Utah Governor Spencer Cox was one of many Beehive State residents cheering on BYU as they took down mighty Notre Dame last night. This morning he decided to issue a formal “apology” for last night’s outcome.
Taking to X on Saturday, Governor Cox apologized for “the insufferable BYU fans” along with himself and asked that Notre Dame fans take it as “the greatest sign of respect how much this win meant to all of us.” He called Notre Dame “the big brother and the gold standard” and declared that “we will be cheering for you.”
Governor Cox also took a dig at the controversial ending to Notre Dame’s loss to BYU, referencing the incompletion with one second on the clock that wasn’t recognized by the officials.
“To my Notre Dame friends and fans—thank you for putting up with all the insufferable BYU fans today (me included). Please take it as the greatest sign of respect how much this win meant to all of us. You are the big brother and the gold standard. Visiting South Bend last year was a dream come true—a true football cathedral. Football fans everywhere aspire to earn the arrogance that you have earned (and I mean that with admiration and respect). You have an incredible coach and team, so please win out. We will be cheering for you the rest of the way,” Governor Cox wrote.
“Oh, and sorry about not getting one last play. I would have enjoyed watching Carr sail another pass over his receiver…(am I doing it right?😂)”
History for the Cougars
BYU’s game against Notre Dame marked the first top-10 meeting in the history of LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo. The game was nationally televised in primetime after ESPN’s College GameDay made its first trip to the school in years.
It was a tough game from start to finish and saw BYU take the lead on a Bear Bachmeier pass to Walker Lyons for a six-yard TD with less than two minutes remaining.
Notre Dame QB CJ Carr was able to lead the Fighting Irish on a 15-play, 67-yard drive but the final play of the game was an incomplete pass to Jaden Greathouse that has been deemed pretty controversial.
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It looked as though Greathouse was held on the play and that there was one second left on the clock when the ball went incomplete.
Nevertheless, the referees didn’t notice either of those things and BYU ended the day as the winners.
They will wake up on Monday as the No. 2 team in the nation.
