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#10 Utah vs #14 Houston 10-24-26 · Utah Football Gameday Archive

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  Speaker 1: Utah fans, good evening and welcome in to a sold
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  Speaker 1: out and blacked out Bryce Eccles Stadium for a 100th
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  Speaker 1: straight game. It's sold out here and it's the biggest
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  Speaker 1: game of the season both for Utah and the Big
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  Speaker 1: 12 Conference. As the 14th ranked Houston Cougars come to
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  Speaker 1: town to take on one of three remaining unbeatens in
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  Speaker 1: college football. the 10th ranked University of Utah Utes. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Bill Riley. So glad to be with you tonight on
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  Speaker 1: the biggest game of the college football landscape today. And
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  Speaker 1: certainly one of the biggest games in college football this
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  Speaker 1: year in the Big 12 Conference. It's Utah and Houston.
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  Speaker 1: They met two years ago in Houston. Both programs were down.
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  Speaker 1: Houston won that game. In fact, Houston's 5-0 all time
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  Speaker 1: against Utah. But this one just feels a little bit
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  Speaker 1: different tonight, Sly. And it feels a little bit bigger tonight, Sly,
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  Speaker 1: when these two teams get together.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I mean, it's like the stars are aligning, right?
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  Speaker 2: Houston's doing great. I kind of circled this game on
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  Speaker 2: the calendar. I knew Houston was going to come in
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  Speaker 2: here real good after their season last year, the way
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  Speaker 2: they were trending. And then, you know, us being what
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  Speaker 2: we are, I was expecting this game to be exactly
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  Speaker 2: where it's at. Maybe Houston have one loss, us being undefeated.
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  Speaker 2: There's going to be a lot of stars in this
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  Speaker 2: game tonight. Houston's offense has been absolutely phenomenal. great this
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  Speaker 2: year way better than i thought they were going to
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  Speaker 2: be so uh expect to see some fireworks our defense
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  Speaker 2: is going to be tested tonight and even on the
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  Speaker 2: other side of the ball this is one of the
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  Speaker 2: most complete teams we face this year so.
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  Speaker 3: We're going to need to bring our a game it's.
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  Speaker 1: One of the most complete teams in the big 12
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  Speaker 1: in college football as well the third member of our
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  Speaker 1: broadcast team is downstairs in and amongst this sellout and
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  Speaker 1: blackout crowd zach boss what's the energy like on the
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  Speaker 1: field tonight.
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  Speaker 3: It is electric.
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  Speaker 4: This is everything a big game is supposed to be.
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  Speaker 3: Everybody's feeling it.
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  Speaker 4: No, it's going to be great. It's going to be
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  Speaker 4: a great night. Everybody's ready to roll, man. This is
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  Speaker 4: going to be a big-time game. Big-time players got to
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  Speaker 4: show up.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you, Zach. That sideline update brought to you by
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  Speaker 1: Ken Garf.
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  Speaker 5: We hear you.
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  Speaker 1: Sly, this one has the feel. And you and I
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  Speaker 1: were together for this a few years ago. This one
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  Speaker 1: feels a little bit like that USC game back in 2022.
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  Speaker 1: The shootout game between Rising and Williams, two good teams,
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  Speaker 1: two great offenses.
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  Speaker 5: It's got that kind of a feel tonight, doesn't it?
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  Speaker 2: It's going to need that level of focus. The way
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  Speaker 2: that Utah played in that game was outstanding. We knew
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  Speaker 2: the caliber that Caleb Williams was coming into that game.
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  Speaker 2: They had Jordan Addison, a great Bolitnikoff winning receiver. They
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  Speaker 2: were a talented football team that started off great. It's
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  Speaker 2: going to take that. There may be some adversity that
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  Speaker 2: we face early in this game, but we've got to.
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  Speaker 3: Be able to weather the storm.
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  Speaker 2: It's going to be absolutely terrific to see how our
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  Speaker 2: team responds to adversity. And one plays from above. We
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  Speaker 2: could start this game on fire. Start fast as we
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  Speaker 2: have been, right? You said 75-3. We have been starting
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  Speaker 2: against our opponents this year. That's how it needs to
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  Speaker 2: be in this game. We've got to continue on that track.
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  Speaker 1: Utah has scored a touchdown on every opening drive this year.
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  Speaker 1: And to Sly's point, they've outscored their opponents in the
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  Speaker 1: first quarter this year, 75-3. A start like that tonight
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  Speaker 1: would go a long way. Houston did win the toss,
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  Speaker 1: and they elected to defer. So Utah's going to get
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  Speaker 1: the football first here. wearing the all-black uniforms tonight. Houston
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  Speaker 1: comes out completely opposite. They're in the all-white jerseys, helmets,
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  Speaker 1: and red pants, and we should have a dandy. We
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  Speaker 1: had Dalton Kincaid as the guest picker on game day today,
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  Speaker 1: and former first-round pick and current New England Patriot Caleb Lomu,
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  Speaker 1: who's down waving the Utah flag before the game. This
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  Speaker 1: one has all the makings of a classic here tonight
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  Speaker 1: in Salt Lake City, and we're so glad you could
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  Speaker 1: be with us wherever you're listening in. Around the state,
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  Speaker 1: around the country, or around the world tonight, it's a
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  Speaker 1: big one. The 10th-ranked Utes and the 14th-ranked Houston Cougars.
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  Speaker 1: We are ready to go here tonight as Houston has
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  Speaker 1: it teed up at their own 35-yard line. They'll kick
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  Speaker 1: north to south here at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Daniel Bray stands
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  Speaker 1: about three yards deep in his end zone, and this
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  Speaker 1: kick will go high end-over-end and out of the back
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  Speaker 1: of the end zone, and Devin Dampier and Utah will
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  Speaker 1: begin first and 10 at their own 25-yard line. First
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  Speaker 1: half and this offensive drive brought to you by Bud Light.
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  Speaker 1: think we see to begin things here tonight, Sly, from
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  Speaker 1: the Utah offense?
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  Speaker 2: I see a lot of Bert Finklin in the offensive sets, right?
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  Speaker 2: I think we established the run, right? Way Sean Parker,
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  Speaker 2: Bert Finklin, Devin Dampier. However we get that done, you're
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  Speaker 2: going to see all three of those guys be huge,
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  Speaker 2: huge factors on this first drive.
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  Speaker 3: I know they're the.
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  Speaker 2: Number six rushing defense in the country. But that offensive
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  Speaker 2: line and those three guys have to get things going.
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  Speaker 1: It's an empty backfield to begin things. Ficklin and Dampier
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  Speaker 1: are on the field. Devon motions back into the backfield.
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  Speaker 1: Houston shifting around up front. Now he brings Wayshawn Parker
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  Speaker 1: in the backfield with him on first down and 10.
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  Speaker 5: Devon. is going to run the.
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  Speaker 1: Reverse and it's a reverse it's going to be kept
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  Speaker 1: and then thrown down the field and incomplete it goes
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  Speaker 1: no flag on the play they tried to get that
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  Speaker 1: ball squeezed into the wide receiver down the field Brayden
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  Speaker 1: Pagan will James have the coverage for Houston.
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  Speaker 2: Well it's supposed to be a slow developing play right
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  Speaker 2: there it's a great first play Brayden Pagan's got to
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  Speaker 2: run a little harder he feels that defender right next
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  Speaker 2: to him he's got to run a little harder to
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  Speaker 2: me I thought there was contact before he got there
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  Speaker 2: but Brayden Pagan's got to run a little harder right
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  Speaker 2: to that open space Big semi-town.
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  Speaker 5: Long is in.
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  Speaker 1: The crowd saw it on the Jumbotron as well. Should
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  Speaker 1: have been pass interference.
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  Speaker 5: Wasn't.
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  Speaker 1: So we now know how they'll call this game. Wayshawn
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  Speaker 1: Parker on a wildcat. He's going to breast to the outside.
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  Speaker 1: Wayshawn Parker has the 30 and the 31-yard line as
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  Speaker 1: he picks up six on second down and 10. Tackled
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  Speaker 1: on the play by Glass, the linebacker, and Allen, the safety.
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  Speaker 1: Third down and four coming up. Yeah, and now they've
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  Speaker 1: got to.
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  Speaker 3: Go tempo, right?
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  Speaker 2: They've got to mix that. This is what I really love.
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  Speaker 2: They can go huddle. They can go no huddle. They
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  Speaker 2: go tempo. They keep the defense on their toes. The
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  Speaker 2: defense doesn't know whether they're going to take their time
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  Speaker 2: or not. I love the way this offense is moving.
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  Speaker 1: Parker stays in the ballgame on third down and four.
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  Speaker 1: Now he motions out of the backfield. Houston showing pressure.
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  Speaker 1: Flags fly. It's a free play. They've got Parker up
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  Speaker 1: the sideline. He'll have the 40.
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  Speaker 5: Still on his feet.
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  Speaker 1: 50 into Houston territory and out of bounds at the
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  Speaker 1: Cougar 46-yard line.
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  Speaker 5: Jalen Mayo forced him out.
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  Speaker 1: That was a free play because Houston was offside and
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  Speaker 1: Utah gets a huge play out of it.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, the offsides is great, exactly what you wanted to
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  Speaker 2: do out of that time. That's what the up-tempo does.
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  Speaker 2: It gets those guys to make mental errors like that.
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  Speaker 2: But again, great job by Devin Dampier. Take what the
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  Speaker 2: defense is giving you. The defense is giving you the flat.
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  Speaker 3: Take it. Watch Wayshon Parker get all the yak yards
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  Speaker 3: in the world.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely great job by Devin Dampier and Wayshon Parker starting out.
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  Speaker 1: 23 yards on that play, first and 10 at the
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  Speaker 1: Cougar 46-yard line. Utah shifting personnel all over the place
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  Speaker 1: right now. Dampier, your quarterback. Five wide receivers in the
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  Speaker 1: pattern here. A three-man rush for the Houston Cougars. Devin surveys, surveys,
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  Speaker 1: looks over the field. He's got it and then dropped.
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  Speaker 1: Creed Whittemore had it in his hands. Wasn't going to
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  Speaker 1: go for a big game, but he dropped it. That'll
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  Speaker 1: bring up second down and ten. Yeah, and that might
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  Speaker 1: be a one play, too. Devin had opportunity with his
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  Speaker 1: legs right here, right?
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  Speaker 5: He could have run that thing.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, he could have run that thing. Got five, six yards,
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  Speaker 2: which is exactly what you want to do on first down.
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  Speaker 2: But there was a drop right there by Creed Whittemore.
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  Speaker 1: Wayshawn Parker checks back at the ball game on second
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  Speaker 1: down and ten from the Houston 46-yard line. Cougs now
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  Speaker 1: show four at the line of scrimmage as Devin surveys.
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  Speaker 1: Three wide receivers split wide to the left-hand side. Now
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  Speaker 1: he brings Hunter Andrews in motion. They pop it to
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  Speaker 1: the flat to Hunter Andrews, who hurdles a man and
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  Speaker 1: goes down at about the 41-yard line. Goodness gracious. Jordan
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  Speaker 1: Allen upended him there. I'm not sure where Hunter Andrews
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  Speaker 1: thought he was going, but he picks up five. It'll
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  Speaker 1: be third down and five coming up.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a good job by Hunter Andrews, too. I
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  Speaker 2: like five yards on supposed to be first down, but
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  Speaker 2: second down.
