BYU Football’s Dominant Alamo Bowl Win Caps Off Memorable 2024 Season
Dec 30, 2024, 7:00 AM
SAN ANTONIO, TX - DECEMBER 28: The BYU Cougars celebrate after defeating the Colorado Buffaloes in the Valero Alamo Bowl at Alamodome on December 28, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO – It’s time to give BYU football in 2024 its respect.
After a dominant 36-14 victory over No. 23 Colorado Buffaloes, BYU’s 2024 squad, which finished 11-2, put itself among the great teams in program history.
During the week in the Alamo City, BYU coaches and players were showered with questions from media that don’t cover the team, asking about who they are and how they reached 10 wins.
BYU did not have the spotlight during Alamo Bowl week
This was surprising, considering BYU reached No. 6 in the College Football Playoff rankings at one point in the 2024 season. You would think a team that reached that high of a ranking would receive some respect, but that wasn’t the case throughout Alamo Bowl week.
Honestly, BYU probably liked it that way.
It was the story of BYU football this season.
Once projected by the media to finish 13th in the Big 12, BYU was always overlooked. Even when they would dominate K-State or jump out to a big lead over Baylor, a blowout win at UCF as an underdog, it didn’t matter.
The narrative in 2024 has always been that BYU wins close games, but they came down to earth after losing to five-win Kansas in November.
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