SAN ANTONIO, TX - DECEMBER 28: Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) drops back into the pocket during the football game between BYU Cougars and Colorado Buffalos on December 28, 2024, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his home in a civil lawsuit filed Wednesday in Salt Lake County.

The case brings to mind too many instances of rape allegations in Utah that were not investigated in a timely manner — if ever,” writes The Salt Lake Tribune's editorial board.