I sat next to USU's athletic director on a flight. He said USU really wanted it scheduled. Pope said that he didn't want a road game game after joining the Big 12. The series was going to start the last season in the WCC so USU proposed:
Logan>SLC>Provo>SLC or
Logan>Provo>SLC
Both options allowed for a game in Logan before joining the Big 12 with more games in the future. BYU responded and said that they'd do the Delta Center game or Provo.