No offense is going to do great in this weather, but props to the Utes for getting it done.
Utah had 70 more yards than Arizona and absolutely dominate Ed time of possession by nearly 18 minutes.
The four Arizona fumbles were HUGE, and Utah’s two were flukey. JJ liked like he separated his shoulder on his went and went to the lock room. The one on Yassmin, should be credited to Logan Kendall, who smacked him and caused the fumble. BTW, Yassmin is a damn beast.
That weather was miserable to throw the ball in, so no QB was going to dominate. Still Rising hit key throws while De Laura struggled when it mattered.
The new wrinkle with Nate Johnson was fun to see. They’re high on him and you’ll continue to see those packages for him.
Props to JJ and Glover, as well as Bernard for still roughing things out. It was awesome to see Vincent score too.
In regards too Tavion…
He started on special teams because he’s needing to show that he’s a team player and earn his way back. If it wasn’t for JJ getting hurt, Tavion probably doesn’t carry the ball. However, it was a positive seeing him accept an initially diminished role.
The defense gave up at least five plays of 20+ yards, but that was a helluva performance against a potent offense. They came up clutch when needed.
Broughton and Isbell led in tackles, and props to Bishop who is sacrificing playing nickel back.
Zemaiah Vaughn came up BIG tonight. I expected them to target him, and they proposed regret it.
Let’s hear everyone else’s initial reactions.
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