Southern Utah vs #12 Utah Football Game Highlights 8 29 2024

this is the Big 12 on ESPN plus from beautiful Salt Lake City in the great state of Utah college football is back we welcome you inside rice Eckles Stadium tonight Southern Utah and the number 12 ranked Utah UTS thanks for joining us as we begin a back to receive we are underway in Salt Lake City on a beautiful Thursday night temperatures in the upper 70s low humidity little bit of smoke from the pregame fireworks hanging over Barry from the gun he's got time gets out of the pocket he's going to get a first down and more and will go out of bounds or slide down just across the 40 yd line they come out of 11 personnel off the field and get Cam rising in the offense the ball for the first time tonight Barry hit as he throws but it's complete out of the back field Lamson he gained nine a yard short of Midfield and the first decision to be made of the McKai Bern Bernard and dejon Stanley both in the back field flanking rising Rising dumps it off pass is complete that's money parks on the reception gain of five and a first down y I can see parks in motion again Rising he's going to tuck and run everybody holds their breath and he step out of bounds after a gain of 10 yeah Richard that was tight formation multiple tight ends on the field Stanley wheel route out of the back field he's wide open makes the catch at the 40 20 10 touchdown Utes flag comes in at the end maybe a little excessive on the celebration linebacker against the running back and a linebacker gets caught up in the in the receiver's routes and the speed this guy possesses it's instant touchdown because you have to get out there the play was a touchdown after the play was over unsportsman Londa number extra point is good the penalty will be assessed on the kickoff a seven nun was the motion man this is Lamson to the outside that's good enough for a first down out across the 45 yd line here we time to throw and it's complete across the 40 mark Bales the senior from raway New [Applause] Jersey Barry from the gun pressure coming dumps it off sets up the screen but good coverage behind that pass rush completed it to Jordan Jefferson for a short gain Barry with time now he's hit and escapes Dives forward across the 35 down to the 33 but that's short of the first down Southern Utah turns it over on down and the UTS offense makes its way Rising back into the ball game under Center this time for the first time play action looking down the middle of the field he's got a man it's caught that's Dorian singer started as Colin on the ground it's Bernard and he's going to be close marked about a yard short of the first [Music] down Mike Mitchell into the game at tailback he gets the handoff and has enough for the first down keeping the drive alive Glover and Mitchell the three primary tail backs we're going to see on the ground again and Mitchell with a cut back ball comes out he's able to recover his own fumble though and should have enough for the first down as the first quarter chunk yardage some chunk yardage thanks okay they've already got one of those big plays the 64 yd touchdown pass have they got another one yes they do welcome back brt keithy touchdown Utes great and that is career touchdown number 17 for keithy now in his seventh year in college football you watch that play was 13 Personnel three tight ends to the right side snuck out keii on a delayed going airborne into the line of scrimmage extra point is good and Utah is in front 14 nothing on this Utah coaching staff Chase Merrill went in motion Barry with time now the time run out and he falls forward back to the 20 yd line that time it was Logan fno with the pressure you know had had good you pass protection to start off but you can't to receive the punt from Elias vigil vigil hits this one off the side of his foot and it goes out of bounds not the punt not the field flip that southern Utah was looking for Utes in front 14 nothing them and then there was UN certainty going into last season Glover on the ground with a nice cut back gets it up the middle down to the 30 yd line there was some thought that Rising was going to be able to return a season ago they got to the opening week of the season of Cam Rising 2021 he was first team all Pack 12 keithy on the reception and he's shoved Out of Bounds at the 18 that's a gain of 11 and another first down for the YY watch list for the best best tight end in the country and in this first year in the Big 12 he is preseason First Team all Big 12 and he's got another touchdown what a night for Brandt keithy the seventh year senior with an and total receptions he is added to that with three more catches in the ball game I say his name that's fair it's challenge outside he goes out everybody's watching the tight end out and then is Le kibi one of the best players at the tight position in the nation leak out but their third possession just three plays for minus two yards this Utah defense starting to swarm that is a good first down run for targi Lamson ultimately C Fu movement up front from that Utah defensive line Baron stands in it's back got it down at the line of scrimmage it was Van fillinger 11 in the game for 150 yds Stanley in the back out of the backfield releases it's the same play a wheel