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Utah at West Virginia 9-27-25 · Utah Football Gameday Archive

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Speaker 1: Utah fans, Good afternoon, and welcome to Morgantown, West Virginia
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and Mylin Pushcar Stadium. For the first time all time,
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Utah and West Virginia square off in the regular season.
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I'm Bill Riley, joined by my broadcast partner Scott Mitchell
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upstairs and Stevenson Sylvester downstairs.
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Speaker 2: Scott.
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Speaker 1: A week ago, the whole nation watched Utah and Texas Tech,
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and Utah came up short. Today it's a shot at
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getting better and a shot at redemption here on the
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road against West Virginia. What's gotta happen today for Utah
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that didn't happen a week ago in Salt Lake City.
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Speaker 3: Well, it's about finishing the game, and it's about it
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all starts up front. It's on both sides of the ball.
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Got to stop the run late in the game like
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they didn't do last week. Got to establish the run
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here early on in the game. So it's about these
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offensive defensive lines really establishing the line of scrimmage. Beautiful
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part about football is as bad as that taste was
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in everyone's mouth last week, is you get a chance
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at redemption, You get a chance to move on. This
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is what I'm most interested about this team is how
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do they answer and respond to an adverse loss like
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they had last week.
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Speaker 1: The cooing for today this is heads they facial West
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Virginia team that's in a rebuild mode under Rich Rodriguez,
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who's coached here before. Eighty three new guys on this roster. Scott,
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what do we expect today from the Mountaineers, Well, you.
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Speaker 4: Expect a loose team.
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Speaker 3: They're trying to figure things out, so they don't have
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anything to lose. It's not like they're playing tight and
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and a lot of these guys are kind of in
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audition mode, and so they're they're they're going to go
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out and try to give it their best because they
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want to ultimately be the guy that's out out on
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the field, and especially at this quarterbacks position where there's
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the potential of seeing three different guys. And Rich Rogen
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is a guy who's really that quarterback position is huge
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for him. He's got a familiarity with Kyle Whittingham. They
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have a long history, so he's going to know how
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to attack this Utah football team.
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Speaker 1: Third member of our broadcast team of Stevenson Sylvester is
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down in the drizzle and humidity here of Morgantown today.
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Slide what's the Bible on that Utah sideline? A Utah
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team that's been here for two full days.
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Speaker 5: Yeah, it's it's actually really electric in the stadium.
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Speaker 6: You know, it's a lot of rain down completely full stadium,
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but you could definitely hear this crowd. It was a
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little scuffle in the locker room. It's not even from anything,
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it's from the band. The band was like, this is
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our stadium, get.
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Speaker 5: It out of our way. You know, there's a tight
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corners down there. So that got things a little round
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up to get things started.
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Speaker 6: But in the locker room, coach winning had was just
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reiterating everything you got, put it on the line. If
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you guys need rest, rest tomorrow, right, everything you got today.
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Speaker 5: So the energy is very high.
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Speaker 6: The focus was great in the locker room, very excited
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to see the start of this football ga.
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Speaker 1: Not often you see a band and a football team scuffle,
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but apparently things you're a little different here in Morgantown.
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That sideline up they brought to you by Ken Garth.
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Speaker 2: We hear you.
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Speaker 1: Utah won the toss. They've elected to defer to the
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second half. A very Kyle Whittingham like strategy. So we'll
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see the Utah defense first, and I think we're gonna
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see Jalen Henderson the quarterback for West Virginia, to lead
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it off.
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Speaker 2: We could see as many.
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Speaker 1: As three or four quarterbacks here today for the Mountaineers.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, this is a good I mean, I love this
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whole band thing. It's like watch out for the tuba player.
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Man's that's the one you got to really watch out
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for us. So I love that. I love this atmosphere.
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You know, it's fun, it's a great place.
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Speaker 4: Never been here. It's exciting. You know.
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Speaker 3: The defense is really the solid core of this team.
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So let the defense start out and establish the temple
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of what's going to happen here today.
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Speaker 1: West Virginia in that kind of a throwback mode today.
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They've got gold helmets, navy jerseys, and gold pants.
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Speaker 2: They look a little like Notre Dame here today.
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Speaker 1: You tassn't the all white look very clean, white helmet,
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white jersey, white pants with crimson trim. Preston box back
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deep to receive Justin Smith Brown back there with him
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as well as Dylan Curtis will get it teed up
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and ready to go.
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Speaker 2: Seventy four degrees, a little bit of drizzle.
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Speaker 1: It overcast skys here on a Saturday in Morgantown. And
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their team hasn't been great so far this year, but
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these fans have turned out. They've got their I don't
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know what those are, rally towels, victory hankees, whatever you
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want to call those things.
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Speaker 2: They're twirling them right now.
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Speaker 1: Dylan Curtis hasn't teed up in his own thirty five
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and he'll kick in his rain falls on a Saturday.
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Great to be with you wherever you might be today.
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We're underway with Utah football here in Morgantown. It's a
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high and over end kick and that will hit the
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crossbar income ricocheting back almost one point. In Canadian football,
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twenty five yard lines where West Virginia will start first
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and ten when Rich Rodriguez had his best teams in Arizona, Scott.
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They want to run the football. We will see today
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who they have running the football. It could be by
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committee again today too for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's got to be challenging to have so many
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new players, have guys get injured, try to figure out
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the chemistry and who really can play.
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Speaker 4: And it takes some time.
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Speaker 3: It takes a lot of game recks to figure that out.
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Speaker 1: So it will be Jaln Henderson and quarterback operating out
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of the shotgun, brings a man in motion pop pass
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to the wide receiver in motion. He's going nowhere. He'll
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be smothered a yard behind the line of scrimmage. That
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was the slot receiver Rodney Gallagher, and he's dropped roll
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one yard loss. Logan Fano stayed at home on that
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play and dropped him.
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Speaker 4: Yeah, nice job by Nate Richie to turn that ball
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back to the inside.
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Speaker 1: For no game He'll say he got back to the
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line of scrimmage. Maybe a half yard loss, second down
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in ten and a half of their oly twenty five.
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Jalen Henderson, quarterback transferred from Texas A and M. He's
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gonna keep it himself out on the edge. He's gonna
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flip it into the open field. That's a loose football.
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The running back comes up with it, he's gonna run
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with it. Is it a loose football or is it
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an incomplete pass? I think they're gonna call an incomplete pass.
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You've got a Utah player down on the play. That's
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Nate Ritchie who came up from his safety spot to
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make the tackle on the quarterback.
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Speaker 2: Jalen Henderson.
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Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's an incomplete pass.
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Speaker 3: It went forward, but it was really Nate Richie just
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kind of got his feet wrapped up with the quarterback.
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The quarterback kind of fell forward after he threw the ball,
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and it looked like he just kind of maybe hyper
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extended his knee or something, or it could be an ankle,
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don't know really what it is, but he really got
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he kind of cut, just caught in a funky place.
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Speaker 1: Well, this is a pretty serious deal right now, because
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they've got the entire training staff, medical staff, and players
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surrounding him. We're gonna take a medical time out right
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here and then come back to Morgantown. It'll be third
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down in seven when we get back. It's Utah and
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West Virginia scoreless. Just underway, and this is Utah football
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from ESPN seven hundred and Youth Sports Radio Network.
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Speaker 2: Only forty seconds.
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Speaker 1: Gone by here at Mylein Plushkar Stadium. He went Morgan
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down West Virginia to Ate Richie helped to the sideline.
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He was not bearing any way. Teammates helped him off
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the field. First half being brought to you by bud Lights,
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Easy to drink and easy to enjoy, Bill Riley, Scott
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Mitchell upstairs, slide downstairs. That was not a good look
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for Richie. Utah is already pretty short handed in the secondary.
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They're gonna turn to freshman Nate Tilman to do some
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things here to be third down and seven. They ruled
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that a fumble and it was advanced to the twenty
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three to twenty two to twenty three yard I'm sorry,
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twenty eight yard line, and so third down.
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Speaker 3: And seven here for the Mountaineers. Well, this is certainly
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the next man up mentality. Some guys who haven't had
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a lot of experience are going to get tested right now.
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Speaker 1: Your Hubbard has been a running back of the ball game.
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He's a red shirt freshman. They'll spit four wide receivers
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in the pattern. Utah is gonna crawd the line of scrimmage.
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Jalen Henderson's only thrown for twenty eight yards this year.
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Referee holding the ball for right now as we wait
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on TV to come back from commercial break. Third down
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and seven, and Henderson stands by himself in the shotgun
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he'll back pedal to pass the left. He's scrambling out
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to his left. He's got the thirty five, he's got
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the forty hurdles a man and down to the forty three.
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There was zero contained on the outside. Tao Johnson finally
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forced him out of bounds.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, it almost felt like the cornerback was doing that
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on purpose, and you know, almost like he wasn't even
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really looking to throw, just finding a lane to run.
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Speaker 1: Scott, he's not looking to throw. He's a runner and
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quarterback Utah should load up against the run here first
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and ten, they'll go with some tempo, bring a man
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in formation of motion across the formation they handed off.
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He gets about two yards at Rodney Gallagher again and
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just not very much there. He gets to the forty
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four yard line. Utah read it well with John Henry Day.
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By the way, John Henry Daily was in position to
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scoop that fumble up before the injury.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, and he just it kind of fell on it
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and it just scored it out on him. Happens a
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lot with those big guys. They didn't land on that ball.
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It it goes places.
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Speaker 1: Empty backfield again for the quarterback. Henderson two tight ends
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three wide receivers right now. On second down and eight
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again the motion man again, the quarterback keeps it. Nope,
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yep up ahead, good fake that time, and he gets
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to about the forty five almost forty six yard line
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for a gait of about two. John Henry Daily on
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the tackle again. Henderson's a big guy though, six foot three,
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about two hundred thirty pounds.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, and this offense, you know, you just have to
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really stay home and run your assignment. And you know
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they have so many options, very similar to how Utah
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runs it, and just it's hard to defend unless you
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stay home and do what you're supposed to do.
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Speaker 1: Three receivers in the pattern on third down and six
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or one for one on third down, Henderson out of
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the shotgun, move it up front. Utah gets back in time.
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Crowd wanted an off side, but they didn't snap the football.
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Utah got back out of the neutral zone. Now they
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have to play from the sideline. As the play clock
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ticks down to four seconds and three seconds, Henderson's gonna
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roll to his left hand side, try to get to
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the outside, and he will not get there.
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Speaker 2: Belt it out of bounds at.
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Speaker 1: The forty nine yard line, three yard shy of the
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first down, Lander Barton made the tackle that I'll bring
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up fourth down and three. What will rich Rod decide
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to do right here? Will he go for it on
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fourth down and three on the opening drive of the
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ball game?
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Speaker 2: He will not.
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Speaker 1: The punt team will come out here for West Virginia.
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I'm just telling you, Scott Jalen Henderson, who's quarterback? He's
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not looking to throw that ball downfield?
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Speaker 3: Is he?
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Speaker 4: Clearly not?
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Speaker 7: No?
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Speaker 4: And that was a great play by Lander.
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Speaker 3: That's that's a looks like the quarterback might have had
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the edge right there, and then Lander just really closed
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it and showed great speed out in the open field.
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Speaker 1: Punt is away, it's high, it's end over end and
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carbio lets it go out of bounds. Where are they
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gonna market up the line? They come and they're gonna
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mark it out of bounds. Wow, at the twenty six
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yard line, and that's where Utah will begin first and ten.
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Would we get back eleven fifty six to play here
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in the first quarter?
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It's gonna be great zero zero On the twenty four
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yard punt, Devin Dampier and the offense come out next.
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Speaker 2: This is Utah.
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Speaker 1: Football from ESPN seven hundred, Sports Radio Network, Well TV
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beat us back first half play, a fumble recovered by
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Utah and they lose three yards back to the twenty
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four yard line. Exchange issue right there with way Sean
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Parker now second down in thirteen free receivers and damp
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here by himself in the shotgun. Bentley comes in motion.
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Devn's gonna pass on second down, looking down the field,
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throwing down the field, caught down the field beyond the
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forty and out of bounds. That's Dallan Bentley. He's had
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a great year and he adds to it right there.
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Speaker 2: That'll be a.
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Speaker 1: Sixteen make it nineteen yard gain after the forty five
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yard line of a first down.
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Speaker 3: There's no shot plays we were looking for in a
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nice throw, nice design play get a big game.
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Speaker 1: On first second down, I gotta run the option to
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the outside. May Sean Parker's up the field, runs through
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one tackle and spins away and picks up four yards
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after the forty nine yard line to our new wig
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to tackle for West Virginia.
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Speaker 3: See even though that play was on the edge, it
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was still a downhill play. Very quick read, very quick play.
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Get some positive yards on first down. Shack it down
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in six for Utah. Moving with a little tempo here.
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Early Parker stays at the ball game. I gotta run
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to the right hand side. Devin looking down the field,
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throwing down the field, caught down the field and dropped.
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Speaker 1: Oh goodness, Jackson, Benny had it hit him in the
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hands and about the forty make it thirty eight yard
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line incomplete. That's gonna bring that third down and six.
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Gotta catch that ball.
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Speaker 3: We talk about the moisture in the air, and you know, Benny,
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he doesn't catch a lot of passes in the in
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the pregame. You know, maybe he should get more of those.
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With great route, great throw by by Dan Pire on
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the run.
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Speaker 1: Third down and six for Utah, just eye of midfield
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at the forty nine yard line. It's a long six
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yards here for Devin and the offense. They're gonna throw
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again over the middle toat that one's over the middle
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forty five. Still on his feet and down to the
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forty one yard line goes Dallan Bentley again. Second big
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catch on the drive for Dallan Bentley at a Utah
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first down after a pitch and catch up ten yards.
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Reid Corico made the tackle the middle linebacker.
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Speaker 4: Yeah.
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Speaker 3: Really nice play here, and Bentley does a nice job
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of just kind of floating in the hole. He's just
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finding a little scene there and just sits in it.
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So the quarterback get him.
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Speaker 1: The ball first down in ten at the West Virginia
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nearly forty yard line. Motion man across the formation. Devin
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throws the Rogers out of the backfield to carry up
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the field and steps out of bounds after about a
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six yard game to the thirty five yard line.
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Speaker 3: I like what we're seeing here early Scots. Well, it's
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throwing the football early, is what's happening here. I mean,
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you know it's but it's tempo and it's all playing downhill,
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quick reads, quick throws, get the ball out, get the
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ball up the field quick and that's making this defense
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feel the pressure of what do we gotta do and
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what do we you know, where do.
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Speaker 4: We defend here?
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Speaker 3: Because very nice balance throwing the football and getting it
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around a lot of people.
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Speaker 1: Rogers stays in the ball game as the tail back
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on second down and four four wide receivers in the
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pattern they handed the Rogers bounces outside, now back inside
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thirty stays on his feet, keeps his feet moving down
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to the twenty six yard line, goes to Kari Rodgers,
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and that's gonna be a gain of ten yards and
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that's going to be a first down.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, and Nickary could have just made one little more
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move he had that safety to the inside, gets a
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little shake, kind of dips him to the inside and
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bounces out to the outside.
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Speaker 4: That might have even it might have been a touchdown.
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Speaker 1: At the Mountaineer twenty five yard line, they motioned Rogers out.
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Damn Pierce stands by himself. Three receivers for the right
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hand side for Utah. Now they bring a man across
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the formation. Devon's gonna keep it himself, picking his way forward,
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gets a guard go about the twenty four yard line.
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West Virginia did a nice job on that right side
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holding things up. Curtis Jones, the banditbacker, made the tack
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op of the Mountaineers.
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Speaker 4: Yeah, there's a little counter there. First time.
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Speaker 3: Devon's really running by design. Just didn't really get quite
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the hole they wanted.
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Speaker 1: Smith Snowton in the ball game for the first time.
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With Rogers in the backfield, tight end on the left,
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two receivers of the right hand side. On second down
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and nine, Devon's gonna throw straight back, draft back pass
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over the middle, caught again in the middle of the
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field inside to ten, down to the nine yard line,
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goes his favorite target, Ryan Davis, and that's a pick
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up of fifteen and into the can you do Credit
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Union red zone they go.
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Speaker 4: And that's that second level throw.
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Speaker 3: You know, this is up up the field into the
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middle of the field, waits for him to get in
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that second window, patience, confidence in your guy, and just
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delivers a stripe.
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Speaker 4: That's those are the things. Yeah, we like it. I
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love this so far. This is awesome.
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Speaker 1: First down and goal with the ten yard line, Rogers
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the tailback moe Yati comes in as an extra blocker
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on the left hand side. Devon's gonna roll to his
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right hand side, pump once, look back to the middle
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of the field and throw it away out of bounds incomplete,
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live to play another down. Everybody covered downfield. Second down
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coming up.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it's hard sometimes when you you sprint to
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that side of the field because you're you're left all
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by yourself. I mean it cuts half the field down. Devin,
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I'm not sure he's totally one hundred percent because I've
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seen him in the past extend this play out and
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run it. I don't know he's totally comfortable yet running
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the football like he has in the past.
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Speaker 1: Two tights and two wides for Utah and second and
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goal for the ten yard line. They bring Benny across
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the formation. Devon's gonna keep it himself up that left
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hand side, cutting to the inside and down to about
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the seven yard line. He goes a pick up of three,
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he'll be third down and goal coming up. You could
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tell he's not one hundred percent Scott. There's no burst
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on that run right now for Devin damp Here.
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Speaker 3: No, but there is a confidence in the coaches calling
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those plays. You know he's still not quite fitting it
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and the burst that he wants. But but if you know,
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it's still a positive play and they are running it,
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so that says something.
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Speaker 1: You Cannon on the right hand side, Davis on the
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right hand side, Bentley on the left hand side, Parker
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the tailback third in goal for the West Virginia seven.
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They motioned way Sean Parker out, Devin damp Pier is
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gonna throw looking to his right, throwing to his right
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end zone, up cut, touchdown, touchdown. Dallon Bentley went up,
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climbed the ladder and came down with it for a
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Utah touchdown.
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Speaker 3: Well, it's a perfect throw, and that's what you want.
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You give your guy a chance to make it. You
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know you've got a mismatch right there. Got a couple
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of penalties. Don't know what those are gonna be.
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Speaker 1: It's a pass interference call on West Virginia. They'll be
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climbing that penalty. And it's a seven yard touchdown to
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Dallon Bentley, a big catch for him, his third touchdown
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on the season.
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Speaker 3: It's nice to have a talent like that in the
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red zone where you get that mismatch. It's an even
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nicer thing when you got a quarterback that throws it
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so you use the height to your advantage, throws it
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high into the outside. Perfect throw, perfect execution, really nice play,
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really tough. You know, you get first and goal about
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the ten yard line. That's about as hard as it
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is to get a touchdown. That speaks a lot for
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where this offense is today. They're gonna score points, and
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they're gonna do it in the red zone.
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Speaker 1: There's another flag on the play that may be going
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against West Virginia as well. Might be a personal foul penalty.
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Here's the referee with the goal.
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Speaker 8: There are two files on the play.
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Speaker 9: Well past interference defense number fourteen.
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Speaker 3: That penalty has declined.
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Speaker 9: The result of the play is a touchdowns After the
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play unsportsmanlike conduct defense number five. That fifteen yard penalty
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will be enforced on the succeeding kickoff.
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Speaker 2: So the nickelback Fred Perry, that.
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Speaker 9: Is number five's first unsports for.
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Speaker 8: Like conduct penalty.
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Speaker 1: Guy called for the unsportsman like The touchdown stands. It's
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a Pepsi touchdown. Twelve plays, seventy three yards is the
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scoring drive, four forty off of it, and that unsportsman
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like will be enforced on the kickoff dealing. Curtis out
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for the pat here for Utah. We'll give you some
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more numbers on that drive. Momentarily, Ryan Phillips will hold it.
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Good snap, good hold. The kick by Curtis is up
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and good damn. Pierre went five of seven for fifty
17:50
seven yards. On that drive. He had one drop in
17:53
one throwaway. He was really good.
17:56
Speaker 4: He was great.
17:57
Speaker 3: And it's the chunk place, you know, you get a
17:59
big chunk bake. Got a couple of them, and they
18:01
were throwing the ball, and they were throwing the ball
18:02
down the field, whether it was to the outside the
18:05
Bentley or over the middle. Uh.
18:06
Speaker 4: You know you speaking of your two.
18:08
Speaker 3: Guys, right, you got Ryan Davis and Dallan Bentley to
18:11
get the most productive players on Utah's offense right now,
18:15
continue to be productive. Uh. And and really answered the
18:18
bell on that drive. But I really liked I like
18:22
the way uh, Devin Dampier actually through the through the
18:24
football and and and it speaks something to say, you know,
18:28
that was a concern for us. And and he's early on.
18:32
It was still early in the game, but he certainly
18:34
answered that concern that you know, he could throw the
18:36
ball in the pocket and make some some really nice throws.
18:39
Speaker 1: So a good opening game drive to start this game
18:41
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Speaker 2: Go utes.
