter against the Utah State Aggies at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2021; Logan, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Baylor Romney (16) drops back to pass during the second quarter against the Utah State Aggies at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports

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We don’t know what is going to happen yet after Baylor Romney suffered what appeared to be a concussion. While a single concussion doesn’t tend to lead to season ending injuries, a loss to Boise State would derail BYU’s season, at least in the sense of hoping to make it to a New Year Six Bowl.

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Again, this is all hypothetical. Nobody knows if Hill would have been injured anyways later in the year or if Hall would have suffered a concussion regardless of who the opponent is. However, when a single team injures a team’s quarterback six out of nine seasons, one has to wonder where things could have gone, and consider whether playing them in the future is worth the risk, whether it is a freak accident (six times) or not.

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