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  Speaker 3: Now it's third down and five, which is third down
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  Speaker 3: and manageable.
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  Speaker 2: If they spread him out and Devin Dampier has the
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  Speaker 2: opportunity to pick up this first down with his.
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  Speaker 3: Legs, he's got to take it.
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  Speaker 1: Two backs in the backfield with Devin Dampier on third
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  Speaker 1: down and five for the Cougar 41 yard line. Parker
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  Speaker 1: in the backfield. Now they motion Daniel Bray out of
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  Speaker 1: the backfield. They're going to hand that ball straight ahead.
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  Speaker 1: Weishan picks up a few yards. Actually, they're going to
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  Speaker 1: drop him for a half yard loss back to about
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  Speaker 1: the 42. The left end makes.
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  Speaker 5: The tackle on the play. And that's going to bring
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  Speaker 5: up fourth down and now they're going to send out
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  Speaker 5: the punt team. Wow.
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  Speaker 6: Utah is changing jersey numbers in the scrimmage pick play.
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  Speaker 5: Are you surprised with that call on third down slide?
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  Speaker 2: Yes, because we haven't ran that, so we don't know
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  Speaker 2: that that's successful. And if you need to pick up
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  Speaker 2: a first down, I'd like to know something that's successful,
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  Speaker 2: like one of the flat plays that we've been in.
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  Speaker 1: Trent Walker back at his own eight-yard line to return
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  Speaker 1: this punt from Orion Phillips. This will mark the first
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  Speaker 1: drive if they do punt it, and they do, that
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  Speaker 1: Utah doesn't score a touchdown on the opening drive this season.
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  Speaker 1: Walker's going to fair catch it and take it at
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  Speaker 1: about the 12-yard line. And that's where the Cougars will
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  Speaker 1: take over. First down and 10. So 1240 to play
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  Speaker 1: here the first quarter. Utah gets into Cougar territory, but
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  Speaker 1: stopped right there. Now we'll see the most balanced and
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  Speaker 1: maybe most potent offense in the Big 12 Conference, the
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  Speaker 1: Houston Cougars.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, we're going to have to apply pressure.
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  Speaker 2: There's a lot of things that we're going to have
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  Speaker 2: to come up and do that we were doing early
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  Speaker 2: in the season.
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  Speaker 3: We've been very inconsistent on the defensive end.
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  Speaker 2: But the excitement, the energy, the level of focus has
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  Speaker 2: to start right now from the beginning of the game.
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  Speaker 5: Wegman leads out the offense.
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  Speaker 1: He's the highest rated quarterback in the Big 12 right now,
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  Speaker 1: operating out of the shotgun. North end zone gets loud.
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  Speaker 1: Makai Hughes is the tailback. They bring a tight end
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  Speaker 1: in motion. That's Obermeyer. Wegman takes the snap and backpedals.
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  Speaker 1: Plenty of time to throw. Surveys the field in the flat.
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  Speaker 1: He's got a man, but it's a short gain to
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  Speaker 1: about the 15-yard line. That was the backup tight end,
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  Speaker 1: Luke McGarry, who came up with that. A gain of
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  Speaker 1: about four yards. Second down coming up.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, and that was just a high completion percentage pass
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  Speaker 2: right there, right to the flat, which is what Connor
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  Speaker 2: Wigman does and take.
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  Speaker 3: Those high percentage passes.
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  Speaker 1: Pistol formation on second down and six. Wide receiver in motion.
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  Speaker 1: Wigman turns and gives it to Hughes. Breaks one tackle
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  Speaker 1: and another and falls forward to about the 20-yard line.
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  Speaker 1: Rabbit Evans made the tackle. be about a yard shy
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  Speaker 1: third down and short coming up here for the.
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  Speaker 2: Cougars the highest third down completion team is now on
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  Speaker 2: third down and short but that's exactly what you wanted
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  Speaker 2: to do you wanted to start that north and south
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  Speaker 2: track they had a couple guys back up but they
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  Speaker 2: gotta get them down at the line of scrimmage I
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  Speaker 2: like third down and five and six more than I
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  Speaker 2: like third down.
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  Speaker 5: One third down and one Cougars complete 62 percent of
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  Speaker 5: their third downs Utah 29 percent.
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  Speaker 1: A turn and a give to Hughes. He's got running room,
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  Speaker 1: second level, and out to about the 24-yard line.
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  Speaker 5: He needed one.
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  Speaker 1: He picked up five, and that's a first down, tackled
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  Speaker 1: by Trey Reynolds. And the drive stays alive here for
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  Speaker 1: the Houston Cougars at their own 24-yard line.
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  Speaker 2: Now they're going to go up-tempo, try to keep the
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  Speaker 2: pressure on the defense. Got to stay on your cues.
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  Speaker 1: They're going to go with a little tempo now. Two
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  Speaker 1: tights and two wides. Hughes stays in the ballgame. Give
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  Speaker 1: that ball again to the Kai Hughes and he's going
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  Speaker 1: to get just a yard, maybe two out to about
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  Speaker 1: the 28 yard line. Actually more than that. They'll give
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  Speaker 1: you four yards. Tackle on the play by Carson Kifusi.
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  Speaker 5: Good surge. That's a good offensive line for the Houston Googlers.
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  Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I'm telling you that interior lineman, their left
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  Speaker 2: guard or right guard and center.
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  Speaker 3: Are absolutely outstanding, especially that left guard shaded. Sandra Hearst.
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  Speaker 1: Three receivers are tied in a huge stage of the
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  Speaker 1: ball game. Pistol formation on second down and six. Wegmans
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  Speaker 1: going to change the play now. Utah with fourth line
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  Speaker 1: of scrimmage. Huge shift around. Hand off Hughes. Left side
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  Speaker 1: trying to cut back. He's going to pick up two
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  Speaker 1: and three and four yards. Give him three to the 31.
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  Speaker 1: Third down and.
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  Speaker 5: Short coming up. Rabbit Evans again active early. Made the tackle.
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  Speaker 5: But Houston's getting into third and manageable right now, Sly.
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  Speaker 4: Right.
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  Speaker 3: These running backs are doing a good job of following forward, right?
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  Speaker 3: Especially Hughes.
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  Speaker 2: He's just, you think you got him stocked up. It's
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  Speaker 2: a no-game TFL maybe. And next thing you know, he's
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  Speaker 2: laying on top of the defender for two, three more yards.
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  Speaker 1: Keep an eye on the quarterback's legs here. Wegman very
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  Speaker 1: good in short yardage. Third down and two and a half.
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  Speaker 1: Tight end in motion. Wegman to pass into the flat.
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  Speaker 5: Tight end. Catches it. He's upended immediately. He completed that
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  Speaker 5: ball to his tight end. Obermeyer.
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  Speaker 1: And he was immediately upended at the 32-yard line. He's
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  Speaker 1: slow getting up. And the Utah defense makes a stop
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  Speaker 1: on third.
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  Speaker 5: Down to be fourth. Now the punt team comes out
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  Speaker 5: for Houston.
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  Speaker 3: Scooby Davis. Where are your eyes? Oh, my gosh. What
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  Speaker 3: a great play right there. Understanding exactly when that motion comes.
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  Speaker 3: They're looking for that flat route.
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  Speaker 2: That's the defense understanding where the sticks are and making
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  Speaker 2: a play.
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  Speaker 3: Great job, Scooby Davis.
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  Speaker 5: Punter coming out here. Liam Doherty.
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  Speaker 1: And Monte Carvalho stands at his own 21-yard line. Left-footed punter,
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  Speaker 1: high spiraling kick. Carvalho's going to look up and take
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  Speaker 1: it and be tackled immediately at his own 16-yard line.
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  Speaker 1: Dangerous play by Carvalho. And Utah will take over after
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  Speaker 1: a 52-yard punt and no return. We've got a timeout
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  Speaker 1: 9-14 to play here in a defensive battle early at
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  Speaker 1: Rice-Eckel Stadium. Utah 0 and the Houston Cougars 0. And
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  Speaker 1: in the first. Utah moved the ball to the Cougar 41,
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  Speaker 1: got stopped. Cougars moved it about 12 yards, then they
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  Speaker 1: got stopped, so defenses have both been good. Be anxious
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  Speaker 1: to see what they adjust to offensively on this drive slide.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, man, I think we continue on. We understand what
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  Speaker 2: we're doing and what slowed that drive down. It was
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  Speaker 2: a great decision to make that punt, pin them deep,
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  Speaker 2: make them have to shrink their playbook as far as
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  Speaker 2: the things that they can do to try to get
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  Speaker 2: more first down, get more breathing room. But I think
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  Speaker 2: we continue to establish the run game. Our, I don't
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  Speaker 2: want to say awkward, but our unique formations, I think,
• 13:53
  Speaker 2: are turning them for unique formations on top of, you know,
• 13:57
  Speaker 2: going no huddles, putting pressure on that defense.
• 13:59
  Speaker 5: Empty backfield again. They're going to motion somebody back in.
• 14:02
  Speaker 1: Fickland and Dampier are there on first and ten from
• 14:05
  Speaker 1: the Utah 16-yard line. Let's see who they bring back in.
• 14:08
  Speaker 1: It's going to be Bird Fickland this time. He'll stand
• 14:11
  Speaker 1: five yards deep in the shotgun. Houston with a four-man
• 14:14
  Speaker 1: down front. Bird's going to keep it himself off that
• 14:16
  Speaker 1: right side and pick up about a yard to the
• 14:19
  Speaker 1: 18-yard line.
• 14:20
  Speaker 5: Maybe two. That's about it.
• 14:23
  Speaker 1: Blocked up okay, but Houston had it read pretty well.
• 14:25
  Speaker 5: That's going to be second down and eight.
• 14:26
  Speaker 2: Yeah, that was a good job by the defense, but
• 14:28
  Speaker 2: that's just what we've seen out of that formation when
• 14:29
  Speaker 2: Bird gets back there. I think we've got to rotate
• 14:31
  Speaker 2: Bird back there and run regular offense.
• 14:34
  Speaker 5: Run it just like it's... Or let him throw.
• 14:36
  Speaker 2: That's what I mean. Because they're expecting that wildcat. So
• 14:39
  Speaker 2: we've got to change that up.
• 14:41
  Speaker 1: Second down and eight. Devin back at quarterback. He's got
• 14:43
  Speaker 1: Wayshon Parker with him. They bring Benny in motion across
• 14:46
  Speaker 1: the formation. Devin's going to throw. He's got it out
• 14:48
  Speaker 1: in the flat. That's Benny, and he's very close to
• 14:50
  Speaker 1: first down yardage. Forced out of bounds by the left end.
• 14:53
  Speaker 5: And also.
• 14:56
  Speaker 1: Just about two yards shy of the first down. They'll
• 14:58
  Speaker 1: give him about the 24-yard line. Got to get to
• 15:01
  Speaker 1: the 26. So third down and two. Utah one out
• 15:05
  Speaker 1: of two on third down so far today. Clock running
• 15:07
  Speaker 1: at about 8.24 to play.
• 15:08
  Speaker 5: Way Sean Parker in the ball game.
• 15:10
  Speaker 1: Utah ran straight ahead on third down and five last
• 15:13
  Speaker 1: time and got stopped. Two tights and two wides for
• 15:17
  Speaker 1: Utah as Houston crowds the line of scrimmage. Now they
• 15:19
  Speaker 1: shift personnel out wide. Twins left and twins light for Utah.