18:54
Speaker 3: See, I think he's got to like try to kick
18:56
the ball and hit one of these first guys. It's
18:59
at midfield, Yeah, I mean, why not, you know, take
19:03
a shot here because it's pointless just to kick it.
19:05
Speaker 1: Out of the info fifteen yard penalty, put it in midfield,
19:07
or you can pop it up really high. Yeah, if
19:09
you want to try to do that as well. Something
19:12
Jilli Curtis has it ted up at midfield. Let's see
19:14
what he decides to do right here. No piece, just
19:19
gonna kick it through the uprights, which in some ways
19:22
kind of feels like a waste of field position to
19:24
me a little bit. But it'll be first intended to
19:26
twenty five yard line. But back to the start of
19:28
the game, Scott, that's exactly what this offense needed after
19:30
really struggling last week.
19:32
Speaker 3: Yeah, really impressive and you know, a great answer. It
19:36
seems like Devin is certainly healthier than he was. But
19:40
there was just a bounce. There's a spring in the
19:42
step of this offense. And you do that, you get
19:45
you your defense shuts him down. You go right down
19:47
the field and score. Utah shown up to play today.
19:52
Speaker 1: Back out, come out, nears back out comes the Utah defense.
19:54
Brought to you by Doe Tara. Henderson's the quarterback. He's
19:58
gonna look to keep it on first out, He's gonna
20:00
be wrapped up and taken down. Look who got him,
20:02
Logan Fano said, I don't believe for a minute you're
20:05
gonna pass that football. He ran right at the quarterback
20:08
and took him down for a four yard loss.
20:10
Speaker 3: Well, he's untouched and I was purposely watching, Logan Fano
20:13
made a bee line to the quarterback, got to him
20:16
and dropped him.
20:17
Speaker 4: Very impressive for Fano.
20:19
Speaker 1: That is his fourth tackle for loss this year. Second
20:22
down at fourteen now for Henderson, they handed off to
20:26
the tailback out wide. He gets to the edge, he
20:29
gets breaks one tackle, then another, and gets out to
20:31
about the thirty two yard line. Rodney Gallagher, they've run
20:34
that play three times. That's the first time he picked
20:36
up any real yard. It's third down and four coming up.
20:38
They picked up about ten yards on that.
20:41
Speaker 3: Play, and the rotation there by Jackson Benny just wasn't
20:43
quite in time. He's got to get there quicker and
20:46
turn that ball back to the inside or make a
20:48
tackle out there on the edge there one for.
20:50
Speaker 1: Two on third down to the Mountaineers, got to pick
20:52
up four yards right here. Henderson drops the pass, fires
20:55
over the middle, nearly intercepted, broken up and incomplete. Goodness great,
21:00
that would have been a walk to the house for
21:02
John new Hall. Instead he goes incomplete and I'll bring
21:05
up fourth down.
21:06
Speaker 3: That's a great read by John who got right in
21:08
the lane of the quarterback. Easily would have been a
21:10
pick six. And you know John is showing a nose
21:12
for the football as well, and he just reads the
21:14
eyes and just expands on the quarterback and still trying
21:18
to figure out why he didn't catch that one.
21:20
Speaker 1: Draw Carvo back to receive the punts. No Ray Shawn
21:29
Glover yet today, better punt this time angling toward the sideline.
21:33
Carvio comes up and takes it, no fair catch and
21:36
walks it forward from the thirty to the thirty five
21:38
yard line. Dangerous play, but he picks up five on
21:41
the play, and that's where Utah will take over first
21:43
and ten.
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Speaker 2: Would we get back six.
21:45
Speaker 1: Oh seven to play here in the first quarter in
21:47
Morgan down, it's Utah seven and West Virginia. Nothing for
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Speaker 2: Down to the sideline, we go slide.
22:02
Speaker 1: What did you see on that last defensive stand and
22:04
more importantly, what did you see from the quarterback from
22:07
West Virginia.
22:07
Speaker 3: Well, we like it.
22:09
Speaker 6: We talked about it in a pre game about defensive
22:10
guys that needs to stand up. Logan final starting that
22:12
drive with a big tackle for loss the second down
22:15
that got some yardists because of the replacement that Nate Ritchie.
22:18
Speaker 5: He didn't step up enough. It was looked at he
22:20
just wasn't confident with But they got out of the
22:23
ball on third down.
22:24
Speaker 6: Jonah Hall's got to make that playoff right in his hands.
22:26
But the quarterback is absolutely no threat.
22:29
Speaker 5: Even when he.
22:29
Speaker 6: Threw that last ball on third down, he was so
22:31
unsure of himself. So spec some big plays if they
22:34
do try to throw it, some turnovers going for the.
22:36
Speaker 3: Utes might get a different quarterback the next drive, I
22:39
mean might.
22:40
Speaker 1: Rotate them through here. Today that sideline report brought to
22:44
you by Ken Garth. We hear you. Two tail backs,
22:49
Snowton and Rogers. Snowton motions out on first down. They
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handed to Rogers Nakari Rodgers with the outside forty forty
22:55
five fifty in West Virginia territory and out of bounds
22:58
of the Mountaineer forty seven yard line. That's gonna be
23:01
a game. A big gain on the play of twenty
23:04
two yards for Nacari Rodgers cartered with the tackle that time.
23:09
Speaker 4: In West Virginia.
23:10
Speaker 3: Yeah, pretty simple read, pretty simple play and everyone just executed.
23:13
Block's nice again that north south running.
23:16
Speaker 1: Snowed in the motion man again this time Dan Pierre's
23:19
gonna throw, dumps it off in the flat to Jackson
23:21
Benny Ben. He pushes up field, picks up about three yards.
23:24
It's about the forty four yard line. Devin had a
23:27
guy right in his face. He had no time to go,
23:29
so he just dumped it off to Benny for a
23:31
positive game.
23:32
Speaker 3: Yeah, those are tough sometimes, but Devin did the right
23:35
thing where he retreated, just buying himself a little bit
23:37
of time until Benny got.
23:38
Speaker 1: Opened second down in eight for the forty four yard line.
23:41
Rogers stays at the ball game. Two receivers left, two
23:44
receivers right for Utah.
23:46
Speaker 2: Hand off again.
23:47
Speaker 1: Rogers running straight ahead, picks up about we'll call it
23:51
three yards to the forty one. That's gonna bring up
23:53
third down in five here for Utah. Reied Carico made
23:57
the tackle again at middle linebacker.
23:58
Speaker 4: Yeah. I really like Nick Carrey so far in this game.
24:01
Just really running hard.
24:03
Speaker 3: Not a tremendous amount there, but running through some tackles
24:06
and running downhill and you'll eventually pop one when you
24:10
play like that.
24:11
Speaker 1: Utah two for two On third down, West Virginia crowds
24:14
the line of scrimmage.
24:16
Speaker 2: Benny comes in motion.
24:17
Speaker 1: Damn Pierre's gonna throw, loses the ball, throws down the field,
24:21
it's caught Davis beyond the thirty five to the thirty four.
24:25
He had that ball nearly knocked out of his hands.
24:26
Damp Pier regathered and found his favorite target, Ryan Davis
24:29
for a Utah first down.
24:30
Speaker 3: And that's one of those you hold your breath and
24:32
you go no, no, no, no, no, well no, what
24:34
are you doing.
24:34
Speaker 4: Don't don't don't throw that, and he does.
24:36
Speaker 3: He's lucky that, of course they got the first down.
24:39
Speaker 1: There, first down at the West Virginia thirty four as
24:42
the drive stays alive. Now three for three on third down,
24:45
way Sewn Parker the tailback. They're bringing Jackson Benny across
24:49
the formation. Play clock, plenty of time on it for
24:52
Utah fifteen of the play clock. Devin directing the offense,
24:57
throwing outside Jackson Benny caught and dropped the game. That
25:01
was a little wide of it, but he got his
25:02
hands on it in completed it goes. That would have
25:04
been a first down because he was wide open on
25:06
the sideline.
25:07
Speaker 3: Yeah, just kind of take a little bit more time.
25:11
Speaker 4: Of course, it's a corner blitz.
25:13
Speaker 3: That's something new that Jackson's got to be familiar with.
25:15
And you just got to slow down in that hole
25:17
because the safety's coming over the top there.
25:21
Speaker 1: Second down in ten now for the thirty four, a
25:23
lot of movement this time. It's a handoff to Benny.
25:25
He's got the outside thirty on his feet, twenty five
25:28
inside the twenty and down to the nineteen yard line
25:30
goes Jackson Benny for a game of fifteen yards and
25:33
it's a second trip into the Canyon View Credit Union
25:36
pregame or Candy Credit Uni Red Zone but Benny's got
25:40
a hurt ankle. It's his left ankle and he's down
25:42
right now at the twenty six yard line.
25:43
Speaker 9: Official time out for an injured offensive player.
25:46
Speaker 1: He came up lame on that. That's a big loss
25:49
for Utah if he goes out of the ball game.
25:51
Not just on the offensive side, Scott, He's very important
25:53
to what Utah does on defense.
25:55
Speaker 3: Yeah, he is. He runs from sideline to sideline on
25:57
both sides of the ball. No one hit him, I
25:58
mean not low. It's just like he planted his foot
26:01
in the turf and it's somehow just got tweaked or
26:05
turned there. But it wasn't really from a lot of contact.
26:09
Speaker 1: He is not putting any weight on that left ankle
26:11
of his as he's helped to the sideline. Right now,
26:14
Utah does it have it first and ten at their
26:17
West Virginia nineteen yard line. Second trip into the red
26:20
zone today for Utah, but down now one of their
26:22
better players, Jackson Benny already without Nate Ritchie, you hurt
26:26
himself on the first series of the game.
26:28
Speaker 3: Yeah, that's unfortunate for Jackson because that's such a nice
26:30
play and you could see his speed in how valuable.
26:34
Speaker 4: It is right there.
26:35
Speaker 3: He was able to turn the corner, run a long
26:38
way and really get a first down. And you know
26:40
I made little wiggle there to even get some extra yardage.
26:43
But yeah, that's a big loss if it's a permanent one.
26:46
Speaker 1: Right now, First and ten at the nineteen damp here
26:51
out of the shotgun, hands straight ahead Rogers. Nakari puts
26:55
his head down and gets to about the seventeen yard
26:58
line for a game of almost three yards. Tackle on
27:01
the play, but a bit of linebacker reed Kerrico.
27:04
Speaker 3: Yeah, n carry man, he's that guy running those tough
27:06
inside yards right now. But it's establishing kind of a mindset.
27:10
You know, we're coming at you and we're coming downhill.
27:12
Speaker 4: And boy they did.
27:13
Speaker 3: Everyone just lined up and said tackle us Merriweather and Bentley.
27:17
Speaker 1: Now Bentley comes in motion, low snap hand off again, Rogers.
27:21
Speaker 2: To the fifteen.
27:21
Speaker 1: Poe Man got to the fourteen, who was driven backwards
27:25
by the nickelback Fred Perry. After a gain of three
27:28
more yards, we'll have third down coming up. Third down
27:31
at about four.
27:32
Speaker 3: And almost feels like and if Carrick Kenny he really is,
27:35
he's a battering ram right now, I think the more
27:38
contact he gets, the better off he is.
27:41
Speaker 1: Receiver Davis to the right, Bentley in the left slot,
27:44
Merriweather wide to the left hand side. Third down and
27:47
four again, Rogers running room to the ten and he'll
27:50
get first down yardage right at the ten yard line.
27:53
Nacari Rodgers picking up tough, tough yardage. It'll be first
27:56
down in goal for Utah.
27:58
Speaker 3: Yeah, this is similar to where they were last time,
28:00
almost at the ten yard line. And this is the
28:02
toughest challenge to be right there, and you know, try
28:04
to get ten yards.
28:05
Speaker 4: You don't.
28:06
Speaker 3: You're not going to get a first down anywhere. But
28:08
Nikari just a tough running right there, and especially in
28:12
West Virginia, just crowding the line with everyone.
28:14
Speaker 1: Pew, Cannon and Davis stacked to the left hand side.
28:18
They motion snowed in out dam Pierre's gonna keep it himself.
28:21
Devin pushing inside, picks up three down to about the
28:24
seven yard line, and again you can just see he's
28:27
not one hundred percent of that angle got positive yardage.
28:29
Ham and Russell bade the tackle up front. Second down,
28:32
a gold coming up.
28:33
Speaker 3: And what's hard about some of these runs is their
28:35
counters so he's got to wait for those offensive linemen.
28:37
That takes a little bit of patience, and when you
28:40
don't have that explosive when it's time to make the cut,
28:43
it challenges things just a little bit.
28:45
Speaker 1: Trips to the left hand side, Auto Tia in the ballgame,
28:50
way Sean Parker the Wildcat back. Now it's Devin dam Pierre.
28:54
They split a tight end wide to the right hand side.
28:57
Dam Pierre brings Bentley in motion. He's gonna run to
28:59
that right hand side. Devon's got the five cuts it
29:02
inside to.
29:03
Speaker 8: The goal line into the end zone. He goes.
29:05
Speaker 1: That's a touchdown, A big boy run by quarterback Devon
29:09
damp Here seven yards into the mountain near end zone.
29:13
Speaker 3: Yeah, a little bit easier run there, a little bit
29:15
cleaner read where you can get out on that edge again.
29:17
I mean, he's got good explain. He's almost that a
29:20
touchdown right there and gets turned back, but he has
29:22
enough awareness to find the end zone after that initial contact.
29:26
Speaker 1: Michael Mokafisi made a big time blocked down near the
29:29
goal line, and he just followed his blockers Dallan Bentley
29:32
and others in and Devin Dampier has himself his second
29:36
rushing touchdown of the season, and you toss a pat
29:40
away from being up fourteen points. That's a Pepsi touchdown
29:44
engineered by Devon Dampier. With a minute thirty three to
29:48
play here in the first quarter, Utah thirteen and West
29:51
Virginia nothing, Dylan Curtis on to attempt the pad and
29:57
give you the particulars on that scoring drive moment, good
30:06
snap and hold the kick from Curtis away and it
30:09
is good and there's more shippiness after the play. West
30:12
Virginia really having some words down there. P eighteen good
30:17
eleven plays sixty five yards four to thirty four off
30:20
the game clock. And Devon dam Pier has been terrific
30:23
so far here today. We'll give you his numbers when
30:24
we get back. I men in thirty three to play
30:27
time out on the field for the Big O Tires
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Speaker 2: Morgantown, Utah, WHI could start.
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Speaker 1: Utah drives twelve plays seventy three yards in a touchdown,
30:51
eleven plays sixty five yards in a touchdown, houses for balance,
30:55
Scott ten passes, thirteen runs for Utah, devn damp Pier
30:58
seven of ten sixty seven yards in a touchdown.
31:01
Speaker 4: Well, and that's when this offense is really good.
31:03
Speaker 3: You know, just a mix and it's coming hanging from
31:05
a lot of different looks, a lot of different places.
31:08
Hard to dial in, zero in on it. But I
31:11
really like the way that Utah's attacking this. I like
31:13
just the tempo and demeanor of these guys offensively. Clearly
31:17
they were not happy about what happened last week, and
31:20
hopefully this will turn into a good thing moving forward.
31:23
Speaker 4: To day and the rest of the year.
31:25
Speaker 1: See if we get an update on Jackson Benny. I
31:26
don't expect to see him back after based on how
31:29
he was on that ankle, but we'll see what will
31:30
kind of an update we can get on Heat and
31:32
or Nick Nate Ritchie from Sly coming up here. In
31:35
the next couple of plays. Preston box Back Deeper received
31:38
this kick from Dylan Curtis, freshman from Murray High School,
31:44
approaches and puts his right foot into it. This will
31:47
not be returnable for Preston Fox or anybody it goes
31:49
out of the end zone. We thank our friend to.
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32:02
So West Virginia comes after its third series. Have not
32:04
been wildly impressed by Jalen Henderson as of yet, have you?
32:07
Speaker 3: Scott No and Cly clearly, as you've stated very obviously
32:12
quarterbacks's not gonna throw the football, so they got to
32:15
really dial into really stopping the run.
32:17
Speaker 1: Here Anderson to the shotgun with Hubbard next to him
32:20
on first and ten for their own twenty five yard line.
32:22
Speaker 2: He's gonna pass on first down.
32:24
Speaker 1: Looking down the field, throwing the fade up the sideline
32:26
and what do we have incomplete? Now a flag comes out.
32:29
I think we're gonna get a hold on Utah Blake
32:35
Cotton had a hold of the wide receiver can Vaughn
32:37
all the way up the sideline. I don't think this
32:39
is past interference. I think it's a hold, but we'll
32:41
see what the referee says.
32:44
Speaker 3: Well, and it's kind of the only option they're gonna
32:46
throw it. And you know, you just got to have
32:49
good technique there, and you you don't want to be
32:51
holding if you're the defender. You just need to know
32:55
that that's all they're gonna do is throw the ball deep,
32:58
and you got to play for it.
32:59
Speaker 1: Steven bart in our Big twelve referee, have a good
33:01
discussion with his guys here on the sideline.
33:03
Speaker 2: We'll get the call here.
33:04
Speaker 1: Momentarily it will go against Utah And now we'll see
33:07
what the call is here.
33:08
Speaker 4: It is.
33:14
Speaker 9: Passor ferrence defense number sixteen, fifteen yard penalty.
33:18
Speaker 3: All about it.
33:19
Speaker 1: First out, I saw the hold before the ball was
33:22
in the air. The referee saw it when the ball
33:23
was in the air. So it'll be a fifteen yard penalty.
33:25
They'll move it out to the forty yard line and
33:28
they'll have first and tent right there with West Virginia Mountaineers.
33:32
Speaker 3: Yeah, and you just got to know that there's not
33:35
many options they have throwing the ball two.
33:37
Speaker 1: Tight to two wides for Henderson on first down, he'll
33:40
toss sweep to the right hand side Hubbard. The tail
33:42
backsports through a hole and picks up a couple of
33:45
yards after about the forty two maybe forty three yard line.
33:47
Tao Johnson there for the Utah tackles.
33:50
Speaker 3: Yeah, you got a lot of new guys now in
33:51
the game with Jackson, Benny out, Nate Ritchie. See how
33:55
Utah handles this in the secondary with the defense.
34:00
Speaker 1: In the primary corner where Benny would have been second
34:02
down in seven at the forty three, Henderson stays with
34:05
the gunpack, pedals to pass again, looking down the field
34:08
he'll be hitting. Dropped Lander Barton was there. Guess who
34:14
else was there? John Henry Daily and Henderson dropped all
34:19
the way back at the thirty four yard line, a
34:21
loss of nine.
34:22
Speaker 3: This coordinated effort right here, but man Lander Barton just
34:26
closed in a hurry right there.
34:28
Speaker 4: Player.
34:28
Speaker 3: I wanted to see something from kind of showing up today.
34:31
Speaker 1: Third and sixteen, dropping back to pass again, dumped over
34:33
the middle, mistackle at the forty It's gonna be into
34:36
the open field and down at the Utah forty nine
34:39
Tam Vaughn. Another Utah mistackle, this time cost him a
34:43
first down that should have been a short game and said,
34:45
it's a first down.
34:46
Speaker 3: Blake Cotton made the tackle. Yeah, and it's you know,
34:49
he's in great position right here. It just kind of
34:52
just swipes and misses right there, and.
34:54
Speaker 1: Henderson to pass again him as he throws up the field,
34:57
he goes incomplete hand fighting up that far sideline with
35:01
Scooby Davis.
35:02
Speaker 2: Good coverage by Utah.
35:04
Speaker 1: They brought a blitz that time as they tried to
35:06
get it to Justin Smith Brown Well.
35:09
Speaker 3: And West Virginia's saying, hey, look, we can't run the football.
35:12
We don't think we can throw up. But we're just
35:14
making simple reach.
35:15
Speaker 7: You know.
35:15
Speaker 3: It's not he's just like throwing the ball up and
35:17
hoping something good happens.
35:18
Speaker 1: Empty backfield again. Five receivers in the formation. This time
35:22
for the quarterback Jalen Henderson. You'll bring a back across
35:25
the moment formation in motion. They pitch it to him
35:28
on the pop pass again and he's going nowhere and
35:30
now he breaks out of another tackle and does go
35:32
somewhere to the Utah forty four. Bowie made the run
35:38
that time, but Utah missed another tackle Scott. That should
35:42
have been a loss of a yard maybe two. Instead,
35:44
they pick up five and third down coming up. When
35:46
we get backward the end of the first quarter here
35:49
in Morgantown. Utah's offense has been good. We'll see if
35:52
their defense can make a stop when we get back.
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Speaker 2: Back in morgan Town. First quarter numbers.
36:22
Speaker 1: Utah's offense looks terrific at that first quarter. One hundred
36:24
thirty eight total yards. Jason Beck will love this ballant
36:28
sixty seven on the ground, seventy one through the air.
36:29
They ran twenty three plays, four for four on third down.
36:33
West Virginia just forty six yards, twenty four on the ground,
36:35
twenty two through the air. They were helped out by
36:37
a penalty they're two out of four on third down
36:40
to the Mountaineers.
36:41
Speaker 2: Their offense is just kind of hopeful right now, Scott.
