How do out-of-state players get immersed in the Utah-BYU rivalry?

November 8, 2024

By Joe Coles, Deseret News: For players like Karene Reid, the Utah-BYU rivalry was embedded in him practically from the day he was born.

“We have certainly made sure that the guys that have never participated in the game, and/or are not from in-state, so they don’t know anything about it, are fully versed in what it’s all about.”

— Utah coach Kyle Whittingham

Utah’s senior linebacker, who was born in American Fork, has a dad, Spencer Reid, and two uncles, Gabriel Reid and Adney Reid, who played for BYU. Two decades later, Karene is donning red as the Utes prepare to play the No. 9 Cougars on Saturday (8:15 p.m. MST, ESPN).

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