• 15:24
  Speaker 1: Going to hand that ball off to Wayshon Parker. He's
• 15:26
  Speaker 1: not going to get there. Not going to get there.
• 15:28
  Speaker 1: Stopped at the line of scrimmage, and that's it. Again,
• 15:32
  Speaker 1: not super creative on third down, and this is going
• 15:34
  Speaker 1: to bring out the punt team again, Sly. That's a
• 15:35
  Speaker 1: three and out.
• 15:36
  Speaker 3: This is exactly what you see from this Houston defense.
• 15:39
  Speaker 6: Utah is changing jersey numbers for the scrimmage kick play.
• 15:42
  Speaker 2: What you're seeing exactly from this Houston defense on film,
• 15:44
  Speaker 2: they are extremely aggressive. You've got to use their aggression
• 15:47
  Speaker 2: against them. That's where the RPO, that's where the QB pulls.
• 15:50
  Speaker 2: Those type of designs are what's going to win this
• 15:53
  Speaker 2: football game.
• 15:54
  Speaker 1: Trent Walker stands at his own 30-yard line. Orion Phillips
• 15:57
  Speaker 1: on for his second punt of the night. We're halfway
• 15:59
  Speaker 1: home here in the first quarter. Second drive, second punt
• 16:02
  Speaker 1: for Utah. Houston not coming after Phillips. He's got plenty
• 16:05
  Speaker 1: of time, and he shanks it a little bit to
• 16:07
  Speaker 1: the right. Takes a Utah bounce and goes out of
• 16:10
  Speaker 1: bounds inside the third. He had about the Cougar 27,
• 16:12
  Speaker 1: 28-yard line. So a fortunate bounce, flipped the field a
• 16:16
  Speaker 1: little bit, but the Utah offense... Green out on that drive.
• 16:18
  Speaker 1: We'll bring the defense back out again. And we've got
• 16:20
  Speaker 1: a timeout on the field. Our first half being brought
• 16:22
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• 16:25
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• 16:28
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• 16:32
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• 16:35
  Speaker 1: broadcast booth after these messages.
• 16:38
  Speaker 5: It's Utah football from ESPN 700. Sports Radio Network.
• 16:42
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• 16:45
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• 16:49
  Speaker 5: Bryce Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. We're halfway
• 16:52
  Speaker 5: home here in the first quarter.
• 16:53
  Speaker 1: 0-0 between the 10th ranked Utes and the 14th ranked
• 16:56
  Speaker 1: Houston Cougars.
• 16:57
  Speaker 5: I'm Bill Riley, that's Stevenson Sylvester.
• 17:00
  Speaker 1: One of these days the offense will give Zach Moss
• 17:01
  Speaker 1: something to talk about down on the field, but until
• 17:03
  Speaker 1: that time the defense comes back out for a second series.
• 17:06
  Speaker 1: They were good on the first series, Sly. What do
• 17:08
  Speaker 1: they got to keep doing here against this Houston offense?
• 17:11
  Speaker 3: They've got to stay consistent.
• 17:12
  Speaker 2: It's the tackle, right, making sure that they don't get
• 17:14
  Speaker 2: those extra yards. Every time that they convert third downs,
• 17:17
  Speaker 2: it's giving them.
• 17:18
  Speaker 3: A little bit more momentum. So it's a good.
• 17:20
  Speaker 2: Job of getting out on third down on that last drive,
• 17:23
  Speaker 2: but they've got to tackle those guys. They're cutting off
• 17:25
  Speaker 2: the north and south track of the running back.
• 17:28
  Speaker 3: Now they've got to catch them right at the line
• 17:30
  Speaker 3: of scrimmage, make sure he doesn't fall forward.
• 17:32
  Speaker 1: First down and 10, Connor Wegman of the Cougars from
• 17:34
  Speaker 1: their own 27-yard line. Rashawn Sanford, the backup running back,
• 17:38
  Speaker 1: or the second running back in the ballgame. They operate
• 17:40
  Speaker 1: out of a pistol with three receivers. Split wide to
• 17:42
  Speaker 1: the right-hand side.
• 17:43
  Speaker 5: Turn it to give. Sanford, he's the speedster. He breaks
• 17:46
  Speaker 5: a tackle. He breaks another tackle.
• 17:48
  Speaker 1: Gets across the 30 to about the 32-yard line for
• 17:50
  Speaker 1: a gain of five. If he breaks that next one,
• 17:52
  Speaker 1: he's up the sideline and out the gate. Jackson Benny
• 17:54
  Speaker 1: made the tackle.
• 17:55
  Speaker 3: And Sanford's one of those really quick-twitch guys, man.
• 17:58
  Speaker 2: He gets in the open field and makes it happen.
• 17:59
  Speaker 2: But that's Rabbit Evans at the line of scrimmage right there.
• 18:02
  Speaker 3: You got him.
• 18:02
  Speaker 2: You did the right job. You guys did a rock
• 18:04
  Speaker 2: and roll as a safety team. Make that tackle right
• 18:07
  Speaker 2: at the line of scrimmage.
• 18:07
  Speaker 1: Second down and five now. Pistol again. Two tights and
• 18:10
  Speaker 1: two wides here for the Houston Cougars. Wakeman out of
• 18:13
  Speaker 1: the shotgun. He's going to backpedal to pass. Look to
• 18:15
  Speaker 1: his right. Back over the middle he goes. Scrambling, throwing.
• 18:18
  Speaker 1: It's caught and tackled immediately.
• 18:21
  Speaker 7: Immediately.
• 18:23
  Speaker 1: Colby Young made the catch. That was John who hauled
• 18:25
  Speaker 1: the line back and who made the tackle. It'll be
• 18:28
  Speaker 1: third down.
• 18:29
  Speaker 3: Loved that. Loved everything about that. Great recognition by the defense.
• 18:33
  Speaker 2: It's a little bluff early on, so got them looking
• 18:36
  Speaker 2: at something else, but Jonah Hall dropping back into coverage
• 18:38
  Speaker 2: and then coming straight downhill and making the tackle.
• 18:40
  Speaker 5: Great job.
• 18:41
  Speaker 1: Cougars one out of two on third down so far tonight.
• 18:43
  Speaker 1: It's a third down and almost six. Wegman out of
• 18:46
  Speaker 1: the gun. Trips to the left-hand side for Connor Wegman
• 18:49
  Speaker 1: as he backpedals to pass. Looking, throwing, over the middle, caught,
• 18:52
  Speaker 1: easy into Utah territory.
• 18:54
  Speaker 5: They go, still running 40, 35-30, 25-20, and finally pushed
• 18:59
  Speaker 5: out of bounds at the Utah 12-yard line. Goodness gracious.
• 19:05
  Speaker 1: That was Amari Thomas who made the catch and the run.
• 19:09
  Speaker 1: He was by himself and picked up 56 yards. Yeah,
• 19:12
  Speaker 1: it's just a great play design right there at Heidman.
• 19:14
  Speaker 1: That's where they really like him at that number three position.
• 19:16
  Speaker 1: There's so many versatile things you can do to get
• 19:19
  Speaker 1: him open.
• 19:19
  Speaker 2: And then once he's in the open speed, that track
• 19:22
  Speaker 2: speed right there gets all the way.
• 19:23
  Speaker 3: Down into Utah.
• 19:25
  Speaker 1: Those are the plays you can't give up. They're in
• 19:26
  Speaker 1: the red zone now at the Utah 12-yard line. And
• 19:30
  Speaker 1: they're very good in the red zone. Wide receiver in motion.
• 19:33
  Speaker 1: Wegman to his right. Looking back to his left. Throwing
• 19:36
  Speaker 1: in the open field. Wide receiver has it. Breaks a
• 19:39
  Speaker 1: tackle inside the 10 and down to the 5.
• 19:41
  Speaker 5: Ball's out. The ball's out. The ball's out. And Utah's
• 19:45
  Speaker 5: got it. Let's wait and see the officials. on the
• 19:50
  Speaker 5: near sideline is saying he was down at the six.
• 19:54
  Speaker 6: Second down.
• 19:57
  Speaker 1: The official on the near sideline had it. That ball
• 20:00
  Speaker 1: was recovered by John O'Hall.
• 20:01
  Speaker 5: Let's see.
• 20:02
  Speaker 2: Yeah, watch where he swipes it right here. That is
• 20:04
  Speaker 2: definitely a fumble from my first view.
• 20:09
  Speaker 5: Now he's down. The leg is down.
• 20:11
  Speaker 3: Is the ball loose, though? We can't see from that side.
• 20:15
  Speaker 6: The ruling on the field of the runner being down
• 20:17
  Speaker 6: is under further review.
• 20:18
  Speaker 5: Now we'll see.
• 20:19
  Speaker 3: Utah's pretty confident. That's coming from the booth.
• 20:22
  Speaker 2: The backhand side angle had his back, so we couldn't
• 20:24
  Speaker 2: exactly see if the ball was loose.
• 20:27
  Speaker 1: Well, let's see if the replay booth helps Utah out
• 20:30
  Speaker 1: right about now.
• 20:31
  Speaker 5: It's very close.
• 20:32
  Speaker 1: It's either second down and about four from the six-yard line,
• 20:36
  Speaker 1: or it might be Utah football.
• 20:37
  Speaker 5: Let's see.
• 20:40
  Speaker 3: It's got to be definitive because it was called.
• 20:42
  Speaker 5: Down on the field.
• 20:43
  Speaker 2: But that ball is loose. So it's just what camera
• 20:47
  Speaker 2: angle do we have? There's supposed to be many camera
• 20:49
  Speaker 2: angles here.
• 20:50
  Speaker 1: The fact that it was a Booth call though leads me. No,
• 20:53
  Speaker 1: I think he's down. I think the ball was on
• 20:55
  Speaker 1: his chest and then it popped out after his back
• 20:57
  Speaker 1: hit the ground.
• 20:58
  Speaker 5: I think this is going to remain Houston football.
• 21:01
  Speaker 1: I just saw a replay on TV that made me
• 21:03
  Speaker 1: think it's going to stay with Houston. I don't see
• 21:11
  Speaker 1: anything that shows the ball coming out.
• 21:14
  Speaker 3: It's like simultaneously loose. Because that's what they're looking for.
• 21:17
  Speaker 6: Is it loose in his hands?
• 21:20
  Speaker 2: But honestly, the problem with this is it was called
• 21:24
  Speaker 2: down on the field.
• 21:26
  Speaker 1: That's why I think it's going to stay with Houston.
• 21:28
  Speaker 1: Henry Johns is our referee. He's under the hood right
• 21:30
  Speaker 1: now taking a look at it. But the replays I've
• 21:33
  Speaker 1: seen haven't shown that ball loose enough for me. to
• 21:36
  Speaker 1: say it came out before he hit the ground. So
• 21:39
  Speaker 1: I think it's going to stay with Houston at the
• 21:40
  Speaker 1: six-yard line.
• 21:41
  Speaker 2: Yeah, there's a lot of bodies in the ways of
• 21:43
  Speaker 2: the cameras to see it clearly, but the one clear
• 21:46
  Speaker 2: angle that I've seen, I felt it was loose, but
• 21:48
  Speaker 2: I don't know if it was conclusive enough to overturn this.