36:44
Speaker 1: It's kind of like, Eh, we'll try to run it,
36:46
maybe break a tackle and chuck one up.
36:48
Speaker 2: I hope we get a penalty.
36:48
Speaker 3: Black, Yeah, And you have to wonder if they're throwing
36:50
it more because we have two guys down in the secondary, YEP,
36:53
trying to test some guys with some inexperience. And again,
36:57
this football team West Virginia, they may be short on
37:00
talent or people, but they're gonna fight and they're gonna
37:03
throw everything at you they possibly can, and they're not
37:05
just gonna lay down and die. So you gotta keep playing.
37:08
But what's really impressive about the Utah offense is this
37:12
scores in the red zone.
37:13
Speaker 4: I mean, those are tough situations.
37:14
Speaker 3: Get the ball first and goal on the ten twice
37:17
and scoring touchdown. That speaks volumes to how efficient you're
37:21
playing football if.
37:22
Speaker 2: You're just joining us.
37:23
Speaker 1: Date, Richie went out on the opening drive with some
37:25
sort of a leg injury, and then Jackson Betty had.
37:27
Speaker 2: An ankle on an offensive play.
37:29
Speaker 1: So those guys are out the secondary a little thin
37:31
right now. The good news is West Virginia can't throw
37:34
it very well. They've got a third down and six
37:36
right now at the Utah forty four, and I'm guessing
37:38
we're getting close to four down territory pretty soon here
37:41
for West Virginia.
37:42
Speaker 2: If they make some yardage right, I would.
37:43
Speaker 3: Even think this is four down right here. You know,
37:46
we'll see even if it. You know, they got to
37:48
do something.
37:49
Speaker 1: Empty backfield for Jaalen Henderson, who stands alone. Three pass
37:53
catchers in the formation, including two tight ends. They bring
37:56
a man in motion across the formation and hand it
37:59
to him out here on the edge. Nope, Henderson keeps
38:01
it himself. Good play action fake and he picked up
38:04
two yards to the forty three yard line. Fourth down
38:07
at about four coming up. Logan Fino made the tackle
38:10
for Utah. And they're not gonna bring the punt team
38:12
out here, Scott, No, not a surprise.
38:14
Speaker 3: I mean, what do you have to lose, you know,
38:16
and you just you gotta you can see Utah's get
38:19
a score on offense, You got to you gotta try
38:21
to match it.
38:22
Speaker 1: Poor receivers and a tail back here on fourth down
38:25
and four from the Utah forty three Henderson in the shotgun,
38:29
try to draw Utah off side. Not working checks with
38:31
the sideline. Now play clock in ten. Backs up into
38:34
the shotgun again with Hubbard next to him. Utah will
38:38
rush four here here they come throws to the outside.
38:41
Speaker 2: It's broken up and incomplete.
38:43
Speaker 1: Excellent coverage by Smith's note, and he just stepped in
38:47
front of it. He almost had an interception too. Incomplete.
38:50
It goes and the Utah defense stands up.
38:52
Speaker 4: Those are such hard plays.
38:54
Speaker 3: You know, you have play action fake and then you
38:55
got to throw a really quick pass and it is guy.
38:58
It's hard to read and hard to throw accurately. Smith's
39:03
out and read that ran the route better than the
39:05
offensive guys.
39:06
Speaker 1: A big stop here for the Utah defense. They had
39:08
good field position. Now for the offense, first intent at
39:10
their own forty three yard light, best starting field position
39:13
of the day.
39:13
Speaker 2: For Utah now Thavin dan Piers looked really good so far.
39:17
Speaker 4: Off throw it by.
39:21
Speaker 1: Hand off Parker following his blocks to the outside way
39:24
Shawn on his feet across midfield and down to the west.
39:27
Virginia forty six for a game of twelve. On first
39:30
down tackle by Reed Kerrico oh my goodness. Another Utah
39:33
player down over there. It's way Shawn Parker. He's slow
39:36
getting up. He's okay. He'll walk to the bench. He's
39:40
holding his right arm, right wrist, and I'll bring in
39:43
Rogers in the backfield. Looks like to fall in tept
39:46
On falling like flies, dropping like flies here in Morgantown.
39:51
First in ten play action role to the right for
39:55
Devin Dan Pierre. He'll now stand up and run thirty
39:58
five and forty. I should say it's sly down. He'll
40:01
give him the forty yard line of a gain of
40:02
six on first down. Another wrong with a six yard
40:05
gain on first down. Live to play another down.
40:07
Speaker 3: They've they've called that play several times right now, and
40:10
then that's the third option.
40:11
Speaker 4: He hit the short guy once the deep guy, and
40:13
then he runs it.
40:15
Speaker 1: Rogers stays at the ball game, damp Pierre in the shotgun.
40:17
Second down in four West Virginia with five to the
40:20
line of scrimmage.
40:21
Speaker 2: Now Devin's going to change the play.
40:23
Speaker 1: With eighteen on the play clock, two tights and two
40:27
wides for Utah. Hand off Rogers following his block into
40:30
the hole, and.
40:31
Speaker 2: He'll get nothing.
40:33
Speaker 1: Stuck at the line of scrimmage by the middle linebacker.
40:36
Reek Carrig seemingly is in on every play right now
40:38
for the Mountaineers.
40:39
Speaker 3: Well, and this one just it looked like it was
40:42
kind of going straight ahead, and then he bounced the
40:44
outside ken Utah just so much better. When they run down,
40:48
he'll so we'll.
40:50
Speaker 2: Call it third down at about four to go here.
40:53
You got to get to the West Virginia thirty six.
40:55
Speaker 1: You taught perfect on third down for four this afternoon.
40:58
Bentley comes in most hand off Rogers, bouncing around first
41:02
down yardage beyond the thirty five. It pushes the pile
41:05
to the thirty one yard line for a gain of nine.
41:08
Nakari having a really nice day. Carri Coo and Lewis
41:11
made the tackles, but the drive stays alive here for Utah.
41:14
Speaker 3: Well, and you're seeing that, you know, relentless, just attack, attack,
41:18
great job here, offensive line getting a great great search
41:21
there made it quite easy.
41:22
Speaker 1: Two tights and two wides on first and ten. Now
41:25
Devin in the shotguns is gonna step up and change
41:28
the protection. Plenty of time of the play clock with
41:30
fifteen Rogers the tail back for the West Virginia thirty one.
41:36
They handed again to carry. He is stacked up, He's
41:39
gonna lose a yard back to the thirty two yard line.
41:42
Nothing there that time, as West Virginia sent the entire
41:45
house and the kitchen sink to the middle.
41:47
Speaker 3: Well, they've they've had a lot of guys that knows
41:49
you at the line of scrimmage here and is a
41:51
perfect time to take a shot over the middle of
41:53
the field kind of because they're just they're in almost
41:56
zero covered.
41:57
Speaker 4: There's no safety deep help at all.
41:58
Speaker 1: Bentley and Buchanan, the two tight ends split wide to
42:01
the left hand side. Now an empty backfield on second
42:04
down in ten damn pier with plenty of time to throw.
42:07
Looking down the field has a man open end zone.
42:10
Speaker 8: Caught touchdown. Ryan Davis.
42:18
Speaker 1: Thirty one yards from Dan Pear came down with it
42:22
with a defensive back right in front of him for
42:25
a Utah touchdown.
42:27
Speaker 4: Like I said, there's no one deep in the middle
42:28
of the field. Throw the ball.
42:29
Speaker 3: Great great job here by Devin, just well and the
42:33
end all data.
42:34
Speaker 1: I was about to say, great job by the offensive
42:36
line creating that pocket for Devin, and Ryan just worked
42:39
his way across the field. Nobody was there, Scott, Yeah,
42:42
and you know, I like the play call because you're
42:45
kind of taking the aggressiveness of this defense out.
42:47
Speaker 4: That's just that's a demoralizing play for a defense.
42:52
Speaker 1: Pah coming up here for Dylan Curtis hold snap everything
42:57
good and so is the kick. Eleven thirty two to
43:01
play here in the first half. All Utah right now
43:03
in the rain in Morgantown. PEPSI touchdown for Ryan Davis.
43:08
Six plays fifty eight yards thirty two on the pitch
43:11
and catch and Ryan Davis has his second touchdown of
43:14
the year.
43:14
Speaker 2: We've got a time out of the field.
43:16
Speaker 1: It's Utah twenty one, West Virginia nothing. This is Utah
43:18
Football from ESPN seven hundred and the Youth Sports Radio Network.
43:22
Speaker 2: Kind of warm.
43:23
Speaker 1: It's muggy here in Morgantown today. Not really a blanket
43:26
kind of a dave. Letsn't get all wet, but it's
43:28
getting chilly. Some would tell you Winsor's already arrived in
43:31
Salt Lake City. Maybe hitch your blanket from Minky Co
43:36
tour for blanket season as well as football season Onliner
43:39
in their six locations. Devin damp Here off to a
43:42
great start. Scot eight of eleven ninety nine yards, two touchdowns.
43:45
He's run six times eighteen yards.
43:48
Speaker 4: Yeah, and he's throwing the ball down the field.
43:50
Speaker 3: Some chunk plays have really helped, but it's just an
43:53
attitude with this offense.
43:54
Speaker 4: You can just see that they've come to play today.
43:56
Speaker 1: Really have we asked for chunk plays? We've got some
43:59
down the field from me him Hilan Curtis has a
44:02
teed up ready to kick it. It's high, it's end
44:04
over and as Preston Fox, gonna bring it out. Nope,
44:06
seven yards deep. That'll be a touchback. And West Virginia
44:10
begins first attend at their own twenty five yard line.
44:13
We have not seen much out of this West Virginia
44:15
offfense so far. They've stuck with the red shirt senior
44:18
quarterback Jalen Henderson will see if he comes back out here,
44:25
he will and he'll have the tail back door Hubbard
44:30
with it eleven thirty two to play before halftime, Utah
44:34
three for three on scoring drives today. Play ashed the
44:38
tail back this time. Henderson in the backfield, rolls to
44:42
his left hand side, looking down the field, throwing down
44:45
the field, caught and dropped Rodney Gallagher. Had it and Smith, Notton,
44:53
knocked it away from him in complete second down coming.
44:55
Speaker 3: Up really nice clothes there by Smith. It looked like
44:59
the white receiver was open, but he just kept fighting,
45:01
kept fighting, kept fighting, and just gets there right at
45:03
the last minute, knocks the ball out play.
45:05
Speaker 1: Ash stays in the ball game to the right of
45:06
the quarterback Henderson. Four receivers in the pattern. On second
45:10
down and ten, Henderson hands to Ash.
45:14
Speaker 2: Ash up the field.
45:15
Speaker 1: And beyond the thirty to about the thirty two yard line,
45:18
almost thirty three for a game of eight third down
45:21
and two coming up here, They're gonna go quickly here.
45:23
On third down in shortens, Henderson in the gun hands
45:30
again to Ash. Ash has first down yardage to the
45:32
thirty five. A good two yard run on the play,
45:36
tackled by Dallas Bakalahi. Good to see Dallas back and
45:39
then the rotation again for Utah.
45:42
Speaker 2: A rare first down for the Mountaineers.
45:44
Speaker 1: They earned it on two runs from Ash and he'll
45:47
check out of the ball game now.
45:50
Speaker 3: And that last run they just guys weren't getting off
45:53
blocks and should have been.
45:59
Speaker 1: Weaver in the backfield now splits out wide empty backfield
46:02
on second down, they.
46:03
Speaker 2: Get first and ten.
46:05
Speaker 1: Quarterback keeps it Henderson beyond the thirty five and dad
46:09
about the third maybe forty yard line. We have a
46:11
little bit of a generous spot that time. I think
46:13
he was down at about the thirty nine. John Henry
46:15
Day with a tackle for Utah three and a half
46:17
four yard game.
46:18
Speaker 4: Yeah, very generous spot. And then they bring the guy
46:20
in this long motion.
46:21
Speaker 3: Looks like it's going to be a reverse, but the
46:23
quarterback keeps the ball there and finds a little crease.
46:27
Speaker 2: So second down in five.
46:28
Speaker 1: As they move here on this drive there, one of
46:31
their better drives in the afternoon, so far as we
46:33
come up on ten minutes to play, Henderson's going to
46:35
keep it himself this time, right into the teeth of
46:37
that Utah defense, running straight ahead, picks up three almost
46:41
four yards. John Henry Daily led the way again. It'll
46:43
be third down and short again. We'll see if they
46:45
play bullyball again here West Virginia.
46:47
Speaker 2: Third down to one.
46:48
Speaker 3: It's interesting the first drive, you know, they start out
46:50
with this, you speak a bully ball boy. They brought
46:53
in the tanks. But the first drive, you know, is run.
46:57
They stop it. They go to the pass, Utah stops it.
46:59
Now they come run and seem to have some success
47:01
with it.
47:02
Speaker 1: Third down at the yard. They're three of six on
47:04
third down. They are going with a triple jumbo set here,
47:09
gonna try.
47:09
Speaker 2: The tush push.
47:11
Speaker 1: Now they're gonna back up out of it. Now they're
47:14
gonna go back to it again. Third down in the
47:16
yard and a half, Henderson turns, keeps and he's not
47:19
gonna get there. That was terribly executed. Oh, I mean
47:23
that was terribly executed.
47:25
Speaker 2: No game. Fourth down and one coming up here for
47:27
the Mountaineers.
47:28
Speaker 3: Well, if you do the toush push, the quarterback shouldn't
47:30
turn around and look at the running back. Almost looked
47:32
back there, which is like one of those trick plays
47:35
where they're that's hide the ball and see who can
47:38
skirt squirt out without anyone noticing.
47:40
Speaker 1: I'm gonna try it again here. Fourth down in inches.
47:43
Now they're gonna back up into the shotgun. Now he
47:45
goes under center. Henderson tossed sweet to the tail back.
47:50
Speaker 8: And he's not gonna get there. He's dropped.
47:53
Speaker 1: Scooby Davis shot in from his quarter spot and dropped
47:56
him for a two yard loss at the Utah deepest,
48:00
hands up big again.
48:03
Speaker 3: Well, you want to stop a bully, man, you just
48:05
got to meet him right in the face, Smack him
48:07
in the face.
48:08
Speaker 4: That's how you answer to a bully. And that's what
48:09
Utah did.
48:10
Speaker 2: Utah Football.
48:11
Speaker 1: When we get back time out on the field with
48:13
eight forty six to play here in the first half,
48:15
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48:40
plays twenty four yards punt, three plays six yard punt,
48:44
eight plays thirty three yards, stop him on down, seven
48:47
plays nineteen yards.
48:49
Speaker 2: Stop him on downs. Utah's got him back.
48:52
Speaker 1: This is now their best starting field position of the
48:54
day at the West Virginia forty three yard line.
48:57
Speaker 4: Yeah.
48:58
Speaker 3: So often when you get this positive field positions, taking
49:01
a big shot down to field, see if you thought
49:03
doesn't do that right.
49:04
Speaker 1: Here back with without one of their deep threads right
49:08
now Jackson, Benny good News. Jackson still in uniform and helmet,
49:12
kind of hobbled around the sideline a little bit.
49:14
Speaker 2: He twisted his ankle on.
49:15
Speaker 1: An end around earlier on with Tobias Merryweather, Dallan Bentley,
49:20
JJ Buchanan split wide to the left hand side. I'm
49:23
gonna pump and go along, Damn Pierre. Look and he's
49:25
got a man out there.
49:27
Speaker 2: It's intercepted.
49:29
Speaker 1: Not a well thrown ball by Devin Safety sat saw
49:32
it the whole way trying to get it to Merriweather
49:35
incomplete and then intercepted Carter with the interception, and West
49:39
Virginia finally was something to cheer about here.
49:42
Speaker 3: Well, you know, like I said, you take a shot
49:45
in that situation, and it was open.
49:46
Speaker 4: It was there.
49:47
Speaker 3: He just ball was way out of gil way to
49:50
the outside. It was just very, very poorly throwing.
49:53
Speaker 1: So the Fountaineers get it back again, first attended through
49:55
twenty yard line. Devin would like to have that went
49:58
back if possible, his third in of the year. So
50:02
down of Utah defense back out there again. West Virginia
50:07
looked very discombobulated on offense. Right now, Henderson the quarterback
50:11
back out there again in the shotgun hand off to
50:15
Ash the tailback. He's got five six, seven, almost eight
50:18
yards out of the twenty eight yard line. Nate Tillman freshman,
50:22
filling in right now for Date Ritchie makes the tackle
50:24
from the safety spot for Utah.
50:26
Speaker 3: Yeah, and running at this defense right now seems to
50:28
be the best answer for West Virginia. These young players,
50:32
inexperienced players, it's got to have an impact.
50:35
Speaker 1: Second down in two, Utah with four down linemen, they
50:37
give it again to Ash. This time he's ripped down
50:39
from behind. Great tackle in the open field by Utah.
50:44
Lance holtzclaws shot in from his defensive end spot to
50:47
make the tackle for a yard loss.
50:49
Speaker 2: Third down in three coming up.
50:50
Speaker 3: Yeah, and Lance has been close to the last couple
50:52
of plays. See if he can't make a big one
50:54
right here, here we go.
50:56
Speaker 1: Third down, West Virginia gonna go quickly here the quarterback
50:58
keeps it out on the edge and he is going
51:00
to be stopped short of the first down. He got
51:03
to the twenty nine and that was it. Fourth down
51:05
and one coming up lander Barton grabbed him by the
51:07
leg and pulled it backwards. And fourth down coming up here,
51:11
Will rich Rod go for it again from his own
51:13
twenty nine yard line. Wow, if they will, they'll go
51:15
quickly on the football. Here Henderson the quarterback makes the push,
51:21
dives forward. He'll have the first down, not by much,
51:24
but he got it. That was the tush push on
51:28
steroids right there. There were like six guys behind him
51:31
pushing him, and it's first down for West Virginia.
51:33
Speaker 4: Well, the other two he turned around.
51:35
Speaker 3: This one he just dove over the pile very quickly
51:37
and pretty hard to stop that when you do it.
51:40
Speaker 1: That quick clock running seven to ten to play here
51:42
in the first half, twenty one to hing Utah, West
51:44
Virginia with a fresh set of downs at their own
51:46
thirty yard line. Split two receivers to the left, one
51:50
to the right hand side, and Henderson by himself in
51:54
the shotgun. Now they bring a man in motion across
51:56
the formation. Henderson's going to pass throwing it down the
51:58
Field's got a man wide open, and flags fly. He's
52:01
running to the end zone and the flags fly first.
52:04
And this is going to be a procedure call on
52:06
West Virginia.
52:08
Speaker 9: Prior to the play fall start number eighty offense, five
52:13
yard federalry, first.
52:14
Speaker 2: Down racing Barnes.
52:15
Speaker 1: The man who caught the touchdown pass or would be
52:19
touchdown pass, moved early on the play, and maybe that's
52:22
why he was so wide open.
52:23
Speaker 2: So back it up five yards.
52:25
Speaker 4: Just got a little nervous.
52:26
Speaker 3: This is the play rich Rod likes to do, though,
52:28
and he stinks that guy from the opposite side, and
52:30
he's done that against Utah in the past with some
52:34
very good results with better personnel at Arizona.
52:37
Speaker 1: So backing up five yards to the twenty six, make
52:39
it first down in fifteen clock, running again with six
52:43
forty to play, empty backfield again for the quarterback Jalen Henderson.
52:46
Speaker 2: Ash comes in motion.
52:48
Speaker 1: They handed to Ash out on that right side and
52:50
he'll pick up about two yards on the play, does
52:53
Clay ash John tou Holby to tackle for Utah. Second
53:00
down and long now second down to twelve.
53:02
Speaker 3: Yeah, Utah's been good on those lateral runs. It's just
53:04
a straight ahead. They're challenged.
53:07
Speaker 2: Anderson hands to Ash again.
53:08
Speaker 1: He's almost wrapped up in the backfield by Logan Vano.
53:12
Picks up two yards to about the thirty one yard line.
53:15
Poop pooh sept Bealona made the tackle play third down
53:18
and long coming.
53:19
Speaker 3: Up well, and it's a you know, he did a
53:22
much better job of stopping to run there that straight
53:24
ahead run.
53:25
Speaker 1: Three for eight on third down of the Mountaineers, the
53:27
empty the backfield, Henderson to pass pressure off the edge.
53:30
He's gonna step up and try to run and he's
53:33
not gonna get there. He'll be stopped about two and
53:35
a half yard shy by Lander Barton, and I'll bring
53:38
a fourth down. Does rich Rod go for it here?
53:42
Almost two full yards to go?
53:44
Speaker 3: Well, he doesn't have Pat McAfee punning at West Virginia anymore,
53:48
so figures he might as well go for it here.
53:50
Speaker 1: Nope, they're gonna bring the punt team out and they're
53:52
slow to get out. Rich Rod's losing his mind down below.
53:57
Speaker 4: People are booing here. It's like, what's the point of punning?
