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Utah vs Houston - Full Game Highlights · ESPN 700 & 92.1 FM | Utah's #1 Sports Talk

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  Speaker 1: Utah fans, good evening and welcome in to a sold
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  Speaker 1: out and blacked out Rice-Eccles Stadium for a 100th straight game.
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  Speaker 1: It's sold out here and it's the biggest game of
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  Speaker 1: the season, both for Utah and the Big 12 Conference.
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  Speaker 1: As the 14th ranked Houston Cougars come to town to
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  Speaker 1: take on one of three remaining unbeatens in college football,
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  Speaker 1: the 10th ranked University of Utah, Utah. Keep an eye
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  Speaker 1: on the quarterback's legs here. Wegman very good in short yardage.
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  Speaker 1: Third down and two and a half. Tight end in motion.
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  Speaker 1: Wegman to pass into the flat. Tight end catches, and
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  Speaker 1: he's upended immediately. He completed that ball to his tight
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  Speaker 1: end over Meyer, and he was immediately upended at the
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  Speaker 1: 32-yard line. He's slow getting up, and the Utah defense
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  Speaker 1: makes a stop on third down.
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  Speaker 2: It'll be fourth down. The punt team comes out for Houston.
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  Speaker 1: Cougars one out of two on third down so far tonight.
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  Speaker 1: It's a third down and almost six.
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  Speaker 2: Wegman out of the gun.
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  Speaker 1: Trips to the left-hand side for Connor Wegman as he
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  Speaker 1: backpedals to pass.
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  Speaker 2: Looking, throwing, over the middle, caught easy into Utah territory.
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  Speaker 1: They go, still running 40, 35-30, 25-20, and finally pushed
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  Speaker 1: out of bounds at the Utah 12-yard line. Goodness gracious.
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  Speaker 1: That was Amari Thomas who made the catch and the run.
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  Speaker 1: He was by himself and picked up 56 yards. Fourth
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  Speaker 1: down half a yard.
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  Speaker 2: For the Houston Cougars. Out of the shotgun, Connor Wegman.
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  Speaker 1: Four pass catchers in the pattern. Fused next to him
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  Speaker 1: in the shotgun. It gets loud in the bus. Wegman
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  Speaker 1: to pass.
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  Speaker 2: Looking, scanning, throwing. Incomplete. Incomplete.
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  Speaker 1: The Utah defense stands up and holds. Ball knocked away
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  Speaker 1: by Bobo Chenault. They tried to get it into the
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  Speaker 1: tight end, and Chenault got there first. And the defense
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  Speaker 1: comes up with a big stand here in the first quarter.
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  Speaker 2: From the Utah 27-yard line, Devon's going to drop back
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  Speaker 2: to pass. Plenty of time. Good pocket. He's going to
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  Speaker 2: step up and try and run away from that pressure now.
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  Speaker 2: He's got the 35. He's got the 40. He's got
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  Speaker 2: the 45. And a Utah first down. The legs of
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  Speaker 2: Devon Dampier.
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  Speaker 1: Star back Javion White made the tackle. A 20-yard gallop
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  Speaker 1: for Dampier and an Ivory Holmes first down.
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  Speaker 2: And Devin Dampier by himself in the backfield.
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  Speaker 1: Got him back in the left slot. That's Daniel Gray
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  Speaker 1: who comes in motion. Devin drops the pass.
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  Speaker 2: Looking. Pressure coming over the middle. It's intercepted. Oh, goodness.
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  Speaker 1: He took a hit as he threw it. He was
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  Speaker 1: trying to get that ball to Creed Whittemore, but it
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  Speaker 1: sailed on him. And he got hit as he threw.
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  Speaker 1: Three receivers split wide to the right for Houston on
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  Speaker 1: second down and 10. Let's see if they take a
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  Speaker 1: shot on this one. They haven't really gone deep tonight.
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  Speaker 1: Wegman out of the gun. He's going to run into
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  Speaker 1: himself off the left side. Connor Wegman squirts through. He's
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  Speaker 1: into the open field. 25-20. Cuts back 15-10. And down
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  Speaker 1: at the seven-yard line goes Connor Wegman. Cougars showing a
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  Speaker 1: four-man rush. Devin out of the shotgun. A rush just three.