• 21:54
  Speaker 5: They're still looking at it.
• 21:55
  Speaker 2: But that's the opportunistic things that I was talking about
• 21:57
  Speaker 2: from the defensive side of the ball. Even with the
• 21:58
  Speaker 2: defensive pass rush, when you get around the quarterback, swipe
• 22:01
  Speaker 2: at the ball. That's the defense swiping at the ball
• 22:04
  Speaker 2: during the tackle and that ball coming loose right there.
• 22:06
  Speaker 3: They're going to have to do that in this football.
• 22:08
  Speaker 2: Game multiple times. There's a little bit of adversity. That
• 22:11
  Speaker 2: big chunk play, that big explosive play by Houston. How
• 22:14
  Speaker 2: is Utah going to respond to things like that?
• 22:17
  Speaker 3: This type of play could be huge just to set
• 22:20
  Speaker 3: the tone for the rest of the game.
• 22:22
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• 22:26
  Speaker 5: They're still looking at this, which... It's close. It's very,
• 22:29
  Speaker 5: very close.
• 22:31
  Speaker 1: And that ball down near the goal line was clearly
• 22:33
  Speaker 1: recovered by Utah once.
• 22:35
  Speaker 3: The ball's loose.
• 22:36
  Speaker 5: You think?
• 22:37
  Speaker 3: The ball is loose.
• 22:38
  Speaker 5: Okay, Sly, here he is.
• 22:39
  Speaker 6: For further review, the ruling on the field is upheld.
• 22:41
  Speaker 6: Second down.
• 22:43
  Speaker 2: The ball's loose, but it's so simultaneous.
• 22:47
  Speaker 3: That it's hard to overturn it.
• 22:49
  Speaker 2: Because, like, I think if it was called a fumble
• 22:51
  Speaker 2: on the field, you would keep it.
• 22:53
  Speaker 3: But the fact that it.
• 22:54
  Speaker 2: Was called down on the field, they ended up tie-goes
• 22:58
  Speaker 2: to the column field.
• 23:00
  Speaker 1: So second down and about a three-and-a-half from the Utah
• 23:03
  Speaker 1: six-yard line for the Houston Cougars. 520 to play first
• 23:06
  Speaker 1: quarter scoreless. Wegman and Hughes in the shotgun. Wegman signaling
• 23:13
  Speaker 1: out wide to his receivers. Utah crowds the line. They
• 23:19
  Speaker 1: hand it to Hughes and he pushes the pile forward.
• 23:22
  Speaker 1: They're going to have very close to first down yardage.
• 23:25
  Speaker 1: It'll be about a yard shy. It'll be about third
• 23:27
  Speaker 1: down and one to go here for the Houston Cougars.
• 23:29
  Speaker 2: Yeah, and this is where they go to overmine, right?
• 23:33
  Speaker 2: You've got your big 6'4, great running tight end, one
• 23:38
  Speaker 2: of the.
• 23:38
  Speaker 3: Best tight ends in the country.
• 23:40
  Speaker 2: You roll him out, you do a nice play action
• 23:42
  Speaker 2: bootleg fake.
• 23:44
  Speaker 1: He's got seven touchdowns on the year, does Obermeyer. Third
• 23:47
  Speaker 1: down and one for the Utah. Four-yard line.
• 23:51
  Speaker 5: Tight end in motion. Wegman out of the gun. He's
• 23:54
  Speaker 5: going to keep it himself.
• 23:55
  Speaker 1: Kind of Wegman is not going to get there. I'm
• 23:58
  Speaker 1: not sure he got the first down. He got driven backwards.
• 24:01
  Speaker 1: Cyrus Polo, the middle linebacker, came in to make that
• 24:04
  Speaker 1: initial hit driving backwards.
• 24:06
  Speaker 5: I think it's going to be fourth down and about
• 24:07
  Speaker 5: half a yard.
• 24:08
  Speaker 2: That was a great job by this defense. I'm actually
• 24:10
  Speaker 2: kind of confused by the play call right there. That
• 24:12
  Speaker 2: was not there, but hey, that is definitely forcing fourth down.
• 24:16
  Speaker 2: They're going for it.
• 24:17
  Speaker 5: They are. I like it.
• 24:18
  Speaker 2: Everybody understands the level of this game. This needs the must.
• 24:22
  Speaker 2: Must got the kids up in here. Hopefully force a
• 24:26
  Speaker 2: mental error by the offense.
• 24:27
  Speaker 1: Fourth down, half a yard for the Houston Cougars. Out
• 24:29
  Speaker 1: of the shotgun, Connor Wegman. Four pass catchers in the pattern.
• 24:33
  Speaker 1: Hughes next to him in the shotgun. It gets loud
• 24:36
  Speaker 1: in the bus.
• 24:37
  Speaker 5: Wegman to pass. Looking, scanning, throwing. Incomplete.
• 24:42
  Speaker 3: Incomplete.
• 24:44
  Speaker 8: The Utah defense stands up and holds.
• 24:49
  Speaker 5: Ball knocked away by Bobo Chenault. They tried to get
• 24:53
  Speaker 5: it into the tight end. And Chenault got there first.
• 24:56
  Speaker 1: And the defense comes up with a big stand here
• 24:59
  Speaker 1: in the first quarter.
• 25:01
  Speaker 2: It's a great job by the defensive front forcing the
• 25:03
  Speaker 2: issue right here. But awesome job by Bobo Chanel. He
• 25:08
  Speaker 2: almost had a chance for an interception right here. Just
• 25:11
  Speaker 2: a great job undercutting. I thought he picked it.
• 25:13
  Speaker 3: But a great job.
• 25:14
  Speaker 2: This is where we're talking about in the pregame show
• 25:17
  Speaker 2: about complimentary football.
• 25:18
  Speaker 3: The defense does something. The offense has to pay it off.
• 25:21
  Speaker 1: Now let's see if the offense can back it up
• 25:23
  Speaker 1: after the defense comes up with a big stand. Timeout
• 25:25
  Speaker 1: on the field, 345 to play here in the first quarter.
• 25:28
  Speaker 5: Still scoreless.
• 25:29
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• 25:34
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• 25:42
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• 25:50
  Speaker 1: to the sideline, we go for a Ken Garf sideline update. Zach,
• 25:53
  Speaker 1: what did you see on that goal line, pseudo goal
• 25:55
  Speaker 1: line stand by the Utah defense?
• 25:58
  Speaker 4: Bend but don't break. Bend but don't break. Gave up
• 26:00
  Speaker 4: an explosive, right? That's the difference between this Houston offense
• 26:04
  Speaker 4: versus ours. They can really get down the field in
• 26:06
  Speaker 4: a hurry when it comes to this pass game, but
• 26:09
  Speaker 4: bend don't break. Love to see that, but Now the
• 26:12
  Speaker 4: offense got to go down here and go 97 yards.
• 26:14
  Speaker 1: You can't go on a 97-yard touchdown drive, Sly, unless
• 26:18
  Speaker 1: you start at the three-yard line. And that's where Utah
• 26:20
  Speaker 1: will start here in the shadow of their own end zone.
• 26:22
  Speaker 5: First down and 10.
• 26:23
  Speaker 1: That sideline update brought to you by Ken Garf. We
• 26:25
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• 26:28
  Speaker 1: Easy to drink and easy to enjoy. So the Utah
• 26:31
  Speaker 1: offense moved it pretty well on their first drive, then
• 26:33
  Speaker 1: got stuffed three and out on their second drive.
• 26:36
  Speaker 5: Let's see what they have here.
• 26:37
  Speaker 1: More than anything else, you've got to flip the field
• 26:38
  Speaker 1: a little bit here for the Utah offense. Devin Dampier,
• 26:42
  Speaker 1: Wayshawn Parker, big semi-tow long in the backfield on first
• 26:46
  Speaker 1: down and 10 as Houston shifts around up front. First
• 26:49
  Speaker 1: down handoff, Wayshawn, jump step, moves beyond, one tackler, pushes
• 26:54
  Speaker 1: that pile out near the 10-yard line.
• 26:55
  Speaker 5: That's a seven-yard gain, but it looked like it might
• 26:58
  Speaker 5: be two.
• 26:59
  Speaker 2: A great job by way Sean Parker again Houston does
• 27:02
  Speaker 2: a good job of handling back the away zone right
• 27:05
  Speaker 2: here but way Sean Parker's ability to make guys miss
• 27:09
  Speaker 2: allows us to get the four or five yards on
• 27:11
  Speaker 2: this play right here that should be a tackle for
• 27:14
  Speaker 2: a loss away Sean Parker's ability in the open space
• 27:17
  Speaker 2: makes it hard for the defense.
• 27:18
  Speaker 1: Way Sean Parker Devin they appear three wide receivers for
• 27:21
  Speaker 1: Utah on second down and three from the Utah 10
• 27:24
  Speaker 1: play clock at 10 seconds as Houston shifts around personnel
• 27:27
  Speaker 1: up front They motioned Weishan out, now bringing back in again,
• 27:31
  Speaker 1: handed off to him, and just not much there. They
• 27:33
  Speaker 1: try to come across the line on a counter play,
• 27:35
  Speaker 1: no gain. Third down and three coming up. That just
• 27:39
  Speaker 1: hasn't been an effective play so far for Utah tonight.
• 27:41
  Speaker 2: Well, it's up the middle, but here's the thing is,
• 27:44
  Speaker 2: those type of plays, it may be stopped right now,
• 27:48
  Speaker 2: but don't go away from it.
• 27:49
  Speaker 3: Those type of plays will open up later.
• 27:51
  Speaker 2: As you're continuing to bludgeon your opponent, that's the plays
• 27:55
  Speaker 2: that'll open up.
• 27:55
  Speaker 1: Let's see if they involve Devin Dampier and his legs
• 27:58
  Speaker 1: here on third down and three. Utah one for three
• 28:00
  Speaker 1: on third down. Parker in the backfield with him. And
• 28:03
  Speaker 1: four receivers in the formation. Houston showing pressure on third
• 28:06
  Speaker 1: down and three. Devin surveys. Here comes the blitz. Now
• 28:10
  Speaker 1: they take the snap. Devin cuts it inside. He's got
• 28:13
  Speaker 1: running room.
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  Speaker 4: 20, 25, 30.
• 28:14
  Speaker 5: And down to about the 32-yard line goes Devin Dampier.
• 28:20
  Speaker 1: They made the perfect read on the option play. And
• 28:22
  Speaker 1: a big old pickup of 22 yards and an Ivory
• 28:25
  Speaker 1: Holmes first down.
• 28:26
  Speaker 2: But that's what we were talking about, Houston's aggressiveness, using
• 28:28
  Speaker 2: it against them, and QB pool right there made that happen.
• 28:32
  Speaker 1: Jalen Mayo made the tackle. Maybe you hold the Mayo
• 28:35
  Speaker 1: on the next one if you're Houston. First down, handoff,
• 28:39
  Speaker 1: straight ahead, flags fly. This one's coming back. No doubt
• 28:42
  Speaker 1: a hold on Utah as Devin Dampier takes it out
• 28:45
  Speaker 1: to about the 35-yard line. Let's wait on the call
• 28:48
  Speaker 1: from Henry Johns, but I'm pretty sure it's a hold.
• 28:51
  Speaker 6: Holy offense number 73, 10 yard penalty.
