How social media reacted to BYU’s win over Utah

Published: Oct 18, 2025, 10:21 p.m. MDT

BYU fans cheer as BYU and Utah play at Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

Jackson has been writing about sports for the Deseret News since 2023.

BYU has done it again.

Kalani Sitake and the Cougars earned their third consecutive win over Utah on Saturday, coming alive in the fourth quarter to clinch the 24-21 victory.

BYU fans on social media were stoked beyond belief about another rivalry win. Here are some of the most notable reactions.

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send this to your Utah friends ... again. pic.twitter.com/1hKx5LfmU3
— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) October 19, 2025

FIELD STORM IN PROVO@BYUFootball pic.twitter.com/YO1dIuINl7
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 19, 2025

What a night in Provo 🔥 Cougars take it 24-21 #Big12FB | @BYUfootball pic.twitter.com/48A39lDczm
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) October 19, 2025

Icing on the [birthday] cake 🎂 #BYU150 pic.twitter.com/gdRMvVJ3TZ
— BYU (@BYU) October 19, 2025

THE FIELD IS PACKED IN PROVO@BYUFootball pic.twitter.com/pXKSCo1lTz
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 19, 2025

MY DAWGS !!!! GO COUGS 💙 @faletausatuala @YsTanman11 pic.twitter.com/sijSP0kvye
— Raider Damuni 🇫🇯 (@raiderdamuni) October 19, 2025

You should have known that a QB with the #47 is gonna try and hurdle youpic.twitter.com/v2tNqKbHKK
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 19, 2025

Bro… he’s a freaking true freshman 😭😭😭 he’s got 3.5 years of eligibility left 😭😭😭
— Joe Wheat (@joewheat27) October 19, 2025

And his name is…

BEAR. BACHMEIER. pic.twitter.com/BINwCK9dQH
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) October 19, 2025

WHAT. A. GAME! 7-0. #GoCougs!!!! pic.twitter.com/0nzXTjZPb5
— Jonny Linehan (@jlinehan9) October 19, 2025

Bear Bachmeier's individual effort here will go down in the history books pic.twitter.com/HbDTsmLy3T
— Cam Mellor (@CamMellor) October 19, 2025

Hang it in the Louvre pic.twitter.com/LZirne9wWN
— Bachmeier_for_heisman (@mvp30_curry) October 19, 2025

…. https://t.co/I8ODOhO0bf pic.twitter.com/HXeFlEEDRM
— The ROC (@byuROC) October 19, 2025

GOOOOO COUGZZZZ💙💙💙💙
— Nu Tanuvasa (@keanu_tanuvasa) October 19, 2025

Thank You God! Thank You to my teammates! Thank You to my coaches! Thank You Coug Nation! It’s a Blessing💙 pic.twitter.com/Krh7BA6d5g
— ✞ one of one ✞ (@therriannn) October 19, 2025

I ain’t sleeping tonight. #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/6yB6sF3IAP
— Ryan Hancock🤘 (@rhancoug17) October 19, 2025

This team has guts man.
— New Sporty (@SportyMcSports) October 19, 2025

Tuff! 😤😤😤
— Khyiris Tonga (@khyiristonga) October 19, 2025

Kyle Whittingham returned another year because he lost to BYU only to lose to BYU pic.twitter.com/uaCOjveeGh
— Robby McCombs (@rtmccombs) October 19, 2025

Can’t lie. Blew all my expectations out of the water https://t.co/FPvDMO0U5K
— IcyVert (@IcyVert) October 19, 2025

Feels good pic.twitter.com/aPrzKvV6E2
— The BYU Flash (@TheBYUFlash) October 19, 2025

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