SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 brought a reunion with BYU after 13 years apart. It also reinvigorated one of the nation's fiercest rivalries, one that encompasses ...

Utah's move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 brought a reunion with BYU after 13 years apart. It also reinvigorated one of the nation's fiercest rivalries, one tha ...

A church versus state component characterizes the rivalry since BYU is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and Utah is a public university.

Utah's move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 brought a reunion with BYU after 13 years apart.

BYU and Utah are guaranteed to meet annually for as long as both schools remain Big 12 members — starting on Saturday when the No. 9 Cougars visit the Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

One unique aspect of the rivalry between Utah and BYU is how interconnected the coaches are in multiple sports. It has helped create an atmosphere of mutual respect.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 brought a reunion with BYU after 13 years apart. It also reinvigorated one of the nation's fiercest rivalries, one that encompasses ...

Conference realignment threw a wrench into the rivalry between Utah and BYU after the Utes left the Mountain West Conference to join the Pac-12 in 2011.

One unique aspect of the rivalry between Utah and BYU is how interconnected the coaches are in multiple sports. It has helped create an atmosphere of mutual respect.

BYU and Utah are guaranteed to meet annually for as long as both schools remain Big 12 members — starting on Saturday when the No. 9 Cougars visit the Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium.