Week 12 - Sat, Nov 15, 2014 - #5 BYU (9-0) vs UNLV (4-6) - Provo, UT - 10:00 p.m. EST - ESPN2

UNLV is fighting for their bowl lives and have 3 more shots to win 2 games (they get 13 games due to “@ Hawaii exception”). One is against reeling UNR so if they could somehow pull this off they would be bowling in back-to-back years for the first time in...well...forever. BYU has had a bye week to heal up some bumps and bruises.

The Rebels look overmatched from the beginning and this quickly turns into a blowout like the good old days in the MWC. Hill looks especially sharp making every read as if it’s in slow motion. Nobody can stop this kid...he’s too fast, too physical, and now he’s developed into a very dynamic passer. He hits Mahina over the middle for a TD (11 yards) to start the game and then Blackmon returns a kick off 104 yards for a TD. In the second Hill throws a perfect dart to Mathews for a TD and then nails Blackmon on a double-move for another TD. Hill adds a rushing TD of his own later and JSwag tops the game off with two rushing TD’s of his own.

THe defense is equally impressive as they hold UNLV to 21 yards rushing, 4 total first downs for the game and both Trammel and Johnson record INT’s. Rowley also gets in the mix and forces a fumble setting up the Mathews TD. Complete domination. Cougars “pass the eye test” according to many national pundits but are being challenged based on their November schedule. BYU pounds the Rebels 42-0.

Player of the Game - Blackmon - 5 rec, 122 yards 1 TD, 2 KOR for 144 yards, 1 TD.