• 28:55
  Speaker 1: First down, Cedric Jefferson, the right tackle called for the hold.
• 28:58
  Speaker 1: So back it up to the 22 yard line. First
• 29:01
  Speaker 1: down and 20 coming here for Utah.
• 29:04
  Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's a setback right there. And you don't
• 29:06
  Speaker 2: want that. But again, don't look at the whole 20
• 29:08
  Speaker 2: yards right there. Chip away at this five, six yards here.
• 29:11
  Speaker 2: It's exciting here, but they got to be aggressive here
• 29:14
  Speaker 2: on these plays.
• 29:15
  Speaker 1: That penalty brought to you by Ann Collar, Utah's number
• 29:18
  Speaker 1: one shirt. First on Utah tonight. Devin by himself in
• 29:22
  Speaker 1: the shotgun. Two tights, three wide receivers for Utah on first.
• 29:26
  Speaker 5: Down and 20.
• 29:26
  Speaker 1: Now they motion Weishan Parker back into the formation.
• 29:29
  Speaker 5: Devin looking, throwing in the flat to Weishan.
• 29:32
  Speaker 1: Up the sideline he goes, cuts it back inside, 25,
• 29:33
  Speaker 1: and out to about the 28-yard line goes Wayshawn Parker.
• 29:38
  Speaker 3: That's great.
• 29:38
  Speaker 2: It's a check down route that happened at the line
• 29:41
  Speaker 2: of scrimmage. But you give your athletes the ball and space.
• 29:44
  Speaker 2: Allow them to get the extra yard as possible there.
• 29:47
  Speaker 2: Wayshawn Parker's doing a great job with cutting back into
• 29:49
  Speaker 2: the field and getting more yards.
• 29:51
  Speaker 1: He made his former teammate Sione Fotu look silly on
• 29:54
  Speaker 1: that play. Will James made the tackle. It'll be second
• 29:56
  Speaker 1: down at about 15. Devin again empty in the backfield
• 30:00
  Speaker 1: by himself. See if they bring somebody back in again.
• 30:02
  Speaker 1: They do this time with Daniel Bray. From the Utah
• 30:08
  Speaker 1: 27-yard line, Devin's going to drop back to pass.
• 30:10
  Speaker 5: Plenty of time. Good pocket. He's going to step up
• 30:12
  Speaker 5: and try and run away from that pressure now. He's
• 30:14
  Speaker 5: got the 35.
• 30:14
  Speaker 1: He's got the 40. He's got the 45. And a
• 30:17
  Speaker 1: Utah first down. The legs of Devin Dampier. Star back
• 30:22
  Speaker 1: Javion White made the tackle. A 20-yard gallop for Dampier
• 30:27
  Speaker 1: and an Ivory Holmes first down.
• 30:29
  Speaker 3: Great decision-making, right?
• 30:30
  Speaker 2: We came in pregame talking about how Devin Dampier has
• 30:34
  Speaker 2: to be great in this game. That's a great decision-making.
• 30:36
  Speaker 2: Great coverage on the back end by Houston. But Devin
• 30:39
  Speaker 2: Dampier using his legs to get those extra yards.
• 30:42
  Speaker 1: Out to the 47-yard line. First down and 10. Bray
• 30:44
  Speaker 1: the tailback this time as they bring Ricky Johnson in motion.
• 30:47
  Speaker 1: Four-man down front for the Houston Cougars. Devon's going to
• 30:50
  Speaker 1: roll to his right, look downfield to throw. Elude the rush.
• 30:53
  Speaker 1: Still looking down the field. Still looking down the field.
• 30:55
  Speaker 1: Ducks away from one man to the 50 to the
• 30:57
  Speaker 1: 48 of the Houston Cougars. How about Devon Dampier? McCutcheon
• 31:03
  Speaker 1: had an angle on him. It was Foto who forced
• 31:05
  Speaker 1: him out of bounds, but a five-yard gain by Devon Dampier.
• 31:08
  Speaker 3: It's great.
• 31:09
  Speaker 2: Great job escaping the pressure right here. I wanted him
• 31:12
  Speaker 2: to throw it right here. There was a guy open,
• 31:13
  Speaker 2: but hey, take those three, four yards. on first down,
• 31:16
  Speaker 2: making his second down unmanageable. This way you can open
• 31:18
  Speaker 2: your playbook.
• 31:19
  Speaker 5: Well, I didn't have a score. Sorry about that, Henry.
• 31:23
  Speaker 1: I didn't have a scoreless first quarter on the bingo card,
• 31:26
  Speaker 1: but Utah's moved that ball.
• 31:27
  Speaker 5: They flipped the field, and when we get back, it'll
• 31:29
  Speaker 5: be second down and.
• 31:30
  Speaker 1: Five for the Houston 48-yard line. Scoreless after a quarter
• 31:34
  Speaker 1: here in Salt Lake City. Our first quarter brought to
• 31:36
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• 31:40
  Speaker 1: It's great to have you with us on a blackout
• 31:43
  Speaker 1: Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Houston, and Utah.
• 31:46
  Speaker 5: From ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Radio Network.
• 31:49
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• 31:53
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• 31:57
  Speaker 1: As we head to the second quarter, 0-0, Utah and
• 31:59
  Speaker 1: Houston's first quarter numbers. Utah had 101 yards, Houston 91.
• 32:04
  Speaker 1: 39 through the air, 62 on the ground for Utah.
• 32:06
  Speaker 1: 67 through the air, 56 on one play, 24 on
• 32:09
  Speaker 1: the ground for Houston. Utes ran 15 plays, Cougs ran
• 32:12
  Speaker 1: 13 plays. But Utah got a red zone stop near
• 32:15
  Speaker 1: the goal line.
• 32:16
  Speaker 5: To keep it scoreless. Dave Spadafore. He has passed me
• 32:20
  Speaker 5: his first spat stat of the night. Devin Dampier now
• 32:24
  Speaker 5: has 1,078.
• 32:25
  Speaker 1: Yards rushing as a Ute. He is five yards behind
• 32:29
  Speaker 1: third place in Alex Smith. So if he gets six
• 32:32
  Speaker 1: the rest of the night, he will be the third
• 32:34
  Speaker 1: all-time leading rusher at the quarterback spot at the University
• 32:38
  Speaker 1: of Utah. Only a guy named Travis Wilson and a
• 32:42
  Speaker 1: guy I believe named Tyler Huntley will be in front
• 32:44
  Speaker 1: of him.
• 32:44
  Speaker 5: Is that right? Yeah. The red lights are on here tonight.
• 32:48
  Speaker 5: This looks great. The blacked out crowd, the red lights.
• 32:52
  Speaker 1: Got a dandy of a game, too, Sly. Scoreless after
• 32:54
  Speaker 1: the first quarter. It feels like Utah's starting to find
• 32:56
  Speaker 1: a little rhythm on offense.
• 32:57
  Speaker 2: Man, it's the slugfest. You absolutely love it. I've been
• 33:00
  Speaker 2: in a ton of these games. It's the Steelers, Ravens.
• 33:02
  Speaker 2: This is Chiefs-Bills. This is Utah versus BYU. This is
• 33:07
  Speaker 2: a slugfest. These equal opponents. You look at the time
• 33:10
  Speaker 2: of possession, the exact same. Seven minutes for Houston, 7.59
• 33:14
  Speaker 2: for Utah. Total yardage, 91 for Houston, 101 for Utah.
• 33:19
  Speaker 3: Man, it is neck and neck. This is exactly what
• 33:22
  Speaker 3: you tuned in for.
• 33:24
  Speaker 1: Second down, we called about six for Utah from just
• 33:26
  Speaker 1: outside the Houston 48-yard line. Devin Dampier, Wayshawn Parker in
• 33:30
  Speaker 1: the backfield right now. They deploy two receivers and two
• 33:33
  Speaker 1: tight ends. As Houston shifts around up front, five in
• 33:36
  Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage right now for the Houston Cougars.
• 33:38
  Speaker 1: Bray comes in motion for the Utes. They try the
• 33:40
  Speaker 1: pop pass to Daniel Bray. He's trying to get that
• 33:42
  Speaker 1: edge and does. Squirts through a hole and very close
• 33:45
  Speaker 1: to first down yardage. Right down near the 43-yard line.
• 33:49
  Speaker 5: Oh, goodness gracious. What kind of spot is that? They
• 33:52
  Speaker 5: gave him about six inches shy.
• 33:53
  Speaker 4: It was.
• 33:55
  Speaker 1: It was Daniel Bray who had the carry, and then
• 33:56
  Speaker 1: he was tracked down. Houston had it pretty well spread out,
• 33:59
  Speaker 1: but Daniel's speed got him almost that first down, third
• 34:01
  Speaker 1: down and half an inch.
• 34:03
  Speaker 2: Isaac, good job here, but this is a test of
• 34:05
  Speaker 2: will right here. These short yardage plays, you know, whether
• 34:08
  Speaker 2: the defense can stop you or if you can convert,
• 34:12
  Speaker 2: we'll let you know how tough you're playing today.
• 34:14
  Speaker 1: About six inches of what Utah needs here. They get
• 34:16
  Speaker 1: quickly to the line of scrimmage. Devin going under center
• 34:20
  Speaker 1: this time. Now he's going to change the play at
• 34:21
  Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. Dampier turns and keeps it himself.
• 34:25
  Speaker 1: Out on the edge, Devin Dampier. First down yardage. Dives
• 34:27
  Speaker 1: inside the 40 down to about the 37-yard line, and
• 34:31
  Speaker 1: that is an Ivory Holmes first down.
• 34:33
  Speaker 2: Kind of looked like a little mistake right there. I
• 34:35
  Speaker 2: thought he wanted to hand it off, but the way
• 34:37
  Speaker 2: he wheeled out right there.
• 34:38
  Speaker 5: Wayshawn was the lead blocker. What a block, too.
• 34:43
  Speaker 3: Designed keep right there for Devin Dampier. Great play call.
• 34:45
  Speaker 1: And he just passed Alex Smith into third place on
• 34:47
  Speaker 1: the all-time quarterback rushing list here in Utah with 1,084 yards.
• 34:52
  Speaker 1: First down and 10. Sione the big man in the backfield.
• 34:57
  Speaker 1: Wayshawn Parker comes back in. Man coverage on the outside.
• 35:00
  Speaker 1: Devin's going to roll and look to throw. Down the
• 35:03
  Speaker 1: field pumping once. Throws in the flat.
• 35:05
  Speaker 5: Caught there by Benning.
• 35:06
  Speaker 4: 30.
• 35:07
  Speaker 1: And down to the 28-yard line goes Noah Benning. That's
• 35:10
  Speaker 1: going to be a pickup of nine yards on first down.
• 35:13
  Speaker 1: Wanted to go deep initially, wasn't there, so he found
• 35:15
  Speaker 1: the check down.
• 35:16
  Speaker 2: And that's what we've seen the last couple games. The
• 35:18
  Speaker 2: last couple games, Devin Dan Pierce throwing that ball right there.
• 35:21
  Speaker 3: But it is covered really well. Take what you have
• 35:23
  Speaker 3: right there.
• 35:24
  Speaker 2: Noah Benny's open in the flats, makes the guy miss,
• 35:26
  Speaker 2: picks up the first down.