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  Speaker 1: Lots of time for Devin. He's scrambling around. He's going
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  Speaker 1: to have to get rid of this football. He's throwing
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  Speaker 1: it down the field. Hagan catches inside the 20 and
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  Speaker 1: down to the Houston 16-yard line with five seconds remaining
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  Speaker 1: and a timeout taken by Utah. It's going to be
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  Speaker 1: a 34-yard attempt from just inside the left hash for
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  Speaker 1: Dylan Curtis to tie this game on the final play
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  Speaker 1: of the first half. out of the hold of Orion Phillips.
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  Speaker 1: Low hold, kick is up, and the kick is no good.
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  Speaker 1: It was impartially blocked, the hold was low, the ball
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  Speaker 1: got away, and the kick was missed.
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  Speaker 2: Oh goodness.
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  Speaker 1: And that will take us to halftime here at Rice-Eccles
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  Speaker 1: Stadium with Houston leading by a score of three to nothing.
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  Speaker 1: Locking tight end in, Hughes dots the eye. Wegman under center.
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  Speaker 1: Three tight ends on the field, straight to the left side.
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  Speaker 1: Hand off Hughes, end zone, touchdown. Makai Hughes in from
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  Speaker 1: two yards out. And the Houston Cougars get the first
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  Speaker 1: points and the first touchdown of the night. Paying off
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  Speaker 1: a long opening drive here in the second half that
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  Speaker 1: took more than eight minutes off the game clock. And
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  Speaker 1: that was a big boy drive by the Houston Cougars.
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  Speaker 1: Just outside the red zone for Utah. First and 10
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  Speaker 1: at the Houston 22. Devin with an empty backfield again.
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  Speaker 2: Backpedals to pass again. Looking, looking, looking. Stepping up away
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  Speaker 2: from the pressure. Running again. Devin Dampier. 15, 10, 5. Touchdown. Touchdown.
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  Speaker 1: Devin Dampier. First down and 10. Houston from their own 33.
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  Speaker 1: Leading at 10-7.
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  Speaker 2: 4-18 to play in the third. Play action. Oh, my gosh.
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  Speaker 1: Got a man open down the field. It's caught. 45-40, 35-30,
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  Speaker 1: and down to the Utah 22-yard line. An absolute coverage
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  Speaker 1: bust by Utah, and Amari Thomas made him pay a
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  Speaker 1: huge gain all the way to the Utah 22-yard line.
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  Speaker 2: 47-yard attempt.
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  Speaker 1: This will be a season long for Jonathan Davis if
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  Speaker 1: he hits it. Right down the middle.
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  Speaker 2: More pressure on him.
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  Speaker 1: See if Utah comes after him here. Snap is good,
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  Speaker 1: so is the hold. The kick is away. It's end
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  Speaker 1: over end, and it is good. Jonathan Demas nails it
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  Speaker 1: from 47, and Houston extends their lead to 13-7 with 2.17
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  Speaker 1: to play here in the third quarter. Devin Dampier split
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  Speaker 1: wide to the right-hand side. Devin Dampier, now Daniel Bray's
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  Speaker 1: got it. Second level, 40, still on his feet.
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  Speaker 2: Daniel Bray for the Houston 31-29 28-yard line. That was
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  Speaker 2: a direct snap to Daniel Bray, and he took.
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  Speaker 1: It all the way down to the 29-yard line of
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  Speaker 1: the Houston Cougars.
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  Speaker 2: They've got to get a half yard here to make.
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  Speaker 1: It first down and goal. Wayshawn Parker, the Wildcat, back.
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  Speaker 1: Wayshawn's going to run for it.
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  Speaker 2: He's got it. End zone. Touchdown. Touchdown, Parker. Touchdown, Utah.
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  Speaker 1: They're a PAT away from taking the lead.
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  Speaker 2: Great patience by Wayshon Parker as he picked his way.
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  Speaker 1: Forward, followed his blockers, and into the north end zone
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  Speaker 1: for a Utah touchdown.
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  Speaker 2: On first and 10 for the Cougar, 49. Devin looking, looking, looking, scared, scrambling.
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  Speaker 2: Is he going to run? He's going to throw it
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  Speaker 2: down the field. Intercepted. What's he doing? Oh, goodness. He's running.
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  Speaker 2: He threw it down the field.
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  Speaker 1: It was picked off by the defensive end, Leighton Latrevian McCutcheon.
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  Speaker 2: Connor Wegman and Makai Hughes line up. Three receivers in
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  Speaker 2: the pattern.
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  Speaker 1: Utah defense has been really good here tonight. Could they
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  Speaker 1: be good again on this drive?