54:01
Speaker 1: A lot of carvio back deep to receive this kick
54:04
for Utah. We haven't seen ray Shawn Glover today. The
54:06
freshman from Hawaii will stand at his own twenty one
54:09
yard line. Oliver Straw to punts on fourth down in
54:12
two he'll rug be it out to the right side
54:17
and kick that away, end over end kick. Carbo back
54:20
pedals and takes it his own. Eleven Lona gets up
54:23
the field. You're about the sixteen for a five yard return,
54:26
and then a flag flies in. If this is a
54:30
hold on Utah, they probably should have held a little
54:32
bit better because they didn't open up much for Carbo there.
54:36
Speaker 3: Yeah, Carbio, he can't turn his back. It looks like
54:38
it might be on the defense. Let's see he's saying
54:41
it's defensive holding.
54:43
Speaker 1: Fifty one yard punt, five yard return. We'll hear what
54:45
Stevid Barron has to tell us here. I think this
54:47
is going to go against Utah, though we'll have a
54:53
time out on the field once we get the call.
54:57
Speaker 4: It's a big discussion.
55:01
Speaker 1: Maybe they're trying to decide where it occurred. The referee
55:07
holding the ball with the fifteen is pointing backwards. Here's
55:11
the call from our head referee. I don't think he
55:18
turned his mic on. It is a hold or a
55:21
block of the back on Utah, So that'll back him
55:23
up when we get back to Morgantown.
55:26
Speaker 2: Four fifty six to play.
55:27
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Swing by your local Smith's. All your long, Utah man,
55:45
say a bunch of Pevorit PepsiCo broducts. Pepsi was made
55:48
for you. It's watching so Utah will be getting first
55:51
intent at their own six yard line. Good news, way,
55:53
Sean Parker, back of the ball game for Utah. Doesn't
55:56
appear that injury suffer on that last drive or the
55:59
drive before that was Utah hasn't putted yet today three
56:02
touchdown drives and then an interception.
56:04
Speaker 2: On the last one.
56:06
Speaker 1: So a ninety four yard field here with four fifty
56:08
six to played before halftime. See if they can execute
56:11
a nice long drive and eat up some block and
56:13
flags fly and we're gonna have procedure on Utah. You
56:21
know the referee turns on his mic this time. Nope,
56:31
he did not, but he did tell us it's procedure
56:33
on Utah. Didn't tell us who, but it doesn't matter.
56:35
Five yards back Actually, half the distance from the six
56:38
to the three now, so it's a ninety seven yard field.
56:44
Devon backs up into the shotgun in his own end
56:47
zone with Wyshan Parker next to d Now Wasyshan orbit
56:50
motions in and out. Devon's gonna run forward with it
56:54
and get back to the line of scrimmage, maybe lose
56:56
half a yard. Somebody didn't block on that side because
57:00
they were about three West Virginia defenders right there, led
57:03
by Braydon Siders.
57:04
Speaker 3: Yeah, and it just the kind of the tempo of everything.
57:07
It's like the offensive linemen are hurrying up to get
57:09
to the line of scrimmage, but the action is really slow,
57:12
and it just just you know, they're they're challenging Utah
57:15
right now. I mean they're putting putting the safeties up
57:17
at the line of scrimmage. They're just saying, we're just
57:19
daring you to throw them all or throw it out
57:21
on the edge.
57:22
Speaker 4: Do something.
57:24
Speaker 1: Second down at eleven now for Utah, play action role
57:27
for Devin. Dan Pierre lots of time from the end zone,
57:30
throws it out and it's caught right here. Along the
57:33
near sideline was Dallan Bentley making JJ Buchanan who caught it.
57:37
That was a heck of a long throw by Utah.
57:39
They get it all the way out to the fourteen
57:40
yard line for a gain of eleven.
57:42
Speaker 2: Third down to two coming up.
57:43
Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't think he was even considered on that
57:46
route originally. It's a dangerous throw and a good dv
57:50
will pick that off. You've got to be really careful
57:51
on that throw, but Kennon did a nice job of
57:55
blocking out the defender.
57:56
Speaker 1: Utah perfect five for five on third down. Devin keeps
58:01
it straight ahead and dives for first down yardage to
58:04
the sixteen he needed to He got right at two yards.
58:08
Speaker 2: Utah gets a first down.
58:09
Speaker 1: Now six for six on third down, and the drive
58:12
stays alive with three and a half to play at
58:14
the clock.
58:14
Speaker 3: Running a great effort by Devin there. Still, it's just
58:18
so clogged in there with all those safeties right at
58:21
the line of scrimmage, it's hard to know who to block.
58:23
Speaker 2: Three receivers of the pattern.
58:25
Speaker 1: First down, hand off Rogers make it get Rogers na
58:29
Cary ahead to the twenty three to twenty four yard line.
58:32
A good eight yard run on first down.
58:34
Speaker 3: Seeing the car he's softened that defense up. They're now
58:38
like not quite hitting him like they were in the
58:39
first of the game. And that's what you do. You
58:41
just wear them down, wear them down, and then by
58:43
the end of the game they're worn out.
58:46
Speaker 1: Second to two with the twenty four yard line, they
58:48
bring Dalla Bentley in motion, given a Rogers again the
58:50
Cary with first down yardage. As he rolls forward close
58:53
to the twenty eight yard line. The clock will stop
58:56
while they set it and they keep it running. Okay,
59:02
two forty five, two forty four, two thirty three to
59:05
play first in ten at the twenty eight in Utah,
59:09
and the you's just taking their time. They've got all
59:10
three timeouts right now, but still a long way away
59:13
from the end zone. As we come up on two
59:15
and a half to play, Parker the tail back into
59:17
the ball game. Now they're holding the ball because Utah
59:24
substituted first down in ten. Parker comes in motion, Devin
59:28
play action, throws it down the field. That is a
59:30
hail Mary and nearly caught at the thirty five yard line.
59:34
Tobias Meryweather got behind the defense. If Devin would have
59:37
had one more second to throw, that would have been
59:39
a touchdown.
59:41
Speaker 3: It's like, oh yeah, they just blitzed him right here. Still,
59:44
he did a nice job of just giving him some chance.
59:47
I mean, I thought Tobias that Tobias started sticking his
59:50
hands out, and it slows you down. You just gotta
59:52
keep running in drying at the last second, stick him out.
59:54
Speaker 1: Clock stopped at two fifteen to play second down in
59:56
ten from their own twenty eight for Utah Parker the
59:59
back of the backfield. Devin claps his hands, back pedals
1:00:02
to throw lots of time throws.
1:00:04
Speaker 2: To the outside. Short is it caught?
1:00:06
Speaker 1: It is a heck of a I've being grabbed by
1:00:09
Ryan Davis out of the thirty four yard line and
1:00:12
that will take us to the two minute time out
1:00:14
here in Morgantown. Short arm just a little bit by
1:00:18
Damn Pierre and Utah will face a third down. We'll
1:00:20
call it about four when we get back. Two minutes
1:00:23
to play before halftime. For the Big O Tires broadcast booth,
1:00:26
it's UNAK twenty one in West Virginia.
1:00:28
Speaker 4: Nothing.
1:00:28
Speaker 1: This is Utah football from ESPN seven hundred and the
1:00:31
Youth Sports Radio Network.
1:00:33
Speaker 2: We've got two minutes.
1:00:34
Speaker 1: To play here before halftime. It's been all Utah twenty one.
1:00:36
Speaker 2: Nothing here.
1:00:37
Speaker 1: They're trying to add some points before halftime. If you're
1:00:40
hungry right now and you don't want a big full meal,
1:00:42
go grab a G two G bar. They'll they'll take
1:00:45
they'll fill you up. They taste great. They are not
1:00:48
some of those protein and energy bars don't taste great.
1:00:51
Speaker 2: Not G two G.
1:00:52
Speaker 1: They taste amazing, and they're big fans of the University
1:00:56
of Utah.
1:00:57
Speaker 2: G two G.
1:00:58
Speaker 1: So stop in and see them today, pick them up
1:01:00
wherever you get your good healthy stuff. That's G two
1:01:03
G energy. All right, two minutes to play before halftime.
1:01:06
Third down and three here for Utah. They're on thirty five.
1:01:11
I'd like to say two down, territory Sky, but let's
1:01:13
pick it up on third down.
1:01:14
Speaker 2: What do you say, Well, yeah, and.
1:01:15
Speaker 3: It's a big third down because it's all about clock management.
1:01:18
You don't want to give the ball back to West Virginia.
1:01:21
It's a two for one here if you get it scored.
1:01:25
Look for Devin dam here to somehow either run this
1:01:28
or rpo at.
1:01:29
Speaker 1: Four receivers and Theakari Rodgers in the backfield on third
1:01:32
and three. Utah perfect on third down today, they throw
1:01:34
to the outside, caught that's first down yardage still on
1:01:37
his feet and finally wrestled out a bounds at about the
1:01:39
forty eight yard Like JJ Bucannon, he's got a touchdown
1:01:42
today and a big third down catching the drive stays
1:01:44
alive for Utah.
1:01:45
Speaker 4: Well, it's a mismatch, you know.
1:01:46
Speaker 3: Still it's a good throw because it's to the outside,
1:01:49
but it's got to get a little higher. Use the
1:01:51
advantage you have there and take advantage of the height difference.
1:01:55
Speaker 1: So you're talking to take a time out here, referees
1:01:57
are coming together to talk about something. With a minute
1:01:59
forty two to play the ball with the Utah forty
1:02:01
nine yard line.
1:02:02
Speaker 3: Here's our referee. I have no idea what he's saying.
1:02:08
He has he turned his mic on. Is that mike
1:02:10
even working. He's trying to communicates, probably trying they may
1:02:22
have like not stopped the clock once they got the
1:02:24
first down, and he's probably saying they need to put
1:02:26
more time on the clock, but he can't say it
1:02:29
because no one can hear him.
1:02:31
Speaker 1: He's telling somebody on the West Virginia sideline that's got
1:02:33
a radio to call up and add some more time.
1:02:36
Speaker 4: To the clock. I think.
1:02:37
Speaker 1: I'm sure it won't be much, probably two three seconds,
1:02:40
but everything counts right now.
1:02:42
Speaker 2: If you're Utah.
1:02:42
Speaker 3: Well we saw that earlier where yeah see they put
1:02:45
two went to.
1:02:46
Speaker 1: So we have four seconds added to the clock. First
1:02:48
in ten Utah for just shy of big field leading
1:02:51
twenty one nothing here with a forty six to play,
1:02:53
Utah will get the ball coming out of the locker
1:02:56
room as well.
1:02:59
Speaker 2: If you can it.
1:02:59
Speaker 1: Have Merriweather split wide to the right hand side for Utah.
1:03:03
Every play of the playbooks open if you want to
1:03:05
run it. You still can't. You've had all three time
1:03:07
outs of your Utah smithsote motions out of the backfield.
1:03:10
They hand the ball to Nakari Rogers and he picks
1:03:13
up two yards and then a flag flies in from behind.
1:03:16
Devon saying this is going to be on West Virginia.
1:03:18
It's right in the area where a hold.
1:03:19
Speaker 4: Would be or or a face mask.
1:03:23
Speaker 1: Devon was pointing the way of West Virginia.
1:03:26
Speaker 2: Still nothing from a referee.
1:03:27
Speaker 1: Let's see what he signals personal foul face mask.
1:03:32
Speaker 2: Yes, good call, Scott Mitchell.
1:03:34
Speaker 1: That'll be fifteen yards. That's gonna go on. Jimori Robinson
1:03:41
the defensive lineman.
1:03:43
Speaker 3: Well, when it rains, it pours in West Virginia. It's
1:03:46
been raining and pouring on West Virginia today.
1:03:49
Speaker 2: Yeah, they are not in heaven right now.
1:03:51
Speaker 1: No, all the way, it goes to the thirty four
1:03:55
yard line first and ten for Utah and a minute
1:03:58
thirty seven to play. Clock now begins to on first
1:04:00
and ten. Devin dam Pierre play action throw to the outside,
1:04:05
caught Ryan Davis inside the twenty five to the twenty
1:04:09
and down to about the fourteen yard line, goes Ryan Davis.
1:04:11
They'll give him the thirteen yard line for a gate
1:04:14
of twenty two and back into the canyon of your
1:04:17
Credit Union red zone, goes Utah one more time.
1:04:19
Speaker 3: Shott ball location, Man, it should show you everything. He
1:04:22
just hits him in stride right accurately, right at the
1:04:25
right time.
1:04:26
Speaker 4: And then Ryan Man, he gets off a lot of.
1:04:28
Speaker 2: People hand off Parker Way.
1:04:32
Speaker 1: Sean picks his way forward to about the ten for
1:04:34
a game of four. Clock continues to run. Utah doesn't
1:04:37
even need to use timeouts right now. They've got a
1:04:39
bit at twelve and the clock running to play.
1:04:41
Speaker 3: Check it down in six. Yeah, they still want to
1:04:42
have a little tempo. You don't want to run. You
1:04:44
don't want to run out of place here. You certainly
1:04:47
have the timeouts to use. Sometimes it's nice to really
1:04:50
set something up here with a timeout.
1:04:52
Speaker 1: Second down at six from the West Virginia ten and
1:04:55
the canyon you red canyon of your Credit Union red zone.
1:04:58
One more time, goes Utah damp Pierre out of the
1:05:01
shotgun again, hands to Parker Wayshan inside the ten to
1:05:06
about the nine yard line. He goes not much there
1:05:08
on the play, and now Utah will take its first
1:05:10
time out with forty two seconds to play. Ashton Woods
1:05:13
made the tackle for West Virginia.
1:05:18
Speaker 3: Yeah, if you're gonna run the ball like that a
1:05:19
couple of times, well.
1:05:21
Speaker 1: Now you're facing thirty and six, right, you're gonna have
1:05:24
to probably throw it. Yeah, but unless you could sneak
1:05:27
something past him on a running play.
1:05:29
Speaker 3: Well, I'm just thinking of why you call the time
1:05:31
out right there, because you don't want to give them
1:05:34
the ball back, and so.
1:05:36
Speaker 1: Well, I'm not sure it matters today.
1:05:39
Speaker 3: I understand that, but you know, good clock management's always
1:05:43
a good thing to practice. But yeah, you're probably right,
1:05:46
But this way they get a really good play. They're
1:05:48
going to get the best play they could call. They
1:05:49
could really talk through what they want to do here.
1:05:53
And one of the plays that's worked nice is when
1:05:55
you get Bentley and you get in check.
1:05:59
Speaker 2: There we go the other referees. Mike's working again.
1:06:02
Speaker 1: Devan dam Pier to day twelve of seventeen, one hundred
1:06:04
and fifty two yards, two touchdowns of the pick, the
1:06:07
Kari Rodgers twelve carries for sixty two yards. So it's
1:06:10
been a good day all the round for the Utah offense.
1:06:12
Speaker 4: I like Bentley here in a mismatch one on.
1:06:15
Speaker 1: One, Well you've got Dallen or do you have Dallen? Nope,
1:06:21
not in the game right now. JJ Buchanan is though,
1:06:24
he's a pretty good mismatch. Ye think thirty nine inch
1:06:27
vertical jump on Buchanan. He's got the touchdown today too.
1:06:30
Third down at six for the West Virginia ten. Davis
1:06:35
in motion, Damn Peer to pass looking to the outside,
1:06:37
throwing to the outside, caught.
1:06:38
Speaker 8: Davis stays on his feet.
1:06:40
Speaker 1: Does he roll into the end to No, He's down
1:06:42
at the one yard line.
1:06:47
Speaker 2: First down in goal Utah.
1:06:48
Speaker 1: Davis was six inches from getting in, but his knee
1:06:51
went down.
1:06:52
Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a oh, that's just unfortunate, right there, great effort.
1:06:55
I like that play though, you know, and move him
1:06:57
in motion. You've got man coverage. It helps you to
1:07:00
get open there when you when you get that.
1:07:02
Speaker 1: Movie first down and goal, damp here goes under center,
1:07:05
Rogers behind him, turning agive, Rogers picking his way forward,
1:07:09
keeps those legs pilot.
1:07:11
Speaker 4: But he won't get there. Rogers gotta go.
1:07:13
Speaker 1: If he lost the yard back to the two yard line,
1:07:15
he's got to go quicker. Seventeen seconds. Utah takes it
1:07:17
second time out.
1:07:18
Speaker 4: Well you can. You can't dance like you gotta go.
1:07:21
Speaker 8: Gotta go right there the second time out?
1:07:23
Speaker 4: Why didn't bounce right? He bounced right there.
1:07:25
Speaker 1: If he just stays behind his up back, he walks
1:07:28
in probably close to untouched. He bounced to the outside,
1:07:30
got tackled. It'll be second down.
1:07:32
Speaker 2: A goal with the two.
1:07:33
Speaker 1: Utah has got one time out remaining, so they could
1:07:35
run it again if they want to with seventeen seconds left.
1:07:38
Speaker 3: Well, you can't. You can't overthink it in that situation.
1:07:40
It's just like straight ahead.
1:07:42
Speaker 4: Now. What I would do here is get that that
1:07:45
bully ball.
1:07:45
Speaker 3: Right and you get your big old, big old lineman
1:07:48
in the backfield like that and go play action and
1:07:51
make a nice easy touchdown to tight end, just slipping
1:07:54
out to the corner right there. Because u TA hasn't
1:07:56
shown that, they've shown it's like one hundred percent run
1:07:58
when they get in that that power eye run formation.
1:08:02
Speaker 1: Second down and goal at the two yard line. Seventeen
1:08:04
seconds remain here before halftime. Twenty one nothing Utah. The
1:08:10
Utes have been wildly efficient when they've gotten the ball down.
1:08:12
Speaker 2: Here this year. We'll see if they can punch it
1:08:14
in again.
1:08:14
Speaker 1: Nacari Rodgers will be the tailback again here for Utah.
1:08:19
They bring in the extra offense in Mine and Moyaki
1:08:23
plus Dallan Bentley at tight end, Auto Tiya at tight end.
1:08:26
You can probably slip a tight end out here if
1:08:28
you want to. Tia might be that guy. We'll see.
1:08:31
Second down and goal TA motion. Damn Pierre rolls to
1:08:33
his right hand side, throws to the end zone.
1:08:36
Speaker 8: Talk touchdown.
1:08:38
Speaker 1: Dallan Bentley owed by himself in the back of the
1:08:41
end zone. Third touchdown passed today for Devin damp here
1:08:45
and Utah punches it in just before halftime.
1:08:49
Speaker 4: Yeah, you do this I mean it's the same thing.
1:08:51
Speaker 3: You know, you show heavy run formation right there and
1:08:53
outflank the defense, got a lot of options, got a
1:08:56
guy in the flat, you got the run potential, and
1:08:58
then you slip that tight end in the corner. Very
1:09:00
nice play, very as you mentioned. I mean, Utah has
1:09:04
just been amazing in the red zone in their efficiency.
1:09:07
Speaker 1: Mountain Meer fans beginning to head toward the exits. I
1:09:09
don't know if they're heading home or just going to
1:09:11
the bathroom. At halftime, Pat here from Dylan Curtis is
1:09:14
up and it's good. Flags fly probably going on West
1:09:18
Virginia trying to jump that thing with thirteen seconds to play.
1:09:24
Speaker 9: Penalty is the clock line frontis plays a controt.
1:09:28
Speaker 2: How about this scoring drive?
1:09:29
Speaker 1: Scott fifteen plays ninety four yards in four minutes and
1:09:33
forty three seconds and they pay it off with Devin
1:09:36
dan Pierre's third touchdown pass of the day. He was
1:09:39
seven of eight for sixty five yards on that drive.
1:09:41
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it's very impressive, and it's one of those
1:09:44
where it's also great clock management, not only the whole drive,
1:09:48
because you eat up five minutes in the first half.
1:09:51
We're gonna get the ball in the second half and
1:09:53
then you you really manage it well to give basically
1:09:56
no time left for West Virginia to do anything on
1:09:59
this on this last possession before the half.
1:10:02
Speaker 1: Utah is now three for three in the red zone today,
1:10:05
the Canyon View Credit Union red zone, and that touchdown
1:10:08
at Pepsi touchdown. Pepsi the official soft drink of the
1:10:12
University of Utah Athletics. Twenty eight nothing. Utah will kick
1:10:17
it off to Preston Fox. Stillick Curtis has not had
1:10:19
a kick returned in quite some time.
1:10:24
Speaker 4: I think Matt roe Blezu was like an on site
1:10:26
kick right here.
1:10:26
Speaker 2: Matt roe Blez always wants an on side kit.
1:10:30
Speaker 4: I can hear him in his brain right now. He's
1:10:32
not saying anything, but I can just hear the thought process.
1:10:34
Speaker 1: Matt roe Blez here with us today, Dave Spataford with
1:10:37
us here today, Alonzo's here, Scott's here, slides downstairs. Hey,
1:10:42
the boss is here today too. Matt Smith enjoying an
1:10:45
icy cold beverage in the box today.
1:10:48
Speaker 2: I think he's just soft.
1:10:49
Speaker 1: He didn't want to stand in the rain any longer,
1:10:51
so he came upstairs. Add our friends from G two
1:10:54
G in the booth today as well. We're just cramming
1:10:58
everybody in here today. It's nice and up here. That
1:11:01
kick went out for a touchback, and I'm gonna guess
1:11:04
rich Rod probably just says, let's take a knee and
1:11:07
go regroup in the locker room at half.