• 35:27
  Speaker 1: I'd love to see him take another shot here on
• 35:29
  Speaker 1: second down and one. From the Cougar 28-yard line, we'll
• 35:31
  Speaker 1: see if they do it. They've got man covers to
• 35:33
  Speaker 1: the outside. Larry Simmons split wide to the left-hand side,
• 35:37
  Speaker 1: out of the shotgun with Wayshawn Parker to his right.
• 35:40
  Speaker 1: Cougars showing blitz. Here they come. Hand off, Wayshawn Parker.
• 35:44
  Speaker 1: First down yardage as he dives toward the 26. He
• 35:47
  Speaker 1: needed one, picked up two and a half. And Carmichael Glass,
• 35:51
  Speaker 1: the linebacker, made the tackle, but it's another Ivory Holmes
• 35:54
  Speaker 1: first down.
• 35:54
  Speaker 2: Great job, great read. As you said, you want to
• 35:56
  Speaker 2: throw at the blitz, but you want to run away
• 35:58
  Speaker 2: from the blitz. They run the blitz on the right
• 36:00
  Speaker 2: side of the offense. They run Wayshawn Parker on the
• 36:02
  Speaker 2: opposite side right there. Right off the left side of
• 36:05
  Speaker 2: the offense, pick up the first down.
• 36:06
  Speaker 3: Great job.
• 36:07
  Speaker 1: Steven Chavez Soto is checked into the game for the
• 36:09
  Speaker 1: first time tonight. Haven't seen him in a minute. Devin Dampier,
• 36:12
  Speaker 1: Daniel Bray as well. Creed Whittemore comes in motion. Utah
• 36:16
  Speaker 1: with three receivers, two backs in the ballgame on first
• 36:18
  Speaker 1: and ten for the Cougar, 26. Now they motion Bray
• 36:22
  Speaker 1: out of the backfield. Devin drops to pass. Looking, looking, looking, scrambling,
• 36:26
  Speaker 1: going forward, and he'll be sacked. It'll be a one-yard loss.
• 36:31
  Speaker 1: Ashton Porter tracked him down the field defensive end Devin
• 36:34
  Speaker 1: really really wanted to throw that ball He probably could
• 36:37
  Speaker 1: have took took off a little.
• 36:38
  Speaker 5: Sooner, but he loses a yard.
• 36:39
  Speaker 3: Yeah, he was looking for.
• 36:40
  Speaker 2: Something right there Unfortunately Chavez Soto was checked down on
• 36:44
  Speaker 2: the opposite side, but he just didn't have the angle
• 36:47
  Speaker 2: great decision right.
• 36:48
  Speaker 3: There one second sooner He would have got rid of
• 36:49
  Speaker 3: that tackle.
• 36:50
  Speaker 1: Third sack of the year by Ashton Porter brings up
• 36:53
  Speaker 1: second down at 11 back at the Cougar 27 yard
• 36:55
  Speaker 1: line three receivers left and And Devin Dampier by himself
• 37:00
  Speaker 1: at the backfield. Got a back of the left slot.
• 37:03
  Speaker 1: That's Daniel Bray who comes in motion. Devin drops to pass.
• 37:06
  Speaker 5: Looking. Pressure coming over the middle. It's intercepted. Oh, goodness.
• 37:12
  Speaker 1: He took a hit as he threw it. Is it
• 37:14
  Speaker 1: going to be a touchback or is it at the
• 37:16
  Speaker 1: one-yard line? The officials are discussing now. He was trying
• 37:20
  Speaker 1: to get that ball to Creed Whittemore, but it sailed
• 37:23
  Speaker 1: on him. And he got hit as he threw.
• 37:25
  Speaker 6: Really on the field is an interception in the end
• 37:28
  Speaker 6: zone for a touchback. The first and ten for Houston.
• 37:32
  Speaker 5: Mistakes you can't make in big games. Credit the Houston defense.
• 37:37
  Speaker 5: Mayo made the hit. And Webb made the interception.
• 37:40
  Speaker 1: And Houston will have it back when we get back
• 37:43
  Speaker 1: with 11-28 to play here in the first half. Utah
• 37:46
  Speaker 1: 0 and the Houston Cougars 0. And this is Utah
• 37:48
  Speaker 1: football from ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Radio Network.
• 37:53
  Speaker 7: You're listening to Utah Football, brought to you by Big
• 37:56
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• 38:01
  Speaker 1: 11-28 to play here in the first half. 0-0, that
• 38:03
  Speaker 1: last turnover by Utah makes a minus one tonight. Houston's
• 38:07
  Speaker 1: really good under Willie Fritz when they win the turnover battle.
• 38:10
  Speaker 1: They're 15-2 coming in here tonight under Fritz. This year
• 38:14
  Speaker 1: they're now plus five in the turnover margin are the
• 38:17
  Speaker 1: Houston Cougars. They have 42 points this year off of turnovers.
• 38:22
  Speaker 1: Defense has to make sure that doesn't become more than
• 38:24
  Speaker 1: 42 right now, Sly.
• 38:25
  Speaker 2: Yeah, the good thing is it happened deep on their end,
• 38:28
  Speaker 2: and so it's just like a touchback when you kick
• 38:30
  Speaker 2: off a punt. That's the mentality that the defense needs
• 38:33
  Speaker 2: to have.
• 38:34
  Speaker 3: We just punted. We got a touchback. We just did
• 38:36
  Speaker 3: a kickoff. We got a touchback.
• 38:37
  Speaker 2: So it's not like the field position battle. is significantly
• 38:41
  Speaker 2: hurting the defense, but the defense has to stand up.
• 38:43
  Speaker 2: When you get top-tier matchups, it's going to be low-score matchups.
• 38:46
  Speaker 2: You've got to make it happen by standing up right
• 38:49
  Speaker 2: here and getting a three-and-out or a turnover.
• 38:51
  Speaker 5: Cantrell Webb with his first interception of the year.
• 38:54
  Speaker 1: He just was playing center field on that floating pass,
• 38:56
  Speaker 1: so the Cougars have it first down and ten at
• 38:59
  Speaker 1: their own 20-yard line in a 0-0 game here in
• 39:01
  Speaker 1: the second quarter. Defense to the field brought to you
• 39:03
  Speaker 1: by doTERRA. Wegman out of the gun. Makai Hughes next
• 39:06
  Speaker 1: to it. Wegman's going to pass. Looks out to his right.
• 39:08
  Speaker 1: Fires out to his right. He's got a man open
• 39:10
  Speaker 1: in the open field. And it's going to be a
• 39:12
  Speaker 1: short gain of about five yards to Kobe Young. Tackle
• 39:16
  Speaker 1: out there. Nice tackle to the open field by Bobo Chenault.
• 39:19
  Speaker 1: And that'll bring up second down and five.
• 39:23
  Speaker 2: Yeah, great job right there by Bobo Sonata. Open field
• 39:26
  Speaker 2: tackle right there. We've seen so many hitch routes, and
• 39:28
  Speaker 2: they get so much yak yards after that, and that
• 39:30
  Speaker 2: right there was.
• 39:31
  Speaker 5: A good job.
• 39:32
  Speaker 1: Sanford the tailback in the backfield now on second down
• 39:35
  Speaker 1: and five. Wegman out of the shotgun, going to change
• 39:38
  Speaker 1: the play now as it gets loud. Utah with five,
• 39:42
  Speaker 1: now six near the line of scrimmage. They run the
• 39:44
  Speaker 1: option play to the outside. Nowhere to go for Sanford.
• 39:46
  Speaker 1: He dives inside and then ends up picking up three yards.
• 39:50
  Speaker 1: He was dead to right to the backfield. Trey Reynolds
• 39:53
  Speaker 1: had him and couldn't corral him. It'll be third down
• 39:56
  Speaker 1: and two.
• 39:56
  Speaker 3: Yeah, and that's what it is.
• 39:58
  Speaker 2: Great job by Trey Reynolds right here, but this is
• 40:00
  Speaker 2: what they tell us when you get in that position.
• 40:02
  Speaker 2: Shoot your gun, right? Trey Reynolds is sitting there waiting
• 40:05
  Speaker 2: for him. He's going to make you miss all day
• 40:07
  Speaker 2: of that. You got to go look at his waist
• 40:09
  Speaker 2: and go shoot your gun right at his waist. Take
• 40:11
  Speaker 2: the upfield, the leg, and just get one of those
• 40:14
  Speaker 2: limbs and just grab it.
• 40:16
  Speaker 5: Two out of four on third down to the Cougars.
• 40:17
  Speaker 5: It's third down and two.
• 40:19
  Speaker 1: They've got Hughes and Sanford in the backfield as Wegman
• 40:22
  Speaker 1: goes under center and they had that ball to Hughes
• 40:25
  Speaker 1: and he's got first down yardage out to the 31
• 40:27
  Speaker 1: yard line.
• 40:28
  Speaker 5: Needed two picked up three.
• 40:30
  Speaker 1: Moe and Reynolds made the tackle and that keeps the
• 40:33
  Speaker 1: drive alive here for the Cougars as we dip under
• 40:35
  Speaker 1: 10 minutes to play here in the first half.
• 40:38
  Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's where they get. They make third down
• 40:40
  Speaker 2: and short. That's why their conversion rate is so high.
• 40:43
  Speaker 2: They get third down and short and then they have
• 40:45
  Speaker 2: high successful plays.
• 40:48
  Speaker 1: Three receivers, a tight end, and a tailback this time
• 40:50
  Speaker 1: for Wegman. As Utah's got fourth in the line of scrimmage.
• 40:52
  Speaker 1: They're going to run the reverse this time. Wide receiver
• 40:55
  Speaker 1: on the outside's got it. He's got the 35, and
• 40:58
  Speaker 1: he's belted out of bounds. That's Kobe Young again. They
• 41:01
  Speaker 1: love to use these wide receivers in the fly sweep
• 41:04
  Speaker 1: and reverse game. Nate Ritchie forced.
• 41:05
  Speaker 5: Him out of bounds. He'll be second down at about
• 41:07
  Speaker 5: 05 coming up.
• 41:09
  Speaker 3: We had a great flow by Nate Ritchie right there.
• 41:11
  Speaker 3: Understanding and seeing that reverse.
• 41:13
  Speaker 2: Bobo's not chasing from the inside, so he can't cut
• 41:16
  Speaker 2: it back right there.
• 41:17
  Speaker 3: You got to knock those out. It's a great play
• 41:19
  Speaker 3: call by Houston.
• 41:19
  Speaker 1: Give him six on the carry. Second down and four.
• 41:23
  Speaker 1: Out of the Cougar 37. Wegman brings a tight end
• 41:29
  Speaker 1: in motion. Utah's got seven near the line of scrimmage.
• 41:32
  Speaker 1: Going to hand it off straight ahead. Just nothing doing
• 41:34
  Speaker 1: that time. Makai Hughes buried his head. Cash Dillon was
• 41:38
  Speaker 1: there as it was Elijah Ellis. That's going to bring
• 41:41
  Speaker 1: up another third down and short here for the Cougars.
• 41:43
  Speaker 1: Third down and two again.
• 41:45
  Speaker 2: Yeah, third down and two here. You've got to watch
• 41:47
  Speaker 2: the QB pool right here. QB pool RPO game, right?
