The Utes start out slowly, and then roll... and roll...
From the Salt Lake Tribune:
Payback accomplished.Read the rest of the "hot off the press" SLTrib story here.
Erupting for three touchdowns in the third quarter, No. 22 Utah routed UNLV 42-21 at Rice-Ecccles stadium, avenging a shutout loss last season Ute Coach Kyle Whittingham called the worst loss of his four-year tenure.
Before a crowd of 45,587 - the third-largest in school history - the Utes scored 28 unaswered points in the second half to erase what had been a 14-14 deadlock at the half.
Utah senior quarterback Brian Johnson led the Utes by throwing for three touchdowns and running for another. Freddie Brown caught two of those scoring tosses and running back Matt Asiata ran for a TD and threw for another as Utah improved to 2-0 overall, and got a leg up in the Mountain West race by winning their conference opener.
The most obvious difference between last year's and this year's Ute teams we think (aside from a healthier team overall): The offense is sticking with their blocks longer; and the defense is wrapping up on the ball-carriers, rather than arm-tackling. This team actually looks like it likes to play football. Special teams weren't half-bad either. And this time, Louie Sakoda didn't have to win the game with his toe.
And what say our fellow Utah grads & fans about all this?
What say you, Jason W?