routee and he's going to take it the distance no Flags touchdown Utah 79 yards you got it rich it was the exact same play [Applause] all they do is just dress it up at the beginning put a tight end in motion a year ago four for four tonight on point after tries and it's 28 nothing Utah student section couple of years removed from being named the best student section in college football Zion fotu on the tackle short of the first down fourth down and a couple coming up the coordinators having a great day with formations Personnel packages and just movement in the offense Bernard on the carry he looks pretty comfortable yeah he does there there does not appear to be a lot of rust back on the ground here the other school of thought is you named a true freshman the backup quarterback Isaac Wilson NE it says sorry guys just had to get a quick workout in Rising on the bootleg that one is complete to Dorian singer his second catch of the game 20110 Rising with time floats it over the middle through the hands incomplete trying to connect with McKai Pitman excuse me Micah Pitman as they get a [Applause] stop Rising incomplete lot of contact Singer looking for the flag and it comes in late think he was the back judge that threw that right now pass interference defense results is automatic first down [Applause] here we on outside 44 around the corner collapses The Tackle push [Applause] back and you said before the snap there watch out for 44 backto back national champions at the FCS level maai Bernard in the game gets the handoff bounces to the outside and Spins his way to the 11 and when you have when you have teams like that I don't earlier than they normally would for the season open out of respect for what South Dakota state has been absolutely keithy on the reception fighting his way into the end zone for a touchdown that's a grown man TouchDown for brt keithy his third of the game he knows he may not play in the second [Applause] half results of the play was a touchdown holding Defense number 18 p is the C that is the fifth touchdown pass tonight in the first half against Southern [Music] Utah Cole Becker stays perfect five for five on extra points and it's a 35 nothing lead for the youths as we close in on halftime just 68 seconds remaining in this first half in a slide on a little wheel route comes and stops but then there's four Defenders there that should have stopped him we're talking about a guy with the will to be great he just wouldn't be denied 1 2 3 four four Defenders trying to keep him out the end zone and they can't do it you see since 2019 12 sacks by this Utah defense they move up front and looks like maybe somebody on the offensive line moved early delay a game Defense number 58 5y penalty results in a first down oh third and 34 and this one is incomplete that was a rush that was time perfectly I was looking for Flags there I was also Bronson Baron had absolutely nothing that he could do with the football and Southern Utah is going to be they are now having to punt it away not a great punt fielded by Glover makes a couple of guys miss trying to get to the outside oh what a great open field tackle on that play that was a gamechanging tackle a score changing tackle they had set up the wall on that play State third down and 15 here for the UTS Wilson with time lets it Fly and it is intercepted [Applause] lucaria Pleasant Johnson diving forward able to come up with playay was an interception please set the the game clock to 3 seconds 3 seconds look like he was trying to get it there to Caleb loner just had the ball Sail on him yeah but you know he's going to have some TR Thunderbirds content to take a knee and head to the locker room what an incredible start to the year for camar ising 10 of 15 254 yds and Thunderbirds kicking away and this is going to be a touch back out the back of the End Zone on a beautiful Thursday night First full opening weekend of the college football and you know because he came in early it allowed him to not just learn off he can learn to offense but learn what it is to be a youth number one floats this one down the middle the field incomplete that was in the direction of dren Zipperer but yeah he learned to be a youth number one you know just learn the culture learn what pretty powerful quote there you will become us we will not become you Jackson Barry back in to start this second half played most of the first quarter then we saw Bronson Baron for most of the second waiting didn't get the impression that that was anytime soon I thought Morgan scall Had interesting things to say about the fact that he has to focus on the job that he's got not the job that he's going to have one day big completion there to Mark Bales he's had a nice game tonight bals with his third catch second down play and that one is intercepted Elijah Davis steps in front of the pass that's the first turnover created by this Utah defense tonight and that's going to make Morgan scall smile you know it it they went to the well too much they went out with the protection let the guy cross his face on the wheel route and then he undercut it on out sitting down in zone he thought it was manto man Barry thought it was manto man but it was a Zone and the corner sat out there sat on the route was able to come across