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  Speaker 2: Utah will rush four on Wegman. He drops the pass.
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  Speaker 2: Pressure in his face. He backpedals. Down he goes! Down
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  Speaker 2: he goes! Down he goes! Taimo got him.
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  Speaker 1: It's a big loss on first down for the Houston Cougars.
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  Speaker 1: Full house backfield. Wayshawn Parker, Creed Whittemore, and Devin Dampier.
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  Speaker 1: Play clock at three.
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  Speaker 2: Devin wants the snap. Takes the snap. Hands it to Parker.
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  Speaker 2: Straight ahead.
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  Speaker 1: First down yardage. Beyond the 30, 35, 37, 38, 40.
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  Speaker 1: Pushing the pile to the 42-yard line. Wayshawn Parker, with
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  Speaker 1: a little help from his friends, picks up another Utah
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  Speaker 1: first down.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, that's what I'm talking about. Full house backfield.
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  Speaker 1: Wayshawn Parker, Creed Whittemore, and Devin Dampier. Play clock at three.
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  Speaker 1: Devin wants the snap, takes the snap. Hands it to Parker,
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  Speaker 1: straight ahead. First down yardage beyond the 30, 35, 37, 38, 40,
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  Speaker 1: pushing the pile to the 42-yard line. Wayshawn Parker with
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  Speaker 1: a little help from his friends picks up another Utah
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  Speaker 1: first down.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, that's what I'm talking about.
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  Speaker 1: Four wide receivers in the pattern for Houston on first
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  Speaker 1: down and 10.
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  Speaker 2: Sanford the running back. Keep an eye on him out
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  Speaker 2: of the backfield. Utah rushing four. Now they'll bring five.
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  Speaker 2: He's hit. The ball is out.
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  Speaker 3: Utah's got it. Utah's got it. Utah's got it. They
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  Speaker 3: sacked him. They stripped him. They recovered the fumble. It
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  Speaker 3: was Jackson Benny.
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  Speaker 1: What a time to finally get home with a blitz.
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  Speaker 3: The Utah defense does it again.
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  Speaker 2: First and 10, Utah, at the.
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  Speaker 1: Houston 10-yard line. This game not over yet. Two-minute warning
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  Speaker 1: and a timeout for the Cougars. First and goal, Utah,
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  Speaker 1: at the Houston 10-yard line. Dampier going to keep it.
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  Speaker 1: Devon to the edge. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Touchdown!
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  Speaker 2: Devon Dampier! Untouched into the north end zone. Wegman to pass.
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  Speaker 2: Pressure off the edge. Here they come.
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  Speaker 1: Wegman throwing down the field. He's got a man wide open.
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  Speaker 1: Caught and out of bounds at the Utah 23-yard line.
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  Speaker 1: It was Kobe Young. They brought the blitz.
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  Speaker 2: It didn't get home. And there's the big play you
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  Speaker 2: couldn't have, Sly. I don't even know what happened on that.
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  Speaker 1: How does he get behind the defense? Nate Ritchie was
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  Speaker 1: in safety and trail coverage. And the clock stops with
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  Speaker 1: a minute 49 to play. It's a 22-yard field right now.
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  Speaker 2: This is a huge fourth down. Fourth down and 10.
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  Speaker 1: From the Utah 23, Wegman in the gun. He splits
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  Speaker 1: three to the right, one to the left. Back in
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  Speaker 1: the backfield is Hughes.
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  Speaker 2: Here we go. Here comes the pressure. Wegman to throw.
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  Speaker 2: toward the end zone. Up and incomplete. It's incomplete. It's incomplete.
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  Speaker 2: And the Utah defense holds. So one, two seconds remain
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  Speaker 2: on the game clock here. And Devon's going to go
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  Speaker 2: under center. Run backwards, one, two, and that's the ball game.
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  Speaker 2: That's the ball game.
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  Speaker 1: Utah has rallied from behind and knocked off the Houston
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  Speaker 1: Cougars tonight here at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Final score, Utah 21
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  Speaker 1: and the Houston Cougars 13.
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  Speaker 2: The Utes remain perfect on the season, and it's a
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  Speaker 2: great night to be a Ute here in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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  Speaker 1: Utah wins it by 8-21-13, and they are one of
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  Speaker 1: three unbeaten teams in all of college football
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  Speaker 2: And the only remaining unbeaten team in the Big 12.