The Utes aren’t commenting on a hit that receiver DeVonte Christopher took dyrubg the BYU game that some believe should have drawn a penalty.
Christopher suffered the hit in the first quarter when the Utes had the ball on BYU’s 12-yard line. Christopher got his hands on the ball, but lost it and his helmet when BYU’s Travis Uale delivered a high hit.
No foul was called, but in reviewing the play, Mike Pereira, an officiating consultant to the Pac-12, felt it should have been flagged with a helmet-to-helmet penalty and that Uale could be suspended.
However, since BYU is an independent, it doesn’t answer to a league office, which normally handles such penalties.
When asked about the incident Monday, BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall said he thought the hit was legal and was shoulder pad to shoulder pad. He had no plans to punish Uale.
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham issued a curt no comment when asked about the hit Tuesday.