Utah quarterback Charlie Brewer (12) looks to hand off the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against San Diego State Saturday, Sept. Utah quarterback Charlie Brewer (12) throws during the first half of an NCAA college football game against San Diego State Saturday, Sept. San Diego State running back Greg Bell (22) is tackled by Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd (0) and cornerback Malone Mataele (15) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. Utah wide receiver Britain Covey (18) runs to the end zone for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against San Diego State Saturday, Sept. Utah wide receiver Britain Covey (18) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against San Diego State Saturday, Sept. San Diego State cornerback Noah Tumblin (10) is at right. Utah wide receiver Jaylen Dixon (25) catches a pass in the end zone to score in overtime of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. San Diego State running back Greg Bell (22) is tackled by Utah safety Brandon McKinney (28) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. San Diego State linebacker Caden McDonald (54) celebrates after a 33-31 win in triple overtime against Utah in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. San Diego State players and staff celebrate a 33-31 win in triple overtime against Utah in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. The pass was ruled incomplete upon official review. Utah wide receiver Connor O’Toole (81) tries to catch a pass in the end zone ahead of San Diego State linebacker Segun Olubi (24) during triple overtime of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. Utah quarterback Cameron Rising (7) runs the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game against San Diego State Saturday, Sept. Utah safety Brandon McKinney (28) tackles San Diego State wide receiver Jesse Matthews (45) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. We practice the right way and prepare the right way but it’s not translated to game day like it needs to.” “We’re not sharp enough as a football team right now,” Whittingham said. And they allowed 204 yards rushing to SDSU and they gained only 70 yards on the ground themselves. The Utes allowed a kickoff return for a touchdown, they missed a PAT and a field goal, they forced only one turnover and recorded only one sack. “The concerning thing is, a lot of the same things that did us in last week, and haven’t done so well through the first couple of weeks, showed up again tonight.” We had a furious comeback there in the fourth quarter and we came up short, obviously,” said coach Kyle Whittingham. “I’m proud of the way our guys hung in there. The game ended when, in the third overtime, Rising’s pass to Connor O’Toole was ruled incomplete after an official review.īut those late-game theatrics aside, it amounted to another disappointing setback for Utah. “It was a great feeling but we’ve just got to finish.”Ĭam Rising sparked Utah’s fourth-quarter comeback against SDSU. “It was an amazing feeling, just to fight back from the situation we were in and dig ourselves out of that hole,” Rising said. They tied the game at 24-all with 16 seconds remaining on a touchdown pass from backup quarterback Cam Rising to Theo Howard, which was followed by a two-point conversion from Rising to Howard to force overtime. Yet despite that, the Utes still nearly completed an amazing comeback. They are 1-2 this season against nonconference opponents.įor the second consecutive week, Utah was outplayed at both lines of scrimmage for most of the game. Before the season kicked off, they had posted a 27-1 record against nonconference foes since joining the Pac-12 in 2011. On Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park, in what was a wild finish, Utah rallied from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter but fell to San Diego State 33-31 in triple overtime.Īfter losing 26-17 last week at BYU, the Utes have now suffered back-to-back losses. Not exactly what anybody had in mind for this Utah team. Well, three weeks into the season, the Utes haven’t played a Pac-12 game yet - that starts next Saturday - but they find themselves sitting with a dreadful 1-2 record and, perhaps, they’ll soon have a new starting quarterback.
CARSON, California - Going into the season, which was filled with high expectations, Utah didn’t hide the fact that its ultimate goal is to win a Pac-12 championship.