C’mon, when it’s rivalry week, you gotta wrap that thing up.
Saturday night in Provo, Utah and BYU will play in the 92nd edition of the Holy War. Ahead of that rivalry renewal, a few Utah fans (presumably) decided that the cougar statue outside of Lavell Edwards Stadium could use a little touch-up.
With red paint.
I can confirm that this is a completely legit photo. Did BYU seriously not wrap up the statues this year? pic.twitter.com/adPnVHsp9I
— Drew Troutner (@drewsky5) September 9, 2017
According to the Deseret News, four suspects were arrested at 4:40 a.m. local time and cited for criminal mischief. “[O]fficers responded and located the suspects in a vehicle with red paint on their hands,” the News wrote.
By noon Mountain time, the newspaper reported, the BYU grounds crew had the paint removed from the statue.
The Utes, incidentally, have won six straight in the series and 11 of the last 14. The Cougars’ last win came in November of 2009, a 26-23 overtime affair in Provo.