Two BYU turnovers on downs were costly in a 27-24 loss to ECU.
Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Jaren Hall runs the ball as BYU hosts East Carolina, NCAA football in Provo on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.Kalani Sitake made a perplexing decision.
That said, the fourth down miscues unquestionably hurt BYU’s chance to win. And they deserve scrutiny based on two main premises. So the confidence Sitake has in going for it in these high-stakes situations is surprising and is not substantiated by stats. “Now, in hindsight looking back at it, of course,” Sitake said of whether BYU should have kicked the field goal. “I think maybe it was actually longer than one yard. I think it was a full two yards. That is my fault. I just felt like we could have gotten that. There was some good momentum.”