• 41:50
  Speaker 2: Conor Wegman's going to act like it's a run. He's
• 41:53
  Speaker 2: going to pull it, either use his legs or throw
• 41:56
  Speaker 2: that RPO slant. You've got to make sure to watch
• 41:58
  Speaker 2: number zero, Amari Thomas. He's big in these situations.
• 42:01
  Speaker 1: Three out of five on third down as it gets
• 42:03
  Speaker 1: loud again here at Rice-Eccles.
• 42:04
  Speaker 5: Wegman out of the gun. Back pedals to pass. Looking right. Throws. Completes.
• 42:09
  Speaker 1: Out to the 50-yard line goes Trent Walker. No pressure
• 42:14
  Speaker 1: on Wegman, and he picks up 12 yards in a
• 42:17
  Speaker 1: first down. The market down at the 49-yard line, a
• 42:19
  Speaker 1: gain of 11, and the drive stays alive.
• 42:21
  Speaker 5: Another third down conversion for the Cougars.
• 42:23
  Speaker 3: And that was one of those plays where the ball
• 42:24
  Speaker 3: got out quick, right?
• 42:25
  Speaker 2: It was only two and a half seconds right there,
• 42:27
  Speaker 2: and that ball got out.
• 42:29
  Speaker 3: Great operations right there. We've got to stop the in route.
• 42:31
  Speaker 3: That's the easiest route for the quarterback to throw.
• 42:35
  Speaker 1: First down and 10 for the 49. Wegman play action pass.
• 42:38
  Speaker 1: A lot of time.
• 42:39
  Speaker 5: Serving.
• 42:40
  Speaker 1: The field's going to step up. Lots of room to
• 42:41
  Speaker 1: run in. Oh, he trips up and falls down. Oh,
• 42:45
  Speaker 1: he had all day to run out that right side,
• 42:47
  Speaker 1: and he got tripped up and fell down. Lance Holtzclaw
• 42:50
  Speaker 1: was in the area, but I think the turf monster
• 42:53
  Speaker 1: might have got him here.
• 42:54
  Speaker 5: Let's see.
• 42:54
  Speaker 2: Yeah, that's why you got to go touch him. Give
• 42:56
  Speaker 2: me that stat. Give me that stat. Turf monster got him.
• 42:59
  Speaker 2: He took over his offensive lineman's ankle right there, but
• 43:02
  Speaker 2: I'm touching the quarterback.
• 43:04
  Speaker 3: That's my stat.
• 43:05
  Speaker 1: You lost two yards on the play second down at
• 43:08
  Speaker 1: 12 now pistol formation for the 47 yard line.
• 43:14
  Speaker 5: Wegman Turns and gives it straight ahead nothing doing that
• 43:18
  Speaker 5: time for the tie.
• 43:19
  Speaker 1: He was he'll lose a yard back to the 46
• 43:20
  Speaker 1: and And the Utah defense getting stingy against that run.
• 43:25
  Speaker 1: Sam Sula was there, as was Rabbit Evans. A big
• 43:29
  Speaker 1: third down coming up.
• 43:30
  Speaker 2: Great job by Sam Sula right there with that initial penetration.
• 43:34
  Speaker 2: Rabbit Evans coming off the edge, making the hole really tight.
• 43:38
  Speaker 3: That's a great job by everybody right there.
• 43:40
  Speaker 2: Sam Sula getting that initial penetration, knocking him all the
• 43:43
  Speaker 2: way to back.
• 43:43
  Speaker 5: Third and 13 is a lot different than third and two.
• 43:46
  Speaker 5: This will be a passing down with four wide receivers.
• 43:48
  Speaker 1: Utah's going to rush just three. Keep an eye on Wegman.
• 43:52
  Speaker 1: Now they show blitz. Here they come.
• 43:54
  Speaker 5: Lots of time for Wegman. Fires. Oh, his tight end's
• 43:56
  Speaker 5: wide open.
• 43:57
  Speaker 1: He's got first down yardage to the Utah 40-yard line.
• 44:00
  Speaker 1: Luke McGarry, the second tight end, was all by himself.
• 44:05
  Speaker 5: And he picks up 15 and a first down. Is
• 44:08
  Speaker 5: that not a rub route?
• 44:10
  Speaker 3: How is this not offensive pass interference?
• 44:12
  Speaker 5: Because the flag didn't throw.
• 44:15
  Speaker 3: That's a rub route. I.
• 44:18
  Speaker 5: It's only a penalty if they call it.
• 44:20
  Speaker 3: Hey, I'm with you.
• 44:23
  Speaker 5: All right. Under center goes Wegman. First and ten.
• 44:25
  Speaker 1: Best drive of the night here for the Houston Cougars.
• 44:29
  Speaker 1: As they're to the Utah 40.
• 44:30
  Speaker 5: Hand off. Tail back.
• 44:32
  Speaker 6: Tripped up.
• 44:33
  Speaker 5: Sanford down at the 40-yard line. No gains. Lance Oldsclaw
• 44:38
  Speaker 5: made the tackle on that one.
• 44:39
  Speaker 1: By the way, the sack on that last play went
• 44:41
  Speaker 1: to Pupu Sempolone of the defensive tackle, not Lance Oldsclaw.
• 44:43
  Speaker 2: Well, we still got a D in without a sack.
• 44:45
  Speaker 2: We got to make that happen today. But I think
• 44:47
  Speaker 2: Lance Oldsclaw is going to make it happen. He's playing
• 44:49
  Speaker 2: with a lot of energy right now. Exactly what you need. 5.45
• 44:52
  Speaker 2: to play the clock running here in the first half.
• 44:54
  Speaker 2: Still scoreless at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Three receivers split wide to
• 44:57
  Speaker 2: the right for Houston on second down and 10.
• 45:00
  Speaker 1: Let's see if they take a shot on this one.
• 45:03
  Speaker 1: They haven't really gone deep tonight.
• 45:05
  Speaker 5: Wakeman out of the gun.
• 45:06
  Speaker 1: He's going to run it himself off the left side.
• 45:08
  Speaker 1: Connor Wegman squirts through. He's into the open field.
• 45:11
  Speaker 3: 25-20.
• 45:12
  Speaker 1: Cuts back 15-10. And down at the 7-yard line goes
• 45:16
  Speaker 1: Connor Wegman. Oh, and he's slow to get up. Goodness gracious.
• 45:24
  Speaker 1: That's a run of 33 yards and a first and
• 45:28
  Speaker 1: goal coming up here for the Houston Cougars.
• 45:32
  Speaker 5: From the Utah 7-yard line. Wegman's legs. And that was
• 45:36
  Speaker 5: just a straight quarterback keep.
• 45:37
  Speaker 3: Yeah, open field tackling right there.
• 45:39
  Speaker 2: And the hard part about that, they make it in
• 45:41
  Speaker 2: nub sides, so the safety is actually the contained player
• 45:44
  Speaker 2: right there. And he just doesn't really understand how to
• 45:46
  Speaker 2: squeeze that and make him go east and west.
• 45:49
  Speaker 5: Second trip into the red zone tonight for the Houston Cougars.
• 45:52
  Speaker 5: First and 10, first and goal.
• 45:53
  Speaker 1: Wegman the pass. Utah bringing pressure. He's going to throw
• 45:56
  Speaker 1: the fade to the end zone. It's up and almost intercepted.
• 46:02
  Speaker 1: They were trying to get that to McGarry. Rabbit Evans
• 46:04
  Speaker 1: had the coverage. That would have been a great time
• 46:05
  Speaker 1: for another one-handed interception by Rabbit Evans.
• 46:08
  Speaker 2: It's the right corner of the end zone. That's where
• 46:10
  Speaker 2: he did the last one, right there. But great position.
• 46:13
  Speaker 2: He actually turned into a receiver right there. Almost came
• 46:16
  Speaker 2: away with that.
• 46:18
  Speaker 1: Clock stopped with 4.38 to play here in the second quarter.
• 46:20
  Speaker 1: Houston threatening. Second time in the red zone tonight. They
• 46:24
  Speaker 1: operate out of the pistol. Tied into the right slot.
• 46:28
  Speaker 1: Two receivers left. North end zone getting loud. Utah now
• 46:33
  Speaker 1: shifting its defensive personnel. Wegman turns and gives it to
• 46:39
  Speaker 1: his tailback who squirts his way forward to about the
• 46:42
  Speaker 1: five yard line.
• 46:44
  Speaker 5: They'll give him a yard to the six. Third down
• 46:47
  Speaker 5: and goal.
• 46:47
  Speaker 1: Makai Hughes stopped by Cyrus Paul, who's had a nice
• 46:49
  Speaker 1: game tonight so far for Utah.
• 46:51
  Speaker 5: Yes, he has.
• 46:51
  Speaker 3: Cyrus Paul is playing with his hair on fire. Great job.
• 46:54
  Speaker 2: And then Elijah Ellis and Jackson Binning cleaning that up
• 46:57
  Speaker 2: right there.
• 46:58
  Speaker 3: Now forcing third down and goal here.
• 47:00
  Speaker 1: Cougars are five out of seven on third down. They're
• 47:02
  Speaker 1: three for three on this drive. They're the best third
• 47:06
  Speaker 1: down team in the country. They face a third down
• 47:09
  Speaker 1: and goal for the Utah Six. As the north end
• 47:12
  Speaker 1: zone gets loud, ten on the play clock. Hughes in
• 47:18
  Speaker 1: the backfield. Wegman wants the snap. And now they take
• 47:25
  Speaker 1: a timeout. That was forced by the crowd in the
• 47:29
  Speaker 1: north end zone. Willie Fritz ran.
• 47:31
  Speaker 5: Down, got the timeout before the play clock expired.
• 47:34
  Speaker 6: Houston starts their first timeout in a half. 30 seconds.
• 47:38
  Speaker 5: 30-second timeout. We'll keep it right here. Media timeout. Maybe
• 47:42
  Speaker 5: we won't.
• 47:42
  Speaker 1: It's a media timeout, so we'll have to wait a
• 47:45
  Speaker 1: few minutes to come back. and tell you what happens
• 47:47
  Speaker 1: on third down and goal. First half tonight being brought
• 47:50
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• 47:52
  Speaker 1: Credit Union. 0-0 here at Rice-Eccles Stadium. 3.52 to play
• 47:57
  Speaker 1: in the first half. And this is Utah football from
• 47:59
  Speaker 1: ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Radio Network.
• 48:03
  Speaker 7: You're listening to Utah football brought to you by Smiths
• 48:06
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• 48:11
  Speaker 1: We told you coming in tonight, Houston was the best
• 48:13
  Speaker 1: team in the nation on third down.
• 48:15
  Speaker 5: Well, they're living up to that billing. They came in
• 48:17
  Speaker 5: tonight at 61%.
• 48:17
  Speaker 1: They're at 71% tonight on third down. They're 3-for-3 on
• 48:22
  Speaker 1: this drive and 5-for-7 this first half. But they got
• 48:26
  Speaker 1: a third down and goal right now, Sly, from the
• 48:28
  Speaker 1: Utah 7.
• 48:28
  Speaker 2: Yeah, and they got to watch out for their playmakers, right?
• 48:31
  Speaker 5: Well, actually, no.
• 48:32
  Speaker 2: All three of their receivers are all playmakers for them,
• 48:35
  Speaker 2: from Kobe Young to Trent Walker and, of course, Amari Thomas.
