Why Joel Klatt says to 'buy' on Utah, 'sell' on BYU football in 2025

July 25, 2025

By Brandon Judd, Deseret News: With Jake Retzlaff’s withdrawal from BYU, the Cougars and the Utah Utes are on different trajectories heading into the 2025 college football season, according to the pundits.

The Cougars are now expected to finish more toward the middle of the Big 12 pack as they try to sort through their now-open quarterback competition where there’s little Division I experience among the contenders.

This comes one year after BYU, with Retzlaff leading the offense and Jay Hill’s defense often shutting down the opposition at critical moments, finished the 2024 campaign with an 11-2 record, including a 7-2 mark in Big 12 play, and ended the year with a dominant victory over Colorado in the Alamo Bowl.

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'Buy' on Utah, 'sell' on BYU in 2025? Why this college football analyst says yes

The QB situation at both schools is among the primary reasons why there is optimism surrounding the Utes and pessimism for the Cougars heading into the year.

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