1:11:09
Speaker 3: I don't think I think he's gonna try something crazy
1:11:11
right here.
1:11:12
Speaker 1: Okay, Well, he does split three receivers into the formations
1:11:16
for junior twenty five.
1:11:19
Speaker 2: Tail back.
1:11:20
Speaker 1: In they handed to that tailback, it gets forward, picks
1:11:23
up about five, do about the thirty yard line and.
1:11:26
Speaker 3: That'll take us to halftime. You sound disappointed to hear
1:11:32
the five fans that are still here.
1:11:33
Speaker 4: They're doing too.
1:11:34
Speaker 1: You're gonna get a word from Kyle Winningham momentarily brought
1:11:36
to us by our friends Ken Garth. We hear you
1:11:40
twenty eight nothing you taught the half and a get
1:11:43
right game in Morgantown. They've done exactly that for the
1:11:45
first thirty minutes. Get a thought from Sly and coach
1:11:49
coming up here after he talks to our friends from television.
1:11:51
First half today being brought to you by Smiths and
1:11:53
PEPSI slide patiently waiting while our friends from TV Todd.
1:11:58
They're not even talking to him on television now, Slyly
1:12:03
can talk too. Go ahead, slay.
1:12:04
Speaker 6: Coach offensive of explosion in that first half. What was
1:12:07
the game plan coming in?
1:12:09
Speaker 10: Well, just to be physical upfront, which we you know
1:12:12
as coaches, we didn't do a good enough job last
1:12:14
week of allowing the old line to be physical. So
1:12:18
much better this week as far as turning them loose.
1:12:21
Took pretty good care of the ball. I had the
1:12:23
one interception where I kind of slipped out of his hand,
1:12:26
but a lot of production and the key is we're
1:12:28
running the ball efficiently. When that happens, everything else opens up.
1:12:32
Speaker 6: Coach, a couple of injuries today, Any updates on Nate
1:12:34
Richie and Jacksonvine.
1:12:35
Speaker 10: That looks like they're probably done for the game.
1:12:37
Speaker 1: Thanks coach Sly, Thank you, and thank you Kyle Whittingham.
1:12:41
That brought to you by Ken Garth. We hear you
1:12:44
halftime here in Morgantown. Come back with the American First
1:12:47
Credit Union halftime show. Next you Talk twenty eight and
1:12:50
West Virginia Nothing. This is Utah Football from ESPN seven hundred.
1:12:54
You'd Sports Radio Network. Rayshawn Blubber back to receive the
1:12:57
kickoff here for the University of Utah. Would would rich
1:13:00
Rod Dare try an on sidekick? I know Matt Robeliz
1:13:03
would call one. He's the king of the on side kick.
1:13:06
That wouldn't coach very long, but he would sure try
1:13:09
a lot of things in the short time he.
1:13:10
Speaker 2: Was a coach.
1:13:11
Speaker 3: I think everything's on the table for rich Rod, you know,
1:13:13
I mean, what does he have to lose? And again
1:13:16
he's he's probably trying to establish a culture and and
1:13:21
and his style of play, and you know, there's there's
1:13:24
really nothing for them to lose in this situation. Otto
1:13:27
t is the off man and lover is a deep man.
1:13:30
Haven't seen ray Sean retard a punt today? That's gone
1:13:32
to Monta Carbaile And.
1:13:34
Speaker 4: I'm impressed with his head referee.
1:13:36
Speaker 3: He had to run the whole length of the field
1:13:38
to get into position here.
1:13:40
Speaker 1: Well, he was just happy as microphone started working again
1:13:42
because it didn't work in the first half.
1:13:44
Speaker 4: He did not slow down the whole way across the field.
1:13:48
Speaker 1: Ethan head kicking it off here for West Virginia for
1:13:51
the first time he's kicked here today. We'll go down
1:13:54
to Sly after this kickoff that is a high and
1:13:59
short kick. Take it by the up man at about
1:14:01
the twenty eight yard line and finally knocked out of
1:14:03
bounds at about.
1:14:03
Speaker 2: The thirty six.
1:14:04
Speaker 1: We'll go downstairs for a sideline update with Stevenson Sylvester Sly.
1:14:07
Speaker 2: One was a halftime message.
1:14:09
Speaker 4: Very good vibe.
1:14:10
Speaker 5: A lot of corrections that were made or Mega showed.
1:14:12
Speaker 6: The thing, But the biggest uh message in this locker
1:14:16
room was from Scaley, coach Swann and coach Wit.
1:14:20
Speaker 5: Energy and finish, finish the game.
1:14:22
Speaker 6: Something we haven't been doing a couple of games intermittently,
1:14:25
but they want to finish.
1:14:26
Speaker 5: That is the goal here. Act like it's zero zero,
1:14:29
finish this football game.
1:14:30
Speaker 1: Lander Barton split wide to the left hand side on
1:14:32
first and ten for utah of their own thirty seven.
1:14:34
Wyshaun Parker takes the hand off and Wayshawn keeps his footing.
1:14:38
He's going to push the pile out beyond the forty
1:14:40
to about the forty one yard line for a game
1:14:42
of four yards. On the play, Chase Wilson made the
1:14:45
tackle on the play.
1:14:45
Speaker 2: Get a little shippy.
1:14:46
Speaker 1: Down there right now the ball here here. Parker's still
1:14:50
down being helped up to his feet by his teammates
1:14:52
after a four yard game.
1:14:54
Speaker 3: Yeah, and he's looking to bounce it outside and you
1:14:56
just got to You just got to tuck it up
1:14:58
in there, run down hill. That's that's what you guys
1:15:00
are so good at. He was lucky to get those
1:15:01
four yards there.
1:15:03
Speaker 2: Parker stays at the ball game.
1:15:06
Speaker 1: Utah, moving receivers all over the formation, strengthen the left
1:15:10
hand side. Devin Dan pier to throw down the field
1:15:12
as a man open, and that's caught into West Virginia
1:15:16
territory and out of bounds.
1:15:17
Speaker 2: Guess who, Dallan Bentley.
1:15:19
Speaker 1: I don't know who his favorite receiver is more Dalla
1:15:21
Bentley or Ryan Davis. Those guys get fifty percent or
1:15:25
more of the catches all the way to the West
1:15:26
Virginia thirty eight yard line. Way Sean Parker stays in
1:15:29
twenty one yard pitch and catch on the play. They're
1:15:32
gonna go with some tempo here, run the speed option
1:15:34
to the outside. Devin pitches and ball goes out of bounds.
1:15:37
That was not a good decision by Devin. And now
1:15:39
a flag comes in late for way way down the
1:15:42
field right in that area of holding, which will probably
1:15:46
go against Utah. That play didn't look good from the start.
1:15:48
Speaker 3: Well it looked good, and when they string it out
1:15:50
like that, you just got to be more decisive and
1:15:52
make the defense to commit to you, and they never did,
1:15:55
and Devin kind of pitched it ill advised.
1:15:57
Speaker 4: But you got Jackson or Land of Barton in here,
1:16:01
and he's been.
1:16:03
Speaker 9: Offense number seventy one, ten yard penalty first down.
1:16:06
Speaker 1: He get Caleb lomboo the left tackle on the hole,
1:16:08
so that'll back him up ten yards. It'll be first
1:16:10
down in twenty and that's that hole is like.
1:16:13
Speaker 3: Way back side, not even a part of the play
1:16:15
right there on that last one. But the play before
1:16:18
to Bentley was a nice that's a nice chunk play
1:16:20
down the field where you got multiple you know, options
1:16:23
and makes it. It's just a really easy clean read
1:16:27
for Devon and again one of those plays. I really
1:16:30
like that they're taking the balls still down the field.
1:16:33
But I'd like to see Land, you know, he's out there.
1:16:34
I'd just like to see him get more involved.
1:16:37
Speaker 1: You're gonna back it up to about the forty six
1:16:39
of West Virginia first down in twenty here for Utah's first.
1:16:43
Speaker 2: Empty backfield for Devon.
1:16:44
Speaker 1: He'll backpedal to pass, pressure off the edge, steps away
1:16:47
from it, keeps his footing, steps up again, looking down
1:16:51
the field, stays on his feet and picks up five
1:16:54
although say four to the forty two yard line. Curtis
1:16:57
Jones Junior made the tackle on the play that was
1:17:00
there's a lot of running for Devon. Did a good
1:17:02
job of boarding the sack, not once but twice.
1:17:04
Speaker 3: Well, that's probably the first time in quite a while
1:17:05
that we've seen the elusiveness of Devon.
1:17:07
Speaker 4: But Landers got to turn around.
1:17:09
Speaker 3: If he turns around and comes back to Devon there,
1:17:11
he's gonna have a big game.
1:17:13
Speaker 1: Throwing a ball second down in fourteen, Devin to pass again,
1:17:17
pressure off the edge again, caught inside Ryan Davis thirty
1:17:20
on his feet, twenty five at twenty four yard line.
1:17:23
They'll mark him down at the twenty five and that's
1:17:25
a gain of sixteen in a first down.
1:17:27
Speaker 3: Yeah, kind of early on, Devin was not completely accurate
1:17:30
with some of his throws, and that throw was why
1:17:34
there were the extra yard age. You put it right
1:17:36
on the numbers, right where Davis could make it move.
1:17:39
Speaker 1: Ryan Davis now over one hundred yards receiving today there's
1:17:43
way Sean Parker on the inside hand off taking it
1:17:45
down to the twenty one for a gain of four
1:17:47
yards on first down. That's the first one hundred yard
1:17:50
receiver on the.
1:17:50
Speaker 2: Year this year for Utah.
1:17:52
Speaker 4: Well well deserved.
1:17:53
Speaker 3: And again Utah attacking the middle of the field, which
1:17:55
they didn't last week. But right now they're kind of
1:17:57
having their way with You're gonna call time out.
1:18:00
Speaker 1: Here, time out taken by who West Virginia. They were
1:18:02
going to have twelve men on the field if they
1:18:05
didn't take that time.
1:18:05
Speaker 9: West Virginia has called their first time out.
1:18:07
Speaker 1: Of the house.
1:18:09
Speaker 2: It's a media timeout, so we'll take it with them.
1:18:11
Speaker 1: It'll be second down at six for Utah at the
1:18:13
West Virginia twenty one. When we get back at Utah
1:18:15
twenty eight in West Virginia.
1:18:16
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1:18:17
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stats here. Eight catches, one hundred and seven yards for
1:18:53
Ryan Davis, four for fifty four for Dalla Bentley. Devin
1:18:56
dam Pierce completed sixteen passes got those two have twelve
1:18:59
to sixteen.
1:19:01
Speaker 3: Well, and there they're I mean, they're great passes. They're
1:19:03
designed plays that you know that it could go to anyone.
1:19:07
Speaker 4: And these guys just happened to be open.
1:19:08
Speaker 3: But clearly you can see there's a there's a significant
1:19:12
comfort level with Devin damp here and Ryan Davis, and
1:19:16
when when Devon puts the ball in the right location, boy,
1:19:20
Ryan is so good at getting those yards after catch.
1:19:22
Speaker 1: Devin sixteen of twenty one, two hundred one yards and
1:19:25
three touchdowns to one pick, second down in six of
1:19:29
the West Virginia twenty one yard line empty set. Now
1:19:34
they're going to keep this ball. Is that Burt Fickland.
1:19:36
It is Burt Ficklin tackled. That's going to be a
1:19:40
four yard loss all the way back to the twenty
1:19:42
six yard line. Hey, Devin dam Pierce split wide out
1:19:45
to the right hand side. Bert Ficklin was in there
1:19:47
and he lost five yards on the play. We haven't
1:19:48
seen that happen much.
1:19:50
Speaker 3: N This looked like it might be a play, but
1:19:52
that edge player someone forgot to.
1:19:54
Speaker 4: Block him and he got right to Burt before he
1:19:57
could get going.
1:19:59
Speaker 1: You tal eight for eight on third down today. If
1:20:03
he's a third down in ten right now for the
1:20:05
twenty six, Devin and the gun, he'll pass looking out
1:20:09
to his left now going back to his right, fires
1:20:12
down the middle. It's taught by Parker. He's inside the
1:20:15
twenty and dives toward the sixteenth very close to first
1:20:18
down yard each he'll be about a half yard shy.
1:20:20
Fourth down coming up. Good checkdown to Kawashan Parker.
1:20:24
Speaker 3: Yeah, and again it's it's that extended time. You know,
1:20:27
he's got all this time in the pocket and eventually
1:20:30
someone's gonna move around, and these guys are getting comfortable
1:20:33
with that. These wide receivers they're they're figuring out where
1:20:35
those those holes and those spots are in the in
1:20:38
the defense to give Devin something to throw.
1:20:41
Speaker 1: To offense staying on the field. Here on fourth down
1:20:43
and a yard for Utah, they bring in the jumbo
1:20:46
package as he goes under center. Now they motioned Bentley
1:20:48
to the left hand side, a turn and a roll
1:20:51
to the right hand side, dumped in the flat. That's
1:20:53
Dallan Bentley up the sidelight. He came back across the
1:20:56
formation and caught it for a first down, pushed out
1:20:59
of bounds by side as the linebacker. But Utah's got
1:21:02
it now, first and ten at the eleven yard line.
1:21:04
Speaker 3: Yeah, and that's that nice counter off of that jumbo
1:21:07
package right here.
1:21:09
Speaker 4: Of course Texas Tech is stuffed at the last week.
1:21:11
It would have been a nice play to have back then.
1:21:13
Speaker 3: But great execution, great conversion on really a third and
1:21:17
you know long and they went for it there on
1:21:19
fourth and I like the call to.
1:21:23
Speaker 1: So first down in ten, just outside the ten yard
1:21:26
line in the Canyon View Credit Union red zone, damp
1:21:29
here to pass, Devin scrambling out to his right, he's
1:21:32
looking down the field, pops it down.
1:21:33
Speaker 8: The field, Parker catches is he in.
1:21:38
Speaker 2: Now the flag flies.
1:21:40
Speaker 1: And I think he stepped out of bounds. He did
1:21:42
not catch the football, and I think he stepped out
1:21:46
of bounds before he touched it. And that's going to
1:21:48
be a penalty on Wayshawn Parker in Utah. Once you
1:21:51
step out of bounds, you cannot come back inbounds and
1:21:54
catch a pass.
1:21:55
Speaker 3: Yeah, good read here, and Wasshaw just got to be
1:21:57
more aware of that. He saw on the sideline and
1:21:59
can see the action happen. But he gets pushed out
1:22:02
of bounds there and then now he caught the ball,
1:22:04
he's in the end zone or did he No, No.
1:22:06
Speaker 2: He dropped it.
1:22:08
Speaker 4: Probably dropped it because he knew that he was.
1:22:10
Speaker 2: Here's the real touching offense.
1:22:12
Speaker 9: Number one went out of bounds, was the first player
1:22:14
to touch the pass. The ball was placed in the
1:22:17
previous spot. Loss of down, second.
1:22:19
Speaker 1: Down, So back to the eleven yard line. It goes
1:22:22
second down and ten at the eleven you talk can
1:22:24
get a first down just inside the one yard line.
1:22:27
Speaker 3: And Devin didn't really need to flush out on that
1:22:30
play right there. He's got to still maintain his confidence
1:22:34
and get some guys a chance to.
1:22:35
Speaker 1: Work open, Devin did the shotgun, Rogers next to him,
1:22:38
and now what do we have?
1:22:41
Speaker 9: The previous play is under.
1:22:43
Speaker 3: For the review.
1:22:46
Speaker 2: Targeting.
1:22:48
Speaker 1: I don't think it's I don't think it's targeting.
1:22:50
Speaker 4: Yeah.
1:22:51
Speaker 1: Are they going to review whether he actually stepped out
1:22:53
of bounds?
1:22:54
Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm not sure.
1:22:55
Speaker 2: Where was he pushed out of bounds?
1:22:57
Speaker 4: I'm not really sure.
1:22:58
Speaker 1: Because if he's pushed out of bounds, he can then.
1:23:01
Speaker 3: I buy you think he was ever out of bounds?
1:23:05
Speaker 1: Yeah, he was never out of bounds. Catch down, held on. Yeah,
1:23:12
let's see his foot looks to be still in bounds,
1:23:16
both feet in. Mike Pereira back in command center for Fox.
1:23:23
They're having a real us It could have happened earlier.
1:23:26
Did it happen earlier? No?
1:23:28
Speaker 3: Right there, he was not out of bounds. You can
1:23:31
see it up closer. That might be a touch touchdown.
1:23:34
That might be a touchdown pass. That was kind of
1:23:36
a Mahomesy in play that time by see right there,
1:23:39
See there, there's space on that right foot. Right before
1:23:43
you con it, yun, the ball comes down. Well, guy
1:23:48
comes in way late and knocks the ball out like
1:23:52
super late, So I think he knows he got a
1:23:57
touchdown right there.
1:23:58
Speaker 1: That's what they're looking at to make sure he actually
1:24:00
stepped out of bounds and if he did not, that
1:24:02
will be a touchdown for way Shawn Parker.
1:24:05
Speaker 10: Yeah.
1:24:05
Speaker 3: So and you see that right foot, just a little
1:24:08
slipper of green artificial turf.
1:24:11
Speaker 4: Yeah, they're all they're.
1:24:12
Speaker 3: All looking at that saying hey, and the cool thing,
1:24:15
the uh the Big twelve now has has open review.
1:24:18
Speaker 4: So all the all the people at home get to
1:24:20
watch this.
1:24:21
Speaker 1: We get to watch it. We just don't get to
1:24:23
hear it. No, they get to watch it and hear it.
1:24:25
And Mike Perera is talking too, So man, what could go?
1:24:28
Speaker 2: Look? Could be better than that?
1:24:29
Speaker 4: Mike Perera is talking. You know, it's a big deal.
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Speaker 9: After further review, it was determined that they're runner did
1:24:47
not step out of bounds and the past is to
1:24:49
take it for a touchdown.
1:24:50
Speaker 1: Wow wow, wow, Now that's good use of the replay
1:24:56
right there. Utah gets a touchdown the fourth row today
1:25:00
by Devin dan Pierre and a second touchdown catch on
1:25:03
the year for way Shawn Parker.
1:25:04
Speaker 4: Yeah, and it was a close one.
1:25:06
Speaker 3: I mean, it's about as close as you get without
1:25:08
stepping out of bounds. And you know, I was a
1:25:11
little critical of him not having awareness. I have to
1:25:13
eat my words. He was aware, and he walked the
1:25:16
tightrope and did the nice job to get the touchdown.
1:25:20
Speaker 1: It's a Pepsi touchdown and Utah now four for four
1:25:23
of the red zone today. Dealing Curtis on to attempt
1:25:27
the extra point. He's perfect on pats and he remains
1:25:33
that way and it's thirty five nothing Utah. Boy, West
1:25:36
Virginia is really going hard up the middle trying to
1:25:39
block these kicks, and there is a lot of collision
1:25:42
time up there. Thirty five nothing Utah with ten forty
1:25:46
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drive a Pepsi touchdown. Ten play sixty three yards more
1:26:00
team damn Pier Devin is having a good day. Five
1:26:02
for five, sixty four yards and the touchdown. That's the
1:26:05
fourth scoring drive of ten plus plays today for the
1:26:08
University of Utah.
1:26:10
Speaker 3: Yeah, and you love that he's the leader of this team.
1:26:14
As this team goes, it's how he goes. And so
1:26:17
he's just he's been on today clearly. Clearly he's seeking,
1:26:22
you know, retribution from last week. And again, I just
1:26:25
love it. I love when when players answer back. It
1:26:27
just speaks volume to the volumes, to kind of people
1:26:32
that they are, in the character they have on this team.
1:26:35
Speaker 1: Jilly Curtis has a teed up in his own thirty
1:26:37
five kicking left to right as you listen to it,
1:26:39
and as we call it, as the rain begins to
1:26:41
fall again here in Morgantown, right footed, boot high and
1:26:45
end over. En Preston Fox is gonna fair catch it
1:26:47
two yards deep. He could have just let it go,
1:26:49
but I think he wanted to actually touch the football,
1:26:51
so we did and comes out to the twenty five
1:26:53
yard line, and I think we're gonna get a new
1:26:55
quarterback here for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Khalil Watkins is
1:27:08
going to be the quarterback now he's a true Noah
1:27:10
red shirt freshman from Washington d C. He ran for
1:27:13
about sixty seven yards a week ago against Kansas. He's
1:27:18
in and in the shotgun with Hubvert next to him.
1:27:21
First down and ten, little pop passed to the wide
1:27:23
receiver coming around the edge and he's tripped up and
1:27:26
taken down nicely by Nate Tillman. That was Cam Vaughan,
1:27:30
who's their best wide receiver, who's really not been involved
1:27:33
in the offense here today, picked up about four yards.
1:27:35
Speaker 4: Yeah, this offense, you know, they just keep trying.
1:27:38
Speaker 3: Can I do that fly sweep? They're going to do
1:27:40
the zone read. They just keep doing it.
