BYU vs Air Force 2008

BYU number 16 in the nation a high-powered air attack led by quarterback max Hall wide receiver Austin Collie and tight end Dennis Pitta these Cougars are looking to win out and capture a third straight conference title airforce winners of five straight an option filled crown attack led by freshman sensation Tim 10-person his classmate Asher Clarke and fullback Todd Newell these Falcons are flying high as the home stretch approaches it's a Mountain West Conference showdown in the Rockies next Paul surveys the field and takes his time to throw on first and a pass caught big tight end Dennis Pitta has a first down that one goes for sick in haul to throw for the second time over the middle again a first down for BYU once again he finds pit up its against this airforce defense first run of the day and four yards and with vaca Pune second and six Paul to throw for the third time facing pressure gets it away short of the first down at your reserve linebacker is the full-back here Paul to throw gets pressure and gets dropped at midfield Ken lamendola had such important pieces on third down the option here's Clarke tries to cut it back up finds nowhere go and a fired-up BYU defended a fantastic season overall for the top four in the Mountain West and still all four of those teams have a shot and a conference title top to bottom this is the best year that the Mountain West has ever had wyomia wyoming of course at the bottom of that list just went to Knoxville a beat the volunteers on the ground first carry for Harvey Olga he's got ruled that he takes it inside the 40 a first down scape of walling off that air force defense back at it on the perimeter air force trying to make some apple to change the direction and they'll find three yards on two yet [Applause] on second down Paul finds colleague here's Austin Collie work in the middle of the field a BYU first down lamendola with the tacking streak of games with the reception for collar on first down Paul fires a bullet to pillar and pin up takes it to the 10 yard line four years ago Dennis Pitta was a here's the i-formation again for BYU to tights we'll run it out of this formation this time include about the corner cuts it inside the five - feet in in the end zone touchdown BYU September 25th in the opening of the new stadium in football with under seven minutes to go in the fourth quarter Steve Young took it in from 6 yards out BYU led by seven air force started their final Travis a one-yard line and here's Mike Brown scampering for 28 yards later in that same Drive quarterback Marty Luton hits Brown throw 22-yard touchdown with six seconds left the Falcons go for two and they win it at BYU 39 to 38 here's Rembert and it kick goes out of bounds so back-to-back flags on BYU special teamers and air force will get fantastic field position and this one went out of bounds at the one-yard line so Sorenson and pulling on the field that the ball contacted the receiver the shadow the goalpost Newell has room on the outside and takes it up for a nine-yard gain first dish to be in the 20s it's gonna be a 2017 father Ron and Tod Newell had open field in front Clarke was in motion here's Jefferson with the option he puts it in his pocket for loss of two Colby cloths running the triple option second down and complete but only a gain of about four and chart this will be a 54-yard attempt flag on the play and the kick was blocked and we'll see what the flag was a lot of different formations at this BYU offense shows under Robert and I'm Austin Collie with the grab and Kali has a first step who led them to another conference title last year flips one over the middle pass Scotty again County has ruined the one and he's finally popped out of bounds at the 32 yard line max halt hands it off this is fuga up the middle harbor you go throwing guys have his way including the official Paul steps up in the pocket he's got all day and a shot to the end zone incomplete out of bounds as long as 45 this year got the distance splits it that have been good from 55 Jefferson to throw on third and ten great-grandma Holderman but it will only go for maybe four yards air force only brings three this time they drop eight Paul gives the pocket gets tripped up on another stop for air form much better than his first one Reggie rembert takes it on the run at the 42 member trying to get to the air force sideline dances his way maybe a block in the back and you're going - midfield - before tea still returns it all the 32 yard line two yards very important and here comes the reverse after Clarke tossed it and air force has room to run Jefferson leading the way with the block hey John wauzeka another one where Zika has room akin in a great cut back and he's to the 10 seven here's a sure course and they went backwards 18 yards twice at Air Force line that's a whole nother sideline ho to Kali and Colleen's great hands [Applause] no flag fumbled snap Ricki tumbles got to a pall over the middle great grab BYU's first down Michael Reid backfield for BYU Paul complete tinna that'll bring up third in about five they call it 36 Paula pressure dropped again it's Chris Thomas [Applause] here's newell busting up the middle time noodle on the run still on his feet expect that passing game they will not be quiz quick to get to the full bag on the end around this time this is [Applause] it is up and running please plucky Josh cousins Newell touchdown Falcons that was supposed to be rebuilding here's O'Neill chambers chambers to the outside to the 30-yard line maybe while you have good field position [Applause] Paul 12:15 throwing today finds his sat in George and George carries Falcons with them for a gain of 17 on orange who's got five touchdowns that's all goes underneath finds another tight end that's Dennis Pitta a fantastic one-two punch we'll foul penalties on first and 15 he floats one of our kupuna who makes the grab before getting trip I 37 Hall uses the timeout didn't like what he saw and he is fired up I'm at his offensive on you first [Applause] on the draw straight up the gut stop short bYU has time outs hunter Altman with the stop looking heads own tip intercepted tits were returned and kerkhof takes it out to the two yard line and air force can run out the clock in the first half it was jerk-off who turned reason Tom it's just another one of those momentum changing plays all the way down near the end zone here in BYU going in the score and air force up front gets their hands up a great job once again bears camp think number 91 gets the paws up knocks the ball into the hands of Kirk off and once again bronco mendenhall a minute 55 on the club kerkoff's forward momentum was marked at the three so Jefferson doesn't have to worry about the goal line takes one need and that will wind down know who that was Jefferson on third down has it knocked away at the line of scrimmage a medevac they came after the punt they don't block it but it's a poor punt from