his face and make the play Eli passionate and he gives us that feedback his accountability calling is his greatest quality bejan Stanley on the car what a night for dejon Stanley he's got two touchdown receptions in the ball game this time he runs it for a gain of 11 and he set that [Music] culture got any handwritten notes from Bill Snider more than handwritten notes Isaac Wilson trying to scramble his way to the first down marker he's knocked out of bound short by Brendon hail what else can he do Wilson back in fourth down for you Utah Wilson dumps it complete that's a first down and more on the reception dren Zipperer gate of 18 Lake [Applause] City Wilson with a clean pocket delivers a strike that one is complete to Luca cerella in the passer number 44 of the defense half the distance from the the Run automatic first down it's O Lando Brown who made the tackle on the previous play called for the personal foul there we'll take another look trying to keep him clean and that's just blatant right there that's that's no discipline and once again his coach will get on him for that that was just an out that was Isaac Wilson in a corner Canyon Jersey now in a Utah Utes Jersey and it's brown on the tackle has done that later Zach Wilson floats into the end zone incomplete loner couldn't hang on may have gotten away with a little push off there as well just a little bit you know but you know looking at that graphic it's landed King the tight end moving to the right side stretch to the left Mitchell trying to get to the corner going for the pylon touchdown Mike Mitchell his first career touchdown as a youth in high school Mike Mitchell rushed for 2,000 he will have scrape the linebacker to the outside from the two blockers on the outside he just outran the defender to the corner that's just speed I'm faster than you on the outside you see 83 there sugat toaga who engaged with the linebacker and was able to just kind of keep 28 here for southern Utah and kind of feels like the youths are coming again it's a handoff Whistler gets it out close to the 20 nowhere close to the yardage needed for a first down West Virginia you did earlier as a perhaps sleeper team in the Big 12 Neil Brown took that personally we'll get our first look at West Virginia as you see what Isaac Wilson could do with his feet he had 100 something yards and the last time he played on this field two to nothing cam rising at five first half touchdown passes it's now Isaac Wilson's game and tonight it has been dejon Stanley's game a truly chill bump raising moment respect stood also Wilson on the run and he's picked off in the end zone that one's taken away by Jaden Robertson he brings it out and he's dropped short of the 5 yd line second interception of the game thrown ball at the three yd line bowering in the back field Baron from the shotgun he's got time but he fires High incomplete you had Kamari shimwell [Applause] defense had a couple stops but still you know I mean stuff that he can coach off of shanked punt there it's going to be great field position they're going to spot this ball at now a third-year [Music] sophomore into the game for Utah it is Brandon rose rose takes a shot toward the end zone that ball is caught for a touchdown Caleb loner great back shoulder pass that comes with a veteran completely screwed that up it looked like they were going to bring Brandon Rose in into the game based on warming up on the sideline great catch by loner you saw the Wilson family standing and clapping for him that had to feel good a veteran pass for young Isaac Wilson in his debut as a Utah youth my L from this game learn enough from it that 2017 team was the last to make the FCS playoffs three all time there's another sack for the Utah defense this time it's number 98 eight for the youths before they won the league under Kyle Whittingham but they had back-to-back Pack 12 championships in 2011 or excuse me 2021 and 2022 and now they've got their eyes set on a big 12 Championship opener number 12 Utah leading at home 49 nothing Backle on the ground needed three yards for a first down not going to get brings a tear to my eye Hunter Andrews to the side of Isaac Wilson on the ground Andrews trying to spin for the first down looks like the Mark is going to have him short that's going to be a turnover on Downs ni Ali Fula into the ball game and running back he's going to carry it to the outside and take it to Midfield hard run there for Ali [Applause] Fula quick toss and ay gets to the outside some hard running by the Thunderbird backup running backs John Randall on the tackle John Randall Jr dumped off and big hit at the in there it's Ali Fula on the reception out of the back field and a fourth down coming up for southern Utah field goal try is on the way and it's hooking this is out to the left and the shut outout is still intact Utah back out on the field with the offense and R Brandon Rose into the game new quarterback a knee and that is going to do it so a successful start to the season for Kyle Whittingham and the Utah UTS the return of Cam Rising after being out of the game for 605 days a great start to his season a great start to brt Keith's season as well the outstanding tight end three touchdown catches a big night for dejon Stanley huge night for him