1:27:43
Speaker 1: Second down in six is Wilkins backs up into the
1:27:45
shotgun again. He's going to bake a pass and then
1:27:48
try to run with it, and he's going to get.
1:27:50
Speaker 2: To the outside.
1:27:51
Speaker 1: He's got the thirty five still on his feet. Forty
1:27:53
and forty five yard line. Finally tackled by Smith's noting
1:27:57
that about the forty seven yard line. Utah missed some
1:28:01
tackles again and it's a gain on the play of
1:28:03
about seventeen in the first down.
1:28:05
Speaker 4: Yeah.
1:28:05
Speaker 3: It does a nice job though, of setting up the
1:28:07
defenders to get open.
1:28:10
Speaker 1: From the West Virginia forty seven yard line. They handed
1:28:13
to the tailback this time, and that tailback is Hubbard
1:28:15
and he picks up two to the forty nine a
1:28:17
short gain on that play, tackle to play by John
1:28:20
de Laea and another Utah player down and I believe
1:28:25
that's Dallas Baklakai for.
1:28:27
Speaker 9: An injured defensive player.
1:28:29
Speaker 1: Baka Lahi has just come back from injury, so to
1:28:31
see him go back down again is not great news.
1:28:33
Speaker 2: If you're Utah.
1:28:36
Speaker 1: Utah already down Eliti via Mahi today and we've got
1:28:40
a time out on the field, so we'll take it
1:28:42
with him nine forty two to play. I think right now,
1:28:44
if you're Utah, you're up thirty five nothing. You just
1:28:45
want to get out of here without any more injuries.
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who's been battling an ankle injury all year on his
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right ankle got helped off. Looks like that was the
1:29:14
ankle he was favoring. So you'll go to the sideline
1:29:17
right now. The good news for Utah is they've got
1:29:19
a lot of depth that that position's got. It's just
1:29:21
not super experience right now.
1:29:23
Speaker 3: No it's not, and you know, but you're right. The
1:29:25
depth is there, and these are the kinds of games
1:29:28
where you're gonna get your depth, a lot of experience
1:29:30
that I think will be valuable to you as you
1:29:32
go through the season.
1:29:34
Speaker 1: Your Hubbard stays in as the tailback. Wilkins stays in
1:29:37
at quarterback. Red shirt freshman out of Washington. D C
1:29:41
has the Mountaineers out to their own forty nine yard line.
1:29:43
Second down and eight. Utah shows a four man down
1:29:46
front play a little man coverage across the formation right here,
1:29:49
although to be fair, West Virginia hasn't shown much of
1:29:52
a propensity to throw it today. Wilkins operating out of
1:29:55
the shotgun on second down and eight, fly a sweep
1:29:58
hands into the man' that's Gallagher who's tackled immediately at
1:30:02
the fifty by Lander Barton Rodney Gallagher. He's probably taking
1:30:07
what four or five of those fly sweeps today, Scotts.
1:30:09
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it's a staple of this offense. And they
1:30:12
really executed to perfection. So you got to you got
1:30:15
to really be able to cut it off and then
1:30:18
that fill, which is what Lander Barton did so nice
1:30:21
making the tackle.
1:30:22
Speaker 1: Third down at six, right at the Utah forty nine
1:30:25
yard line for Wilkins, and he'll backpedal the pass. Now
1:30:28
he's gonna run it himself. He's gonna make one man
1:30:30
miss at another, but he will not get there. He'll
1:30:32
be well shy a first down yardage. Although they pushed
1:30:34
the pile to the forty five, he was stacked up
1:30:37
in the forty eight yard line except Belona helped make
1:30:39
the tackle on the play. But he got three yards
1:30:41
more than he should have. And they'll keep the offense
1:30:42
out there on fourth down and two.
1:30:44
Speaker 4: Yeah, it just looked like he was down, but it
1:30:47
just kept going.
1:30:48
Speaker 1: So fourth down a two. Utah stopped them a couple
1:30:51
of times today on fourth down. We'll see if they
1:30:53
can do it again. Right here, Wilkins back's way up
1:30:56
into the shotgun. He'll take the snap, and what do
1:31:01
we have a timeout or movement? A timeout fall start Oh.
1:31:08
Speaker 9: Offense number fifty seven, five yard.
1:31:10
Speaker 1: Penalty, fourth out, Donovan Haslam the left guard. I didn't
1:31:14
see the flag. I heard the whistle though, And fourth
1:31:17
and two now becomes fourth down in seven for West Virginia.
1:31:20
And if they were thinking about running the football, they'll
1:31:22
probably have to throw.
1:31:23
Speaker 4: Now.
1:31:24
Speaker 1: Wilkins backs up into the gun. Here, two receivers right,
1:31:28
two receivers to the left hand side. Utah showed a
1:31:30
four man down rush. Wilkins back pedals to throw four
1:31:36
men coming. He's gonna step up and run and Utah
1:31:39
should have seen that coming. They did not, And he
1:31:41
picked up eleven yards, twelve yards and a first down.
1:31:45
Speaker 3: Yeah, and it's almost like a quarterback draw. It's a
1:31:48
designed run. They let all the receivers go down the field,
1:31:51
create separation, and then the quarterback just finds a seaman
1:31:55
runs the ball.
1:31:55
Speaker 1: I'm not sure how you just didn't have somebody spy
1:31:57
in him. First and ten. Now at the Utah forty
1:31:59
yard he's gonna keep it himself again out here on
1:32:02
the edge, and we'll get knocked out of bounds after
1:32:04
a one yard game to the thirty nine yard line
1:32:06
ushered out of bounds by Tayo Johnson.
1:32:10
Speaker 3: I think it'd be a little bit of a challenge.
1:32:11
I mean, you know this, the new quarterback's a little
1:32:14
bit more spry and wiry and seems to run the
1:32:17
ball a little bit different, almost like a change of
1:32:20
pace on you know, to some degree.
1:32:22
Speaker 1: Second down to nine at the Utah thirty nine about
1:32:25
the best depth of penetration they've had today. Here comes
1:32:28
a delayed blitz. He's going down the Field's got a
1:32:30
man out there, jump.
1:32:31
Speaker 8: Ball, cut at the five and into the end zone.
1:32:34
Speaker 5: Touchdown.
1:32:37
Speaker 1: Cam Vad just simply went out up down, jump to
1:32:40
Utah defenders for a touchdown and young Khalil Wilkins Chash's
1:32:46
first ever college touchdown pass thirty nine yards on this
1:32:51
Utah defense.
1:32:52
Speaker 4: Yeah, and this is his first pass in the game.
1:32:54
Speaker 3: Here, looks at defense off He's gonna throw it there
1:32:57
all the way.
1:32:58
Speaker 4: I mean, this is a too high safety.
1:32:59
Speaker 3: This safety should have easily intercepted and intercepted the ball
1:33:02
right there. And this guy hasn't played a lot, you know,
1:33:06
needs to make a play. He just takes a bad
1:33:07
angle at the ball.
1:33:08
Speaker 1: Nate Tilman, absolutely he under he didn't undercut it.
1:33:11
Speaker 2: He went behind him and then tripped.
1:33:14
Speaker 1: So one freshman throws a touchdown pass on another freshman,
1:33:18
and West Virginia took him till.
1:33:20
Speaker 2: Midway through the third quarter.
1:33:21
Speaker 1: But they're on the board seven twenty eight to play
1:33:25
here in the third It's Utah thirty five in West Virginia.
1:33:28
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if you're a Utah fan, game day could be a
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whole lot sweeter than it is today. But if you
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them at the stadium, or stop buying any one of
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their locations and pick up a chip. Today eight play
1:34:07
seventy five yards and a jump ball, hopeful ball, and
1:34:11
the prayer was answered on that touchdown thirty nine yards
1:34:13
from Wilkins to Vaughan. When Nate Tilman sees that video
1:34:17
and film review on Monday, he's going to be sick
1:34:19
to his stomach because he was there. But he kind
1:34:23
of tripped a little bit at the last second. Vaughn
1:34:25
went up and caught it, and you just it's.
1:34:27
Speaker 3: Just that inexperience and you learn from those things, and
1:34:31
you know, guys see it in practice, but then they
1:34:33
don't believe it and they have to play at a
1:34:35
different level of different speed.
1:34:37
Speaker 1: Well, rich Rod might attempt to an onside kick here.
1:34:39
Utah certainly thinks he's going to. They've got eight guys
1:34:42
at the forty five yard night. Now they'll spread out
1:34:44
a bit. Rayshawn Glover stands at his own twenty five.
1:34:50
Ethan had to kick it off. Won't be an on sidekick,
1:34:55
but he'll pop it high and Glover will come back
1:34:57
and fare catch it at about the fifteen yard line
1:35:00
and Utah will get it first intend at their own
1:35:02
twenty five.
1:35:03
Speaker 3: Yeah, good job, by Rayshawn. I mean they have the
1:35:06
hands team in I think it'd be hard if if
1:35:09
that ball wasn't kicked to the middle of the field.
1:35:12
You know, you can't up to one side or another,
1:35:13
and you have all your guys up on the front line,
1:35:16
it'd be hard to race over and actually actually catch
1:35:19
that ball.
1:35:19
Speaker 4: And it's a it's a live ball.
1:35:21
Speaker 1: Devin dam Pier back at a quarterback for Utah midway
1:35:24
through the third quarter, seven twenty eight to play, Wyshawn
1:35:26
Parker winning.
1:35:28
Speaker 3: Ten four Utah the huge twenty.
1:35:30
Speaker 1: Five hand off Parker following his blocker, he's into the
1:35:34
open field thirty five forty bounces to the outside fifty
1:35:37
forty five and still on his feet down to the
1:35:40
thirty five thirty four yard line. Finally, Tard knew me
1:35:43
the free safety made the tackle, but a great job
1:35:46
following his blocking and then bursting into the open field
1:35:48
by Wayshawn Parker.
1:35:49
Speaker 3: Yeah, and you just knew that that was eventually going
1:35:51
to happen in this game, just as hard as he's
1:35:53
been running and get a great counter block. Everyone just text,
1:35:56
but everyone gets their guy and off he goes.
1:35:58
Speaker 1: Forty one yards for Parker for ten for Utah. Dan
1:36:01
Pierre's gonna throw looking to his right, throwing down the field.
1:36:04
He's got JJ Buchanan out there and he's interfered with
1:36:07
in the end zone. They were trying to get into Buchanan.
1:36:10
Tar knew he was out there and grabbed him and
1:36:12
pulled him down. That'll be past interference on West Virginia.
1:36:16
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a nice, nice little option off of this play.
1:36:18
They've run the out route and a little short underneath
1:36:21
route this time they go up the field.
1:36:22
Speaker 9: That's interference defense number fourteen, fifteen yard penalty automatic first down.
1:36:27
Speaker 3: Devin gets that ball up in the air just a
1:36:29
little bit, and you know that's gonna be another touchdown.
1:36:32
It's great to get the pass interference, but I think
1:36:34
you want the touchdown.
1:36:35
Speaker 1: Right on the edge of the Canyon View Credit Union
1:36:38
red zone. Again goes Utah first and ten at the
1:36:40
West Virginia twenty yard line, six point fifty three to play.
1:36:44
Here on the third Parker stays in the ball game
1:36:46
as a tailback. Now, they moved the strength of the
1:36:49
formation to the right hand side. Two tackles out on
1:36:51
that right hand side, hand off Parker following his blocks
1:36:54
and he gets stacked up and taken down right about
1:36:58
the line of scrimmage. Excellent work by Ashton Woods coming
1:37:03
up from his linebacker spot to make that tackle. Second
1:37:05
down in ten.
1:37:06
Speaker 3: Yeah, Wishawn should just stay right in that hole, stay
1:37:08
behind your blocker. Well, I guess he saw the guys
1:37:10
coming from the other side, but you know, not a
1:37:14
whole lot. I guess he could do there.
1:37:16
Speaker 1: Two tight ends right, that's Tia and Bentley, two receivers
1:37:20
to the left hand side. Rogers checks in the ball game.
1:37:23
Now on second down in tent they motioned Rogers out.
1:37:27
Now they motioned him back in again. Devin keeps it
1:37:29
to the right, looking down the field. He's gonna pump
1:37:31
once and run and get out of bounds about the
1:37:34
fifteen yard line. He'll pick up six yards. It'll be
1:37:37
third down at about five coming up here for Utah.
1:37:39
Forced out by Ben Cutter, the will linebacker.
1:37:42
Speaker 3: Yeah, as an efficient play, but he had he had
1:37:44
Lander coming across the field wide open. That's that's typically
1:37:48
that third option. I mean, it's it's a nice play,
1:37:50
but he could have got the ball to Lander right here.
1:37:53
Speaker 2: You saw going fast.
1:37:54
Speaker 1: They handed to Rogers carry Rogers stuffed at the fourteen
1:37:59
yard line. It'll be fourth down in about five hand.
1:38:02
For the first time today, we're going to see the
1:38:04
field goal team come out here for Utah.
1:38:06
Speaker 3: I think all the Utah fans ship boo that are here.
1:38:09
I don't want a field goal. Come on, let's score
1:38:11
a touchdown.
1:38:12
Speaker 2: Points of points.
1:38:14
Speaker 3: I know I should be grateful and not greedy.
1:38:17
Speaker 1: Thirty three yard attempt for the right hash d Dylan
1:38:22
Curtis three out of six on the year. Out of
1:38:26
the hold of Ryan Phillips, his punter good.
1:38:32
Speaker 2: So snap a little low, the kick is away, it's
1:38:35
up and it is good.
1:38:37
Speaker 1: So Phillips got that ball upright and after a little
1:38:39
bit of a low snap and a juggle and Curtis
1:38:41
drills his fourth field goal of the year, and Utah
1:38:43
puts some points on the board here with five to
1:38:46
eighteen to play in the third, it's Utah thirty eight
1:38:49
in West Virginia seven not a touchdown, but still paying
1:38:52
off some points right there near the red zone.
1:38:54
Speaker 3: Yeah, and it's good. Good to get the kickers some
1:38:58
more experience. You know you're gonna come down to some
1:39:01
big kicks. You gotta make more comfortable. And it feels
1:39:04
like Dylan's getting a little bit more comfortable being in
1:39:07
the game, getting more consistent. The kicks are going, you know,
1:39:11
deep into the end zone or out of the end zone.
1:39:12
Pats are pretty automatic right now, and you just want
1:39:16
those field goals to be consistent.
1:39:18
Speaker 1: At scoring drive five plays sixty yards, thirty three yard
1:39:22
field goal two ten off the clock. The big play
1:39:24
on that drive the forty one yard run by way
1:39:26
Shaun Parker. So if five eighteen to play here at
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1:39:44
keep it up on the touchback side of things too.
1:39:46
I haven't seen a return against him in quite some time.
1:39:50
High and end over end. If Fox wants to bring
1:39:52
it out, he probably can, but he won't.
1:39:54
Speaker 2: He'll call for the fair.
1:39:54
Speaker 1: Catch three yards deep and West Virginia takes over first
1:39:58
and ten at their own twenty five yard line.
1:40:02
Speaker 2: So it's thirty eight to seven Utah.
1:40:04
Speaker 1: Next week will be a bye week for Utah and
1:40:06
then the Arizona State sun Devils come to Salt Lake City.
1:40:09
Speaker 2: Another big test for the use.
1:40:11
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's gonna it's it's a buy coming at a
1:40:14
good time. You got some people banged up. You don't
1:40:16
know how significant the injuries are. Hopefully they're not season ending,
1:40:19
but get a lot of opportunity guys to get get healthy.
1:40:23
Speaker 1: Quarterback Wilkins stays in the ball game back after his
1:40:26
touchdown drive. Hubbard next to him in the shotgun on
1:40:29
first down. Wilkins's gonna keep it himself. We'll get some
1:40:31
positive yardage beyond the twenty five and out to the
1:40:33
thirty yard line.
1:40:34
Speaker 2: He's a big guy.
1:40:35
Speaker 1: Now, Wilkins is six three to two oh four tackled
1:40:38
by Lander Barton, but he's not easy to bring down.
1:40:41
Speaker 4: No, he's not, and he's you know, he's big.
1:40:42
Speaker 3: But he's also got a little wiggle to him and
1:40:45
reads blocks very well.
1:40:46
Speaker 1: Second down in five for the thirty yard line here
1:40:49
for the Mountaineers. Tried to build on that last touchdown drive.
1:40:52
Wilkins play action pass, firing down the field behind his
1:40:56
receiver and incomplete's try to squeeze that ball in to
1:41:01
Jeff Weimer and Idaho State transfer Jeff Wimer.
1:41:06
Speaker 3: Yeah, sometimes throws are so bad they turned into pass
1:41:09
interference and that was pretty cool.
1:41:11
Speaker 4: In one of them. Right there, receiver just fell down.
1:41:15
Speaker 2: Lay Cotton had the coverage on the play. Third down
1:41:17
and five now.
1:41:19
Speaker 1: At three for ten on third down here in the
1:41:21
ball game, are West Virginia counter played to the tail
1:41:25
back Hubbard. He'll have first down yard it's thirty five
1:41:28
forty into the open field fifty. John Henry Daily finally
1:41:32
tracks him down, runs him down twenty five yards down
1:41:35
field and out of bounds at the Utah forty one
1:41:37
yard line. Just a simple counterplay and a big first
1:41:40
down conversion.
1:41:41
Speaker 3: Yeah, Utah came with an a blet's right there and
1:41:44
just didn't have anyone in the hole to fill it.
1:41:46
And then if tail misses an open field tackle here.
1:41:49
Speaker 1: First and ten at the Utah forty one yard line.
1:41:51
For Wilkins and the Mountaineers, they got a little something
1:41:53
going with this young quarterback. They handed again to Hubbard.
1:41:57
Nothing doing that time he'll pick up a yard maybe
1:41:59
two down to the thirty nine yard line.
1:42:01
Speaker 2: Second down coming up.
1:42:02
Speaker 3: Yeah, this is a team trying to find himself, you know.
1:42:04
So they're they're gonna play hard the.
1:42:05
Speaker 1: Whole game, coming up on four minutes to play. Here
1:42:09
in the third quarter, second down in eight for the Mountaineers,
1:42:13
Wilkins backs up into the shotgun. He'll split two receivers
1:42:16
wide to the left and one to the wide to
1:42:18
the right and one to the left hand side. Fakes
1:42:20
the toss, gonna bring it back this way, Will Wilkins,
1:42:23
and he's got a nice game to about the thirty
1:42:26
four yard line or he'll pick up five yards.
1:42:28
Speaker 2: Third down and short coming up.
1:42:31
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm sure this is two downs for West Virginia.
1:42:34
But yeah, this quarterback, he's he's playing.
1:42:36
Speaker 1: Tough Utah kind of playing a little vanilla right now too.
1:42:39
Not bringing a lot of pressure.
1:42:40
Speaker 3: No, not only pressure, but again some of these young
1:42:43
guys have gotta kind of step up here a little bit.
1:42:46
Speaker 1: Third down and four hand off Hubbard and he is
1:42:49
going to be about two yards shy. They're gonna mark
1:42:52
him down at the thirty three yard line. They'll bring
1:42:54
up fourth down at about two.
1:42:56
Speaker 2: Pooh pooh. Sept Beloma get.
1:42:58
Speaker 1: A lot of playing time today with Paka. He now
1:43:00
out makes the stop fourth down of two.
1:43:03
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's really good that Poopoo's getting some time, big
1:43:06
big fourth down right here.
1:43:07
Speaker 4: See, if you've got Utah and get.
1:43:09
Speaker 1: Him Wilkins by himself and the gun, he's gonna keep
1:43:16
it and he is going to get it.
1:43:18
Speaker 2: Second effort to the thirty yard line.
1:43:20
Speaker 1: Utah had him stopped initially, but his second effort got it.
1:43:24
And that'll be a first awp of the Mountaineers.
1:43:26
Speaker 3: Yeah, and that's a quarterback sneak from the shotgun. You know,
1:43:29
you wonder if they're always in the shotgun, and it's
1:43:31
really hard for them when they get get up on
1:43:33
the line of scrimmage to accept that snap.
1:43:35
Speaker 4: I mean, you should have plenty of time to react
1:43:37
to that to stop it.
1:43:38
Speaker 1: They're not doing anything fancy right now, Scott. They're just
1:43:41
running straight at Utah.
1:43:42
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's running their offense.
1:43:44
Speaker 1: Clay Ash the tailback. Now on first and ten from
1:43:46
the Utah thirty yard line. Utah stack in the box.
1:43:49
They've got eight near the line of scrimmage right now,
1:43:53
Hand off Ash, hand off Ash, and he picks up
1:43:56
a yard maybe two to the twenty eight yard line.
1:43:58
Tackle again, poop Poo set.
1:44:02
Speaker 3: You know they've shown that reverse a couple of times.
1:44:04
They haven't haven't actually pitched it to the guy. Wouldn't
1:44:09
be surprised if they tried that right here and just
1:44:11
this time, just gave it to the reverse motion.
