Holy Score: The explanation for Utah’s lost season is crystal clear but deeply complicated

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah coach Kyle Whittingham walked into his news conference Saturday night, complimented his players, touched on the controversial officiating — “Things out there were ridiculous” — then addressed the offensive second-half offense in a come-from-ahead 22-21 loss to Brigham Young.

Did the Utes change anything schematically that might have led to the scoreless third and fourth quarters?

“No.”

Did they get conservative with an 11-point halftime lead?

“I...