Kedon Slovis scored two rushing touchdowns as BYU opened the 2023 with a 14-0 win over FBS newcomer Sam Houston at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
PROVO — BYU's offense as it opened the first game of the Big 12 era was more Picasso than Van Gogh, and one of the most impressive players on the field may have been punter Ryan Rehkow .Quarterback Kedon Slovis scored two rushing touchdowns, and Jakob Robinson had a pair of second-half interceptions as BYU opened the 2023 with a 14-0 win over FBS newcomer Sam Houston in front of an announced crowd of 59,006 fans at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
But the story was the defense, where Ben Bywater and Max Tooley each had nine tackles, Eddie Heckard had an interception, Tyler Batty had a sack, and the Cougars allowed Sam Houston past midfield just once in the Bearkats' first eight drives of the game en route to 185 yards allowed. Slovis also went over the 10,000-yard passing mark for his career in the first quarter, completing a 9-yard toss to Chase Roberts to become BYU's fourth quarterback with more than 10,000 career passing yards.
The Cougars punted on five of their next six drives — the other was a turnover on downs with 2:31 left in the first quarter — and were held scoreless the rest of the half. BYU had 96 yards of offense after the first quarter, but finished the half with 116.
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