1:44:14
Speaker 1: Guy did that a bunch early in the game, a
1:44:16
lot of those fly sweeps. But the reverse play we
1:44:19
haven't seen yet. Five of the line of scrimmage. Seven
1:44:22
of the box. Right here, Wilkins's gonna pass blitz coming
1:44:26
hit as he throws down the middle off the hands
1:44:28
of the tight end.
1:44:30
Speaker 2: Oh, he had him.
1:44:31
Speaker 1: It was wide receiver Jeff Weimer actually, who was wide
1:44:34
open at the two. The pass was high and it
1:44:37
was Nate Tillman. They was coming on the edge. That
1:44:41
forced that pass high and wide.
1:44:43
Speaker 4: Yeah, just a little out of the way.
1:44:45
Speaker 3: And here they were in that two deep zone and
1:44:48
they just took a shot at the receiver going down
1:44:50
the middle of field.
1:44:51
Speaker 1: Third down and eight now for the Utah twenty eight
1:44:53
yard lite. Wilkins by himself in the shotgun. Utah again
1:44:56
crowding that line of scrimmage, QB draw. Wilkins back pedals
1:45:01
to throw pressure off the edge, hit by Holtz, clawball in.
1:45:04
Speaker 8: The air, caught touchdown.
1:45:10
Speaker 1: Smith's note was beaten, but there's a flag on the
1:45:12
play and it might be offensive pass interference and it is, Oh,
1:45:17
this touchdown is coming back. Rodney Gallagher was there. He
1:45:21
pushed off on Smith's note. This touchdown is gonna come
1:45:24
off the board.
1:45:25
Speaker 2: Fence number four.
1:45:28
Speaker 3: Down. Yeah, and Smith is is an army really good
1:45:32
in that tight man coverage there like that, and so
1:45:35
just to and he uh, he clearly he's right there.
1:45:39
They're battling right there, and he just he just pushes
1:45:42
pushes Smith.
1:45:43
Speaker 4: Out of the way.
1:45:43
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Speaker 2: Yards backs them up.
1:45:57
Speaker 1: It's now third down to twenty three back of the
1:45:59
Utah forty three yard line.
1:46:02
Speaker 2: And see if they throw another hopeful ball up here.
1:46:05
Speaker 1: Wilkins out of the shotgun, gonna roll to his left
1:46:10
looking down the field. He's gonna tuck it and go
1:46:12
and he's gonna throw to an open man at the
1:46:14
twenty five and down at the Utah twenty four to'll
1:46:17
be fourth down at four coming up. That time Gallagher
1:46:20
caught it and fourth down is short now coming up
1:46:22
with the Mountaineers.
1:46:23
Speaker 4: Yeah, you just gotta you gotta feel that.
1:46:25
Speaker 3: It as the defense in the you know, everyone can't
1:46:28
just come up on the quarterback, and you got too
1:46:30
many guys chasing the quarterback and not enough guys staying
1:46:33
back in coverage.
1:46:34
Speaker 1: So fourth down at four, Wilkins in the shotgun. He's
1:46:40
got a tight end to the tailback with him. It's
1:46:42
Ash and Barns. He'll roll to his left, look down
1:46:50
the field and they got a man.
1:46:51
Speaker 8: Why don't been it? He dropped it.
1:46:52
Speaker 1: The pass was low at the Utah seven and it
1:46:56
goes incomplete and the huge dodge a bullet. Oh goodness,
1:47:02
it was Ryan Ward to tight end. He got his
1:47:06
fingers on it. But the pass was underthrown just a
1:47:08
little bit, just a little.
1:47:10
Speaker 4: And someone miss their assignment right there.
1:47:13
Speaker 3: You gotta read your keys and see that tight end
1:47:16
releasing and knowing that it's pass, but definitely dodge to
1:47:21
pull it right there.
1:47:22
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1:47:46
Speaker 3: Yeah, he's a kid that they really like a lot.
1:47:48
He's kind of that guy that you get out on
1:47:51
the edge.
1:47:51
Speaker 2: He's really fast.
1:47:52
Speaker 3: Yeah, see him. See if he can't get out there
1:47:55
and make a big play.
1:47:56
Speaker 1: Clock running with about fifty seconds to play here the
1:47:58
third quarter, thirty eight in Utah. Let the play clock
1:48:03
trickle down here and prowbab we make this the final
1:48:05
play of the third quarter.
1:48:06
Speaker 3: I actually like how they do this where they don't
1:48:08
break the huddle till late Raisland and aren't sitting up
1:48:11
there all day.
1:48:12
Speaker 1: Yeah, Bray stays in at tailback. Utah got a big
1:48:16
old defensive lineman in the right slot. Now, Devon's gonna
1:48:18
throw out to the outside. It's caught. That's Tobias Meryweather,
1:48:22
and he's very close to first down yardage. He needed
1:48:25
the twenty into thirty four. He got the thirty four
1:48:28
and a half. So Tobias Merriweather gets his first catch
1:48:30
of the day today and a first down for Utah.
1:48:33
Chase Wilson forced him at.
1:48:34
Speaker 3: A bounce A nice to read by Devin Too where
1:48:37
everything's to the front side. He's looking, looking, looking, and
1:48:39
then he has plenty of time to go to the
1:48:41
backside there and hits Tobias on a big play.
1:48:44
Speaker 1: And that will take us to the end of the
1:48:45
third quarter here in Morgantown, all youths today, as the
1:48:49
fans head toward the exits, just some red sprinkled in
1:48:53
here and there. It's Utah thirty eight in West Virginia
1:48:56
seven back with the fourth quarter next.
1:48:58
Speaker 9: That's the end of the third quarter.
1:48:59
Speaker 4: Quarter.
1:49:00
Speaker 2: You're on ESPN seven under the Youth Sports Radio Network.
1:49:04
Speaker 1: You're back at Violent Pushcar Stadium here and we'll get
1:49:09
down West Virginia.
1:49:11
Speaker 2: Braid has stopped for now.
1:49:13
Speaker 1: Most of the fans have left, except for the spattering
1:49:15
of Utah fans who are loud and proud. Third quarter
1:49:18
numbers from Dave Spata for West Virginia outgained Utah on
1:49:21
the third quarter.
1:49:22
Speaker 2: On twenty eight.
1:49:24
Speaker 1: They ran for eighty three, pass for sixty three. Utah
1:49:28
ran for fifty four, passed for seventy four. Mountaineers even
1:49:32
ran more plays, but they still trail on the scoreboard.
1:49:39
Speaker 2: Each team.
1:49:39
Speaker 1: Utah actually outscored them in that quarter as well, ten
1:49:43
to seven.
1:49:45
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a yeah, it's a it's a it's a
1:49:47
tough thing right here because you've got you know, you
1:49:50
kind of have the game in hand, and you've got
1:49:52
some young guys, new guys, different guys in there, and
1:49:54
you just kind of don't have the same fail and
1:49:56
coordination with things. But uh, you know, this offense for
1:49:59
you is still working very efficiently and looks good so well,
1:50:04
but you know, you just want to finish this game,
1:50:07
get it over and manage the clock and get home
1:50:10
and get on the bike. Week here.
1:50:18
Speaker 1: So we're waiting all the teams to come back. Yuh
1:50:22
got about forty seconds till we begin the fourth quarter here.
1:50:26
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Speaker 4: Smith.
1:50:35
Speaker 3: You know, I really wasn't sure what to expect coming here.
1:50:38
You know, we'd never been here before. But people seem
1:50:41
very kind and nice, and of course you've got you know,
1:50:45
you've got a program with some history here and these
1:50:47
people are passionate about their football. We've been around town
1:50:50
a little bit and people are aware of us and
1:50:52
where we're here and ask.
1:50:53
Speaker 1: Us to be kind on them. Right now, I'll tell
1:50:55
you what. That's what I like about the big twelve Scott.
1:50:57
Everywhere we go, people know there's games. Yeah, they care
1:51:00
about the games that are going on in their town.
1:51:02
Speaker 3: And this is a team that's struggling in the conference,
1:51:04
you know, and people are still showing up.
1:51:07
Speaker 1: Well, they showed up early, but they have left since then.
1:51:10
It's been a rough go of it. First down and
1:51:12
ten Bird Picklan in a quarterback now for the University
1:51:14
of Utah.
1:51:15
Speaker 2: He'll hand it off.
1:51:16
Speaker 1: Daniel Bray's got it out on that right edge. Bray
1:51:18
to the open field forty five fifty and down at
1:51:20
the West Virginia forty nine yard line. Mark Ott to
1:51:23
why are the running backs coach loving what he sees
1:51:25
on that far sideline?
1:51:27
Speaker 2: As he ran up the sideline.
1:51:28
Speaker 1: Pumping his fist, that's a gain of calling about sixteen
1:51:32
yards territory.
1:51:34
Speaker 3: He was pumping his fist and losing his headset but
1:51:36
this nice fib ray Man. He hits the hole going
1:51:39
full speed and that that you can see the talent.
1:51:41
You can see the speed on that last play.
1:51:43
Speaker 1: We'll get you some Devin Damp pier numbers coming up
1:51:46
here in just a minute.
1:51:47
Speaker 2: As his day is done.
1:51:49
Speaker 1: Bryce Dupe, the former Virginia Tech hoky, he knows this
1:51:52
part of the country. Bird's gonna try to throw it.
1:51:55
He avoids the rush, gets up field, stays on his
1:51:58
feet forty five to the outside forty thirty five and
1:52:02
out of bounds in the West Virginia thirty four yard line.
1:52:05
You can hear the coaches next door going crazy as
1:52:08
the Utah offensive coaches love what they just saw. We
1:52:10
got a West Virginia mountain near down behind the play.
1:52:12
Speaker 3: Yeah boy, we got some hooting and hollering in the
1:52:15
booth next door. And you're kind of holding your breath
1:52:17
right there with Fickland because it looks like he's gonna
1:52:19
get tackled.
1:52:20
Speaker 2: And he picked up in mind yard.
1:52:21
Speaker 3: Yeah, about nine or ten times. And Bray and Fickland show.
1:52:25
Speaker 9: Here, officials, time out for an injured defensive player.
1:52:30
Speaker 1: Time out on the field. We'll take it with him.
1:52:32
Bert Fickland doing some things. Fourth quarter, Utah thirty eight
1:52:37
in West Virginia seven from Morgantown. It's Utah football. ESPN
1:52:41
seven hundred. You had Sports Radio Network. Kind of a
1:52:44
tough scene here in a game that's already out of
1:52:46
reach for West Virginia, their backup defensive end, Devin Grant.
1:52:50
He is still down and being tended to behind the
1:52:53
play he's transferred from in carneated word, so the training
1:52:56
staff is still out dealing with him. It's thirty eight
1:52:59
to seven Utah with fourteen twelve to play in the
1:53:01
ball game. Here here are the final numbers on Devin
1:53:03
dan Pier today. I'd say it had a nice bounce
1:53:05
back twenty one of twenty six for two hundred thirty
1:53:08
seven yards and four touchdown passes. The eleven carries thirty three
1:53:12
yards and a touchdown. In his second half, Scott he
1:53:14
was seven for seven for seventy four yards. So Devin
1:53:17
had a nice bounce back day today.
1:53:19
Speaker 3: Well, it was an outstanding It was an exclamation point
1:53:22
bounce back. And I mean to throw with that kind
1:53:24
of efficiency to score touchdowns such a big deal, to
1:53:28
get touchdowns in the red zone like like he does
1:53:31
on such a consistent basis there, But really important for him,
1:53:36
really important for this team going into this by with
1:53:39
positive energy and hopefully a chance to get some guys healthy.
1:53:43
Speaker 1: Bird Fickland running the offense now Dan Pierre just sitting
1:53:46
over there with his helmet off, watching things from the sideline.
1:53:50
Bird's got Utah set up first intend at the West
1:53:52
Virginia thirty four yard line. Clock started again. Fourteen minutes
1:53:56
to play. As it ticks down here at myl stadium,
1:54:01
Utah going to let that thing tick down play clock.
1:54:05
Speaker 2: At about twenty.
1:54:06
Speaker 1: They haven't even broken their pseudo huddle just yet, do
1:54:09
they have? Tobias Merriweathers split wide to the left hand side.
1:54:12
He and the defensive back are just having a nice
1:54:14
conversation down there.
1:54:16
Speaker 3: I wonder what those guys actually say.
1:54:20
Speaker 1: Brice Duke, the tailback Kicklin brings Daniel Bray in motion,
1:54:25
hands to Daniel Bray. He's got the edge thirty bouncing
1:54:27
outside twenty five and rolls down to the nineteen yard
1:54:31
line of West Virginia. Daniel Bray's got a little burst.
1:54:34
Fred Perry made the tackle. That's another big game of
1:54:37
about fifteen yards for Utah.
1:54:39
Speaker 3: Yeah, you wonder if you see kind of some of
1:54:41
that stuff, if you don't all of a sudden discover
1:54:43
more offense. You know, guy hasn't had a chance to
1:54:45
get on the field, and he finally does and speaks
1:54:49
volumes when he gets out there understanding. I know this
1:54:51
is later in the game, but still showing a burs
1:54:55
showing something again.
1:54:57
Speaker 1: Utah taking its time with the play clock as it
1:54:59
ticks down to thirty teen and twelve. As they break
1:55:01
the huddle, Duke is the tailback. Two receivers right, one
1:55:04
to the left hand side for Utah. They bring a
1:55:07
man in motion outo Ta. They handed the Bryce Duke.
1:55:09
Duke runs into a tackler and picks up about two
1:55:12
yards to the seventeen yard line. They just kind of
1:55:15
stood him up and dropped him down. Jordan Walker made
1:55:22
the tackle from his safety spot second down coming up.
1:55:25
Speaker 3: Yeah, that was a tough two yards right there. Ran
1:55:29
into a bunch of big bodies and they said, no,
1:55:31
you're not going to go any further than this.
1:55:34
Speaker 1: Utah bringing the big guys in the lineup Semi Taolonga,
1:55:37
the defensive tackled sometimes a full back his checked in
1:55:41
here on second down and seven from the seventeen fickling
1:55:45
by himself in the shotgun. Now they bring They bring
1:55:49
Bray across and Bird's gonna keep it himself. Bounces to
1:55:52
the outside, bounces back to the inside, and takes it
1:55:56
to about the fifteen yard line, where he picks up
1:55:58
two more yards.
1:55:59
Speaker 3: Third down coming up. All right, well give it to
1:56:01
Bray again. Then why did he keep it? Almost looked
1:56:04
like that was a design play to go to him. Anyways,
1:56:08
I think I think uh Bray would have scored if
1:56:10
they give him the ball.
1:56:11
Speaker 1: Utah has been really good on third down today, and
1:56:14
they faced another one here eight for ten of the
1:56:18
utes they haven't converted though. Here in the second half,
1:56:20
third down and five, they've got to get to the ten.
1:56:24
Bray in the backfield, Fickling in the shotgun, Bird claps
1:56:29
some snaps and now pitches outside the bray. Bray is
1:56:33
stuck at the fifteen and driven backwards. Fred Perry up
1:56:38
with the nickel spot to make the tackle. The field
1:56:40
goal team will come out here. Pretty good job by
1:56:42
Bird Ficklin when they stole out just a bit in
1:56:44
the can give you credit Union red zone, and Dylan
1:56:47
Curtis will come out to attempt another Utah field goal.
1:56:50
Speaker 3: Yeah, pretty pretty conservative call right there. You know, you
1:56:53
really want to get that speed option when you you've
1:56:55
kind of out flanked him, And I don't think Utah
1:56:57
was ever in that position.
1:57:00
Speaker 1: He made from thirty three before he'll attempt from thirty
1:57:03
three again, this time from the left hash Dylan Curtis
1:57:08
low staff again. The kick is away, it's up, and
1:57:11
it is good. Dylan Curtis today is not to couple
1:57:15
through and Utah extends it's lead to forty one to seven.
1:57:19
Time out on the field with ten forty six to
1:57:21
play here the ball game let Pushcar Stadium slowly but
1:57:25
surely emptying out here on this Saturday. And this is
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1:57:40
Speaker 1: Back inside Milt Pushcar Stadium. Ten forty six to play
1:57:44
in this one, Utah forty one and West Virginia seven.
1:57:48
That last scoring drive nine plays, sixty one yards. Utah
1:57:52
took five twenty eight off the clock, thirty three yard
1:57:55
field goal for the second time today for Dylan Curtis.
1:57:58
You talk six for six in the red zone today,
1:58:00
four touchdowns and two field goals.
1:58:04
Speaker 4: Yeah.
1:58:04
Speaker 3: I like to see these young guys get in and play.
1:58:06
I like to see the kind of energy they play
1:58:10
with and yeah, they play hard, and it's fun to
1:58:12
see kind of what they might bring to the table
1:58:16
down the road.
1:58:21
Speaker 2: Not much of a crowd remaining here.
1:58:23
Speaker 1: There are some die hard mountaineer fans though, sticking this
1:58:26
with happen the rain is subsided for the time being,
1:58:28
still overcast.
1:58:29
Speaker 2: Guys here.
1:58:31
Speaker 1: Until will fly home tonight's and then get the week
1:58:35
off next week before entertaining Arizona State on the eleven.
1:58:41
Delan Curtis ready to kick it off here for Utah
1:58:44
High and end over end and a fair catch again.
1:58:49
Rustin Fox just has no desire to run that thing
1:58:51
out because the last three kicks have only been about
1:58:54
two or three yards deep.
1:58:55
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm sure he's getting his marching orders. And just
1:58:58
like fair catch it, we want the ball in the
1:58:59
tour twenty five. That's end of discussion. Remember that a
1:59:06
couple of years ago when Britain Coby talked coach Whittingham
1:59:08
into letting him running back and he blew out his knee.
1:59:12
Speaker 1: Khalul Wilkins comes back out. He's had much more success
1:59:15
than the original starter. Today, Jalen Henderson, Wilkins is going
1:59:20
to run that reverse the end around here it comes,
1:59:23
Goot called for it. They got it thirty five forty
1:59:25
forty five fifty into the open field forty thirty five
1:59:29
thirty twenty ten five and down he goes Gerrod. Bowie
1:59:36
took it all the way to the Utahs seven yard line.
1:59:41
Speaker 3: Yeah, he just knew that was a matter of time,
1:59:43
you know, rich Rod has some of these plays that boy,
1:59:46
they're explosive when they're running well.
1:59:47
Speaker 4: And he's set it up so nice.
1:59:49
Speaker 1: Sixty eight yards for Bowie on the end around reverse
1:59:53
and it's first in goal with the Utahs seven for Wilkins,
1:59:57
he hands, nope, keeps.
1:59:58
Speaker 2: He's dancing in.
1:59:59
Speaker 1: The back field and he is going to be dropped
2:00:01
back there. Lance holds claw got him. He dropped him
2:00:06
all the way back. Boy, are they gonna give him
2:00:07
a fortunate spot? He dropped him back near the fourteen
2:00:11
and they bark it at the eleven yard line.
2:00:13
Speaker 3: Scott, Yeah, but a great job by holtzkla I mean,
2:00:16
you're in an open field. A lot of times these
2:00:17
defensive line get juped out in that situation, and Holtz
2:00:21
Claude held his.
2:00:22
Speaker 1: Ground and second down and goal right here for Wilkins.
2:00:26
Back at his said the Utah eleven yard line. Hubbard
2:00:29
stays in a tailback Utah with a four man down front.
2:00:33
Right now, Wilkins's gonna keep it forward. He goes, and
2:00:38
he'll be stopped right at the line of scrimmage again
2:00:41
by Lance Holds Claw helped out on the play by
2:00:44
Cash Dylan.
2:00:45
Speaker 2: And that will bring up third down and goal.
2:00:48
Speaker 1: I just think that they're gonna probably have to throw
2:00:50
it here Scott if they want to get it in
2:00:51
the end zone.
2:00:51
Speaker 2: He lost the yard back to the twelve.
2:00:53
Speaker 3: Well, they got some trick plays they like to run here,
2:00:55
but just they ran to run blitz and kind of
2:00:59
to stop everything. You know, it's that zone read run
2:01:01
blitz and had everything just bogged down.
2:01:04
Speaker 1: Clock running at nine minutes to play third down a
2:01:07
goal with the twelve yard line for West Virginia. After
2:01:09
the big play of sixty eight yards on the reverse,
2:01:13
Wilkins backs up into the gun. Two receivers left, one
2:01:16
to the right hand side. He's gonna look to pass
2:01:19
pressure in his face toward the end zone and overshot
2:01:22
his man and there's a flag that comes out of
2:01:25
the play and J. C.
2:01:26
Speaker 2: Hart is going to be.
2:01:26
Speaker 1: Whistled for pass interference. That ball went out of the
2:01:29
back of the end zone. In the NFL, they'd say
2:01:31
that was uncatcham and it had no chance.
2:01:35
Speaker 3: Well, and I'm you know, there was kind of an
2:01:38
acting job a little bit right there. I think it
2:01:40
was a little bit more dramatic than what was actually
2:01:42
going on in the situation. But yeah, I mean that
2:01:46
that play never had a chance to begin with.
