CONWAY, S.C. — Mateo Sudipo stopped BYU’s Dax Milne at the 1-yard line as time expired and No. 14 Coastal Carolina beat the eighth-ranked Cougars 22-17 in a short-notice showdown of 9-0 teams Saturday night.

The Cougars (9-1, No. 13 CFP) were a mid-week fill-in, traveling more than 2,200 miles to the South Carolina coast and eagerly stepping in after No. 25 Liberty had to back out of the game Thursday due to COVID-19 concerns.

It sure looked like an uphill climb for Coastal (10-0), the Sun Belt East champs, as BYU entered with one of the game’s most dynamic passers in Zach Wilson and the fourth-highest scoring offense in the country at more than 47 points a game.