Harrison Harrison had two parts blocked by need Paul had trouble with the snap let's it go complete and that will go for a first down to Andrew George that haven't gotten a lot of carries and I'm not sure if coach and I is going to go to that the offensive coordinator but at some point you have to run the ball pinna catches it running juicy farm to pick up a first BYU led this game 10 nothing air force with 14 unanswered points this is Bunga now involved in the passing game and a gain of 11 for olga and a first down poly in motion on the right side runs over a minute to five takes it inside the 5-yard line aunt [Applause] back appoint leading the way Olga in touchdown BYU [Applause] rembert picked that one up off the skip make some picking bits and applause loose BYU covers the fumble they'll have the ball at the nineteen but after the first Air Force turnover of the game the Cougars looking to add to their advantage Paul finds joy inside the 10 fault men with the stop the sub turnovers whether it's the defense or the special teams 18 forced fumbles leads the nation quick pass flag on the play Callie at the five shoved out of bounds by Chris Thomas goal Pitt emotions he's another blocker for a go bounces it outside and he is in again the second touchdown this quarter for Harvey Unga and a flag on the play here in the third quarter Jefferson to throw they want to take a shot they go underneath for a five yard gain Matt I you fix every one of Paul's completions in the second half have gone to more than 10 yards this time he keeps it he breaks free Paul with the first down grab and Chris Thomas with the stop Carney Austin Collie Paul look in that direction goes underneath the pit of the Tyne in every catch here in the second half for BYU but runs into the defender then back the other way to create space for himself dennis pitta again second and five now here's for Ibaka Pune many rumbles for a first down Eric Kerr caught illegal substitution third down Paul steps up into the endzone touchdown BYU Austin Cali has his score max all Tommy watch him now as Air Force brings some pressure max Hall feels it steps into the pocket and while he's rolling right up ins anything up on the perimeter Jefferson here's the end around this is where Zika and he the sunlight and the cuts back inside of the 40-yard line so both fresh for the guys who have to defend them but still very much in their head here's Jefferson on the roll fires a bullet first Air Force as you continue trying to block Jan Jorgensen Jefferson on Iran gets pressure steps away quartz went deep to the end zone bobbled an income Mike Lee would have been out of the back of the end zone anyway a 34-yard attempt and he drills him first and 15 Booga got a great job that bounce it outside is that max Hall black informed and Olga takes it out to the 35 yard line to start the play there's a lot of different tricks you can do as a defender top first down [Applause] with the Falcons infant Jefferson fakes a handoff has time courts one deep looking for Robinson overthrew his man that will bring for wine Jefferson over the middle in complete air force turns it over on downs will be getting pressure from their hands guys like Paul Gruber's going to get to max hall air force camp that pass is incomplete although Air Force has three sex tonight [Applause] Jefferson run of the option here he goes contempt emissions down the numbers finally forced out of bounds Tommy the White House Jefferson with the pitch Asher Clark gets ahold of the 25 yard line [Applause] they go to choose the first time and take sitive touchdown Air Force Jared - with the score after the hold on there Paul got it away to Unger [Applause] three guys standing up to the sets up ganas he throws first down grab go back to pinna and he converts [Applause] the shovel to Colleen he's gonna lean on the outside and tripped up after a gain of eight crew stuck second and short sake goes over the middle to Andrew George another grabbed by a BYU tight end and another first down for the Cougars well ii have completions for BYU that go to the tight ends and a falling grad they say out-of-bounds in front of the airforce bench which is it catch me max hostage again it's all rolling to the right ruling on the field was a completed pass first and ten Paul to throw on first down a pup fake he's going deep the collie [Applause] a 45-yard strike to Austin Collie BYU wanted it all on first down cream that one information tied in I formation Air Force thinking they're going to try to run some clock you get man-to-man on the outside and look at Austin Collie get some South needs to be in a bit of a hurry Jefferson pressure scrambles uncorks went to the sideline and a big hit from jefferson rolls another completion he's five for five and Air Force has it first down three wide for the Falcons Jefferson moves that pocket again pump fake he's going deep into double coverage and it's intercepted by Brandon Howard in the end zone the first time this season - the junior from Riverside California just a little to the left that time as he throws it up to defenders clearly there and that's Brandon Howard who coach Mendenhall told us is probably our best cover corner good ball skills that time as he gets turned around goes up and pitted here it was it was first down to little pump fake under pressure from Chris Thomas throws it up and colleague gets some separation 45 yards into the end zone the Wrangler 5 started and a play of the game collie 7 grabs a hundred and thirty yards and two touchdowns today for BYU the Mountain West and he's guaranteed automatic berths at some point with a success that this conference has had against other BCS conference schools in the Mountain West that context Asst to really play for the national championship on third down Olga bounces it outside he's got a first down and that would seal the game for BYU another tackle for Chris Thomas's Childress has got to hope they're able to hang on to people like Troy Calhoun at Bronco Mendenhall two of the best coaches in country happen to reside in the Mountain West at least two inside our [Applause] - fantastic competitors and great coaches both other teams ready to go today it was a matter of execution in the third quarter and BYU was able to half execute air force let's take a look at our DirecTV player of the game it's the BYU signal calls at an outstanding day and really was under an awful lot of pressure now 34 touchdown passes this season that's a Mountain West Conference single-season record hug in there made all of the passes that he had to Dennis Pitt across to a couple crucial third down throws backs all clearly a great game in the player of the game for us

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Keywords: byu, air force, cougars, falcons, 2008, college football, highlights

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Length: 18min 37sec (1117 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 19 2020