2:01:48
Speaker 1: No, they're gonna do they pick the flag up. Now
2:01:51
they're tossing them both of the two yard line. But
2:01:53
that ball sailed out of the back of the end
2:01:55
zone and eight feet high.
2:01:56
Speaker 2: I mean it had no chance.
2:01:58
Speaker 3: Yeah, like zero chance. Now they're moving it into the
2:02:02
end zone. They don't know where they're what they're doing with.
2:02:04
Speaker 2: Here's our referee.
2:02:07
Speaker 9: There are two files on the bill file face mask
2:02:11
defense number fourteen. That penalty is the climb. Pass interference
2:02:15
defense number fourteen. That file occurred in the end zone.
2:02:18
The ball where we placed it the two yard look
2:02:21
first out.
2:02:21
Speaker 1: But I don't agree with the pass interference because the
2:02:24
ball's uncatchable. But with that being said, Scott, the face
2:02:27
mask would have done some damage anyway, given them a
2:02:30
first down. So now it's first and goal with the
2:02:31
Utah two yard line.
2:02:33
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's almost like the face mask and the pass
2:02:36
interference with the same.
2:02:37
Speaker 1: Play, hand off tail back Hubbard stacked up of the
2:02:42
one and driven backwards. He'll have another down. Check it
2:02:45
down a gold coming up tackle on the play by
2:02:47
Joe Delaaa.
2:02:49
Speaker 3: Yeah, that's it's a tough situation because your defense played
2:02:53
really well today and got a lot of new people
2:02:55
in there, haven't played a lot, haven't really got a
2:02:58
lot of game experience. Makes a game look a little
2:03:01
different than it really has been.
2:03:03
Speaker 1: Second down and goal with the one yard line, West
2:03:05
Virginia trying to punch in their second touchdown to the
2:03:07
second half. Try to make this score a little bit
2:03:10
more respectable today. Out of the shotgun goes Wilkins, Hubbard
2:03:13
next to him on the right hand side. Handed again
2:03:19
to Hubbard. He's stacked up again at the line of
2:03:21
scrimmage and then forward into the end zone. He goes
2:03:24
for a touchdown.
2:03:26
Speaker 2: Got a little.
2:03:26
Speaker 1: Push in a little second effort, and your Hubbard goes
2:03:29
in for his first Utah first touchdown to West Virginia.
2:03:34
Just a freshman.
2:03:36
Speaker 3: And good effort there by West Virginia, and it's you know,
2:03:40
they're trying to learn and grow and play, and so
2:03:43
they're just out here playing for four quarters in Utah's
2:03:46
you know, like this game is over with and we
2:03:48
want to move on and kind of tough.
2:03:51
Speaker 1: Five play seventy five yards, one yard touchdown by Hubbard.
2:03:55
It was all set up on the sixty eight yard
2:03:59
reverse to Gerard Bowie. Pat up and good with seven
2:04:04
fifty nine to play at Utah forty one in West
2:04:06
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that's Scott Mitchell Stevens and Sylvester's down on the field today.
2:04:28
Speaker 2: He's happy the rain has stopped.
2:04:31
Speaker 1: Dave Spatafoor in the booth, Pat Ropelez in the booth today,
2:04:34
James Peterson producing back in the studio, and Alonso on
2:04:38
the one and twos behind. This year, it's forty one
2:04:40
fourteen Utah. The West Virginias Look markedly better here on
2:04:44
the second half when they switched quarterbacks to Khalil Wilkins,
2:04:46
haven't they Scott?
2:04:47
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it seems to have a different pace
2:04:50
and tempo to him, runs the ball a little bit better.
2:04:54
Speaker 4: But you also have to wonder, you know.
2:04:55
Speaker 3: How much is this Utah defense kind of a little depleted.
2:05:00
I think people want to get home a little bit
2:05:01
here and finish out this game. But yeah, they've played
2:05:03
better clearly in the second half.
2:05:05
Speaker 1: By week will be coming a good time for Utah.
2:05:07
They've had a number of injuries over the last couple
2:05:09
of games in putting today, with Nate Rigie, Jackson, Benny
2:05:12
and Dallas Fotolagi all going out of the ballgame. Utah
2:05:17
bringing the hands team up. I'm not sure Rich Rodd's
2:05:20
actually gonna on side kick this, but maybe you will.
2:05:24
Speaker 3: We'll see.
2:05:24
Speaker 2: Maybe you get a little practicing game situation.
2:05:27
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's possible. You also to say, hey, I want
2:05:29
my defense to get work too, you know, so let's
2:05:32
go against their offense. I mean, it's not just I
2:05:34
don't think he's trying to win the game by any stretch.
2:05:40
Speaker 1: Kick is away, it's high, it's endover and Ray Seawan
2:05:43
Glover going back at fair catches at about the ten
2:05:45
yard line. It was nicely done, kind of like a
2:05:48
center fielder going back on the fly ball. Utah will
2:05:50
have it first intend at their own twenty five yard line.
2:05:54
Speaker 3: All right, what's Bird gonna do now? I want to
2:05:57
see him finish out this game. I don't want to
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go three and hour. Let's go.
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Speaker 1: Well, they had a nice drive last time, sawed a
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little bit in the red zone, but Bird ran it well.
2:06:05
Utah used Daniel Bray pretty well, the freshman out of Texas.
2:06:09
See what they do right here will be Bryce Duke
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is your tailback.
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Speaker 3: Highly doubt that they're gonna throw the ball to.
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Speaker 1: You've got Simmons and Merriweather's your wide receivers. They've got
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an extra tackle and some tight ends on the right
2:06:21
hand side. I'll hand it to Bryce Duke, who picks
2:06:24
his way forward into the secondary, keeps those legs churning.
2:06:27
Nice run by Duke who picks up twelve after the
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thirty seven yard line.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, good patients there always good when you stay behind
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those pulling linemen. And you know, Utah does a nice
2:06:42
job with those guys to pull. They really do it.
2:06:44
They sort it out, they get good blocks. Typically those
2:06:47
counterplays work very nicely most of the time when Utah
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does that.
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Speaker 2: Bryce Duke's an East Coast guy.
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Speaker 1: He grew up out this way, played in Virginia Tech
2:06:55
and Old Dominion before coming to Utah. First down intended
2:07:01
to thirty seven for Utah. Bird Ficklin stands by himself.
2:07:04
They got tons of tight ends. He's gonna run it
2:07:07
out to the right hand side, look down the field
2:07:09
to throw it.
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Speaker 2: Got a man opened down the.
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Speaker 1: Field and caught Larry Simmons all the way down to
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the twenty two of West Virginia. So much for running
2:07:20
the football. Simmons with his second grab of the year.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I guess they figured, Hey, if West Virginia's gonna
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keep playing hard, so are we in. And it was
2:07:28
a nice throw because he gave this guy a chance
2:07:30
to catch the ball, and Larry Simmons just went up
2:07:32
and made a nice, nice play on it right.
2:07:34
Speaker 1: There, and forty one yard grab for Simmons. He's got
2:07:37
a touchdown catch the toe tapper against Wyoming. Now a
2:07:40
forty one yard grab and Utah set up just outside
2:07:44
the canyon of you Credit Union red zone. First and ten,
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six and a half to play at the clock running
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Bryce Duke the tail back bird Ficklin in the shotgun
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hand off to Duke, follows his blockers forward inside the
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fifteen and rattles his way very close.
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Speaker 2: To first down yard.
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Speaker 1: They'll give him a gain of nine to the thirteen
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yard like nine yards, missus Bueller, nine yards.
2:08:06
Speaker 2: Second down in one.
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Speaker 3: Well, this, this second unit for Utah offensive line is
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no slouch.
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Speaker 4: I mean, these these guys could all be starters here.
2:08:15
Speaker 3: And you're seeing a nice surge by these guys, and
2:08:17
they're they're walking and playing tough.
2:08:20
Speaker 1: Zero away Williams at left tackle, Keith Olsen at left guard,
2:08:24
Alex Harrison at center, salatoa MOEI. These guys are all
2:08:29
doing a nice job. Second down in one, Duke stays
2:08:31
in the ball game. Utah has some beef up front
2:08:35
right now. For the thirteen yard line hand off Duke,
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he breaks a tackle, gets near the twelve yard line.
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Does he get the first down? I'm just gonna say no, huh.
2:08:46
I could hold him up about a half yard. Shy,
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it'll be third down and about half a yard right here.
2:08:51
Barside officials said, not so vast.
2:08:53
Speaker 4: They're stingy on those marks. But Duke runs the ball hard.
2:08:57
Speaker 3: He's shown shown some.
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Speaker 4: Ability to get some guys to miss and get off
2:09:02
of blocks.
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Speaker 1: So third down and a half a yard here for Utah.
2:09:07
They have not converted a third down here in the
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second half. They're eight out of eleven of the ball game.
2:09:11
They were eight for eight in the first half. Got
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to get to the twelve. They're at the twelve and
2:09:15
a half yard line. Duke stays at the ball game,
2:09:17
ficked in with him. Now they motioned Bryce Duke out,
2:09:20
bring him back in again. Bird's gonna keep it himself
2:09:23
and he's gonna be tackled. Nice work up front by
2:09:27
Carter Junior, the safety, maybe a linebacker there too, and
2:09:32
he's gonna be dropped back at the sixteen yard line
2:09:35
at about four yard sigh of the first down.
2:09:38
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm not sure totally what's going on here because
2:09:40
they're pulling a guy and usually you stay behind the
2:09:43
guy when he polls, and it looked like Bert got
2:09:45
out in front of him. I don't know what was
2:09:47
coming up from the other side there, but it's kind
2:09:50
of got blown up before it got started.
2:09:52
Speaker 1: Utah's gonna keep the offense out there and go for
2:09:55
it here on fourth down at about four, got to
2:09:58
get to the twelve. Two receivers, two tight ends. Fickland
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rolls to the left hand side, looking down the field.
2:10:06
Speaker 4: Caught.
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Speaker 1: That's gonna be a first down. They needed the twelve.
2:10:10
They got the eleven yard line. Larry Simmons with his
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second big catch today as third as a youth.
2:10:15
Speaker 3: That's too bad. Bird couldn't have seen him earlier. I
2:10:17
mean there was no one on him. He gets the
2:10:18
ball to him earlier, he might might score. He turn
2:10:21
up the field and at least get more yards than
2:10:23
what he did. But good job of getting the first down.
2:10:26
Very accurate throw too.
2:10:27
Speaker 1: They pick up six yards to the ten yard line
2:10:29
and it's first down in goal Utah in the Canyon
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View Credit.
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Speaker 2: Union red zone.
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Speaker 1: Merriweather will be the wide receiver, split wide to the
2:10:38
right hand side. Simmons comes to the left hand side.
2:10:40
Actually that's Daniel Braid. They'll probably bring him in motion.
2:10:44
Ficklin in the shotgun. Here comes Pray in motion. Fick
2:10:48
One's gonna keep it himself. Bird inside the ted dives
2:10:50
down to the eight yard line. Second down in goal
2:10:53
Israel voice made the tackle for West Virginia.
2:10:56
Speaker 3: Bray's like, why did you not give me the ball?
2:10:59
He'd still be running, Yes, he would. It's like, give
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me the ball.
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Speaker 2: He's ultra quick too. He's not real big Daniel Bray,
2:11:05
but man, he.
2:11:06
Speaker 4: Is he quick. I mean he's not been stopped on
2:11:10
the edge yet.
2:11:13
Speaker 1: Coming up on three minutes to play second down in
2:11:15
goal Utah and about the nine yard line, Blake locks
2:11:23
at ten. As they break the huddle, Ray in the
2:11:25
left slot, Duke in the backfield, Merriweather on the right
2:11:29
hand side. Fickland rolling this way, dumps it off to
2:11:32
Bryce Duke, who gets down to about the five yard
2:11:35
line where he's knocked out of animals. Third down and
2:11:38
goal with the five Ashton Woods made the tackle.
2:11:40
Speaker 3: You have to wonder sometimes if that's because Fickland's left handed,
2:11:44
But seems like if they run that to the white side,
2:11:47
they have more of an opportunity to get the ball
2:11:49
up the field, and they just kind of run out
2:11:51
of space and that short side of the field now
2:11:52
you left.
2:11:53
Speaker 1: He's like to throw it to the left hand side.
2:11:56
Speaker 4: If you're gonna be great, man, you gotta be able
2:11:57
to throw it both ways.
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Speaker 1: Down a goal fifteen on the play clock to twenty
2:12:03
five on the game clock for the West Virginia five
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yard line. Duke with Ficklin, how longa comes in motion,
2:12:13
They hand the ball to Duke. He's got the five,
2:12:15
he's got the three, and the two yard line goes
2:12:19
Bryce Duke. It'll be fourth and goal with the two
2:12:22
after the two minute time out. We've reached the two
2:12:26
minute time out here in Morgantown, with you still leading
2:12:29
out forty one to fourteen. And this is Utah football
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2:12:47
it today and get to three and now four and
2:12:49
one on the year. They have forty one to fourteen
2:12:50
with two minutes to play. They've got fourth and goal
2:12:53
at the West Virginia two yard line here, and Kyle's
2:12:56
not gonna kick a field goal. He's gonna keep the
2:12:58
offense out there and give his back ups a chance
2:13:00
to punch one in here.
2:13:01
Speaker 3: Yes, is good for these guys to get this kind
2:13:03
of game experience. It's like, okay, you know here, you
2:13:06
are face fourth and two.
2:13:08
Speaker 4: How are you going to respond to us.
2:13:09
Speaker 3: Let's see who can make a play in this situation,
2:13:12
regardless of the already determined outcome of the play.
2:13:15
Speaker 4: Let's see if you.
2:13:16
Speaker 3: Can actually play and execute in game situation.
2:13:20
Speaker 1: I'd love to see a big guy touchdown right here,
2:13:22
maybe a tackle eligible, maybe big tash Semi too longa
2:13:26
or Boei yai ye. Oh, it's gonna happen under center,
2:13:28
goes bird Ficklin'll bring a man in motion. He's going
2:13:32
to roll to his left and throw toward the end zone.
2:13:35
Caught touchdown. That's Bryce Duke and bird Ficklan's got a
2:13:39
touchdown pass and Utah's got another touchdown to Bryce Duke.
2:13:42
Speaker 4: Yeah, well, executed play.
2:13:44
Speaker 3: You know, everything smelled like it was going to go
2:13:46
to the inside, or it could be Bray coming across
2:13:49
the field, and then they just roll out play action
2:13:51
to the short side. So many times that tight end
2:13:54
or that short back just gets lost in there.
2:13:56
Speaker 1: I'd love to see a guy like Bryce Duke who's
2:13:58
on his third school is stop and plays hard in practice.
2:14:02
Good backup running back at an opportunity, catches that touchdown
2:14:05
pass from Bird Ficklin to make it forty seven to fourteen.
2:14:10
Speaker 4: Ficklin, Man, he's really accurate throwing the ball on the run.
2:14:13
Speaker 1: He's got a live arm too, does Bird Ficklin. Here's
2:14:15
pat by Dylan Curtis up and good at PEPSI touchdown
2:14:19
caps a nice scoring drive for Utah. It makes it
2:14:22
forty eight to fourteen with a bit of fifty six
2:14:24
to play. The coach is next door to us, Jason Beckett.
2:14:27
His guys are gonna head downstairs. They've done their job
2:14:29
today and Utah is going to improve the.
2:14:32
Speaker 2: Four and one. Get the first pig twelve with of
2:14:33
the year.
2:14:34
Speaker 4: Scott.
2:14:34
Speaker 3: Yeah, and just a great, great answer back this week
2:14:38
across the board, the defense really showed up today.
2:14:40
Speaker 4: Played well.
2:14:41
Speaker 3: Offense, answered back, and it's always up front, you know
2:14:45
where you see it happen.
2:14:46
Speaker 4: But it's also you saw some.
2:14:47
Speaker 3: Big plays from Landerbarton on defense and some of the
2:14:50
known known characters. But for Devin dan Pierre to come
2:14:54
back and play as efficiently and effectively as he did
2:14:57
this week is something I think we we all as
2:15:00
Utah fans, should be excited about it and want.
2:15:03
Speaker 4: To believe that this is more than norm.
2:15:06
Speaker 3: Uh, you know, and last week was kind of you know,
2:15:09
let's just say he was injured.
2:15:10
Speaker 1: So well, they'll have two weeks to get ready, but
2:15:12
they'll be tested again at their next outing, because Arizona
2:15:15
State's a good football team. By the way, that scoring
2:15:17
drive ten plays seventy five yards, took six ozho three
2:15:20
off the game clock, and a Dave Spatafor's fat stack.
2:15:24
The fifth Utah drive today fifth Utah touchdown drive of
2:15:28
ten plays or more methodical with some big plays mixed
2:15:32
in I and short is this kick, but guess what,
2:15:37
he's not going to return it anyway. Preston Fox took
2:15:39
that at his own two and called for a fair catch.
2:15:41
Oh he's a red shirt senior from right here in Morgantown.
2:15:45
And Preston Fox said, hey man, it's too late in
2:15:48
the game for me to take a hit Manue fifty
2:15:51
six to play.
2:15:53
Speaker 3: Well, we'll see what rich Rod has dialed up here.
2:15:55
I'm sure he's gonna pull something out of the bag
2:15:58
to try to get another big play.
2:16:00
Speaker 1: Get a new quarterback of the ball game. It's Max Brown.
2:16:04
Not my friend Max Brown who used to quarterback at
2:16:07
USC and Pitt, but a different Max Brown. He's gonna
2:16:09
keep it himself, and he'll run straight ahead and pick
2:16:12
up about five yards. Cash Dylan helped make the tackle
2:16:16
right there at about the twenty five yard might make
2:16:17
it thirty yard line.
2:16:18
Speaker 3: Well, you said, we said we'd probably see three quarterbacks today,
2:16:21
and we have.
2:16:22
Speaker 4: Yeah, they're true to their work.
2:16:26
Speaker 2: Clock.
2:16:26
Speaker 1: Running with ninety five seconds to play here in Morgantown.
2:16:29
Second down in five for Brown to the Mountaineers motions
2:16:32
to back out of the backfield. Brown's gonna just quarterback.
2:16:35
Keep this thirty thirty five hurdles a man at the
2:16:38
forty and goes down at about the forty four yard line.
2:16:41
Speaker 3: Max.
2:16:42
Speaker 2: Goodness, gracious savior.
2:16:44
Speaker 1: Now he's limping a little bit as he gets back
2:16:45
up after that gain of fourteen yards.
2:16:48
Speaker 3: Yeah, he's probably probably had heart palpitations leaping over like that.
2:16:53
And it's such a science to know when to do that.
2:16:56
You know, you just see the guy of that.
2:16:57
Speaker 1: Oh heavens, no, I was gonna say do that in
2:16:59
the six, but six that would be a that'd be
2:17:01
a tough hurdle, hand off to Hubbard. The tailback, sports
2:17:06
through the hole, picks up about four yards after the
2:17:09
forty eight yard line.
2:17:10
Speaker 2: That's to come up on a minute five to play
2:17:12
go ahead.
2:17:12
Speaker 4: S G gott To say.
2:17:13
Speaker 3: The quarterback is limping quite significantly here. I don't know
2:17:17
if he can even continue. I don't think he can.
2:17:19
He's limping out.
2:17:20
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's gonna bring in our fourth quarterback.
2:17:24
Speaker 2: Scottie Fox junior.
2:17:25
Speaker 4: Wow.
2:17:27
Speaker 1: With fifty two seconds to play, he'll hand off to
2:17:31
Hubbard the tailback. Nope, he's gonna keep it himself. Scotty
2:17:34
Fox says, I want to carry it in this ball game.
2:17:37
I'm not gonna hand that thing off. I'm gonna pick
2:17:39
up two yards to the fifty yard line.
2:17:40
Speaker 4: If I'm gonna be in here, I'm gonna make something happen.
2:17:43
Speaker 1: We'll have probably one more play here for Ridge Rod
2:17:45
of the Mountaineers. As the clock is now at thirty
2:17:48
seconds to play.
2:17:50
Speaker 4: Four, got a shot here, at.
2:17:53
Speaker 1: Least got three receivers in the pattern. If he wants to, Hey,
2:17:58
he's gonna fake the toss to the left, keep it himself,
2:18:00
and pick up very close to first down yardage. Did
2:18:06
they give it to him fourth down, and that'll be
2:18:09
the last play of the ball game. Rich Rod says, don't. Well,
2:18:13
now they're gonna hurry up and try and get one
2:18:14
in five seconds, four seconds, three seconds. Hands to the
2:18:19
tailback who's into the open field to the Utah thirty.
2:18:22
Speaker 2: Seven, and that'll be.
2:18:23
Speaker 5: At your mcgheber.
2:18:26
Speaker 1: Sixty minutes of football done here in Morgantown. Utah had
2:18:32
proves to four and one with a forty eight to
2:18:34
fourteen win over the Mountaineers, and it's a great day
2:18:37
to be a ute here in northern West Virginia. As
2:18:41
Utah levels out at one to one and Big twelve
2:18:43
play and heads back home for the bye week. They
2:18:45
win it by a final score of forty eight to fourteen.