Thanks to a dominant defense, the No. 12-ranked Utah football team was never challenged by FCS opponent Weber State on Saturday, winning 31-7, but another up-and-down offensive effort left much to be desired.
Thanks to a dominant defense, the No. 12-ranked Utes were never challenged by their FCS opponent, but another up-and-down offensive effort left much to be desired.
It was just a matter of how dominant the Utes would look after opening the season with a couple of inconsistent and underwhelming victories.No extreme weirdness transpired, and between some up-and-down offense and an occasionally filthy defensive effort, the Utes came away with a 31-7 win at Rice-Eccles Stadium and a 3-0 record heading into Pac-12 play next week.
Nate Johnson made his first start at quarterback and accounted for 264 total yards and two touchdowns. Utah also rushed for 231 yards as a team.Here’s what stood out from Saturday’s game.Saturday’s proceedings could not have gotten off to a much better beginning for Utah.Then, on Utah’s first drive, Johnson wet 3-for-3 for 44 yards, including a 33-yard pass to a wide-open Munir McClain. The Utes also rushed it seven times, including a TD by Johnson on fourth-and-goal from the 1.
First, a screen pass to Mikey Matthews on the right side enabled him to circumnavigate the defense and sprint to a 40-yard gain.
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