• 48:40
  Speaker 3: But even the tight end, Overmeyer, right? He's the big
• 48:42
  Speaker 3: red zone player.
• 48:43
  Speaker 1: Remember, they went to him last time on fourth and
• 48:45
  Speaker 1: goal down here, and they broke it up.
• 48:47
  Speaker 5: We'll see what they do right here. McGarry, the one
• 48:52
  Speaker 5: tight end, split wide to the left. Three receivers right
• 48:57
  Speaker 5: at Makai Hughes. No Overmeyer on the field right now.
• 49:00
  Speaker 5: Third goal for the Utah 7 for the Houston Cougars
• 49:02
  Speaker 5: as the north end zone gets loud. Wegman out of
• 49:06
  Speaker 5: the shotgun.
• 49:08
  Speaker 1: Utah rushing five. Now they rush three into the end zone.
• 49:11
  Speaker 1: He goes and he overshoots his man in the back
• 49:13
  Speaker 1: of the end zone.
• 49:13
  Speaker 3: Incomplete.
• 49:15
  Speaker 1: Trying to get that ball to Trent Walker. That'll bring
• 49:17
  Speaker 1: up fourth down and the kick team comes out now
• 49:19
  Speaker 1: for the end zone.
• 49:20
  Speaker 5: Houston Cougars you.
• 49:22
  Speaker 2: Gotta take it man a couple of both of these
• 49:23
  Speaker 2: teams have been down in kick area and haven't taken
• 49:26
  Speaker 2: advantage of it.
• 49:27
  Speaker 3: So take the three points when you.
• 49:29
  Speaker 2: Can but great job by the defense standing up right
• 49:32
  Speaker 2: there Connor Wiggins overshoots his.
• 49:34
  Speaker 1: Man Jonathan Demas the kicker coming out Six out of
• 49:38
  Speaker 1: seven this year. This will be a chip shot. Basically
• 49:40
  Speaker 1: an extra point right down the middle. Caught about a
• 49:42
  Speaker 1: 24-yard attempt. North end zone trying to help out right here.
• 49:47
  Speaker 5: Snap is back. The hold is down. The kick is up.
• 49:51
  Speaker 5: And it's good. He drills it. And the Houston.
• 49:53
  Speaker 1: Cougars draw first blood here tonight with 344 to play
• 49:57
  Speaker 1: here in the first half. They lead at 3-0, but
• 50:00
  Speaker 1: that's a small win for the Utah defense to hold
• 50:02
  Speaker 1: them to three. That scoring drive, 15 plays, 74 yards, 7.40
• 50:08
  Speaker 1: off the game clock, and they turn the Devin Dampier
• 50:11
  Speaker 1: interception into three points.
• 50:13
  Speaker 5: Timeout on the field. We'll come back with the Utah
• 50:14
  Speaker 5: offense coming out when we get back.
• 50:16
  Speaker 1: 3.44 to play before halftime for the Big O'Tires broadcast
• 50:20
  Speaker 1: booth here at Rice-Eccles Stadium. It's Utah football from ESPN
• 50:23
  Speaker 1: 700 and the Ute Sports Radio Network.
• 50:27
  Speaker 7: You're listening to Utah Football brought to you by Bamboo
• 50:31
  Speaker 7: HR on ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Network.
• 50:36
  Speaker 1: We're at Rice-Eckel Stadium here in Salt Lake City. 100th
• 50:39
  Speaker 1: consecutive sellout. The stadium is in all black tonight.
• 50:43
  Speaker 5: It's dark mode.
• 50:44
  Speaker 1: And we've got a really good football game. Houston Cougars
• 50:47
  Speaker 1: second time in the red zone tonight. Stopped, but they
• 50:49
  Speaker 1: kick a field goal this time around. And they take
• 50:52
  Speaker 1: a 3-0 lead. Our first half tonight being brought to
• 50:54
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• 50:58
  Speaker 1: Utah had a great rhythm on that last drive slide,
• 51:01
  Speaker 1: but it was the interception by Dampier that derailed them.
• 51:04
  Speaker 1: They've got 344 in all three timeouts. You'd hope to
• 51:07
  Speaker 1: think they could get some points before halftime here.
• 51:09
  Speaker 2: Yeah, but the key is about being smart, right? You're
• 51:11
  Speaker 2: down by three. You're kind of right where you want
• 51:15
  Speaker 2: to be. But you've got to get rhythm. You've got
• 51:17
  Speaker 2: to find momentum, finding what works. Continue running the football.
• 51:21
  Speaker 1: Kick is high and end over end from south to north.
• 51:23
  Speaker 1: Daniel Bray's going to let that hit roll out of
• 51:26
  Speaker 1: the back of the end zone.
• 51:27
  Speaker 5: So the Utes will take over.
• 51:28
  Speaker 1: First and 10 at their own 25-yard line. Devin Dampier's
• 51:30
  Speaker 1: numbers tonight, not too bad. Six of nine, 52 yards.
• 51:35
  Speaker 5: And to be fair, the interception is on him.
• 51:37
  Speaker 7: Yes.
• 51:38
  Speaker 1: But he was hit by Jalen Mayo. I'm not a
• 51:40
  Speaker 1: big fan of Mayo myself. I'm really not a big
• 51:42
  Speaker 1: fan of Jalen Mayo after that hit. But he hit
• 51:45
  Speaker 1: him and the ball fluttered and it was intercepted by
• 51:47
  Speaker 1: Cantrell Webb.
• 51:48
  Speaker 3: It's what happens exactly.
• 51:50
  Speaker 2: If you get it out one second earlier, Creed Whittemore
• 51:52
  Speaker 2: was open.
• 51:53
  Speaker 3: That's a completion. But that's the game. You got to
• 51:55
  Speaker 3: roll with the punches.
• 51:56
  Speaker 1: Parker begins at the backfield on first down and 10
• 51:59
  Speaker 1: with Devin Dampier. Big semi-tow longa. The Rhino back lined
• 52:02
  Speaker 1: up in the left slot. They're going to hand it
• 52:04
  Speaker 1: off to Wayshon on first down. There's just not much
• 52:06
  Speaker 1: on the inside for him tonight. It's a one-yard gain
• 52:10
  Speaker 1: for Wayshon Parker. Tackle on the play by Will James.
• 52:13
  Speaker 1: The corner just came shooting in and Utah feels pretty
• 52:16
  Speaker 1: predictable on first down right now, Sly.
• 52:18
  Speaker 2: Yeah, and they'll change it up here, but I'm envisioning
• 52:22
  Speaker 2: this is something that they see on film.
• 52:23
  Speaker 3: Like, we can run the football. Why are we not
• 52:25
  Speaker 3: doing it?
• 52:26
  Speaker 2: So I think the halftime adjustments, the angles, and seeing
• 52:29
  Speaker 2: the slanting D-line, and they'll clean up here and hopefully
• 52:32
  Speaker 2: take advantage of the second half.
• 52:33
  Speaker 1: Second down and nine at the 26-yard line. Clock running
• 52:36
  Speaker 1: at 310 to play before the end of the first half.
• 52:39
  Speaker 1: Houston with four at the line of scrimmage. They motioned
• 52:41
  Speaker 1: Wayshon Parker out. Devin Dampier looking to throw. Pumps once.
• 52:44
  Speaker 1: Scrambles out to his right. Looking to throw down the field.
• 52:47
  Speaker 5: It's caught. Flag flies.
• 52:49
  Speaker 1: Caught by Braden Pagan at about the 32, but this
• 52:51
  Speaker 1: one's coming back. It's going to be a hold on Utah.
• 52:56
  Speaker 6: Holding. Offense number 73. Ten-yard penalty. Second down.
• 53:00
  Speaker 1: Second holding penalty tonight from Cedric Jefferson. That's a killer
• 53:03
  Speaker 1: right there. On second down, that was a completion of
• 53:06
  Speaker 1: about seven yards. Instead, it'll be second down and Almost
• 53:10
  Speaker 1: 20 here. That flag brought to you by Ann Collar,
• 53:12
  Speaker 1: Utah's number one shirt. So back it up to about
• 53:14
  Speaker 1: the 16-yard line now. It's second down and 19. And
• 53:20
  Speaker 1: that just sucks because you don't know where Devin Dampier's at, right?
• 53:22
  Speaker 1: And you think you're holding the edge right there, and
• 53:24
  Speaker 1: he's trying to escape that way.
• 53:26
  Speaker 3: And that's, you know, a holding call is called.
• 53:30
  Speaker 1: Late substitution coming on here. Creed Whittemore went out. They
• 53:36
  Speaker 1: brought a tight end in. Now Houston's subbing out late.
• 53:39
  Speaker 1: Play clock at 15. They hold it. Plenty of time
• 53:42
  Speaker 1: here for Devin with an empty backfield. Five wides in
• 53:44
  Speaker 1: the pattern on second.
• 53:45
  Speaker 5: Down and 19.
• 53:45
  Speaker 1: He'll backpedal to pass. He's going to keep it himself
• 53:48
  Speaker 1: and run forward 20. 25, 26-yard line goes Devin Dampier.
• 53:53
  Speaker 5: So he picked up the yardage loss.
• 53:55
  Speaker 1: Lufau, Salt Lake native, Harriman native, and Glass made the
• 53:59
  Speaker 1: tackle on the play.
• 54:00
  Speaker 5: But third down and 10 coming up here for Utah.
• 54:03
  Speaker 2: Yeah, they got to get a little bit more urgency here.
• 54:06
  Speaker 2: Coming up on the two-minute warning here. Let's see some aggressiveness.
• 54:10
  Speaker 2: Pick up this first down.
• 54:11
  Speaker 1: Utah three out of five on third down, but third
• 54:13
  Speaker 1: down and ten here for the Utes. Play clock is
• 54:17
  Speaker 1: at 17. Game clock at 210. Are they going to
• 54:19
  Speaker 1: snap one before they get it to the two-minute timeout?
• 54:21
  Speaker 5: I don't think they are. Devon's just kind of standing
• 54:25
  Speaker 5: there watching.
• 54:25
  Speaker 1: They're going to let it go all the way down
• 54:26
  Speaker 1: to the two-minute timeout and face third down and almost
• 54:30
  Speaker 1: ten when we get back.
• 54:31
  Speaker 5: Timeout on the field here. Two-minute timeout.
• 54:34
  Speaker 1: With two minutes to play before the half and Utah
• 54:36
  Speaker 1: facing a third down and ten. Houston three and Utah
• 54:39
  Speaker 1: nothing for the Big O Tires broadcast booth. This is
• 54:42
  Speaker 1: Utah football from ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Radio Network.
• 54:46
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• 54:49
  Speaker 7: on ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Network.
• 54:53
  Speaker 1: Two minutes to play in the first half and a
• 54:55
  Speaker 1: really big third down here for Utah. Third down and
• 54:59
  Speaker 1: about nine and a half from their own 26-yard line.
• 55:04
  Speaker 1: I say it's big because you don't want to give
• 55:07
  Speaker 1: Houston the ball back here. They've got two timeouts, they've
• 55:10
  Speaker 1: got a 3-0 lead, and they're getting the ball coming
• 55:12
  Speaker 1: out of the locker room. So whether Utah gets points
• 55:16
  Speaker 1: or not before halftime, Sly... You want to keep this
• 55:20
  Speaker 1: drive alive and avoid giving Connor Wakeman and the Cougars
• 55:23
  Speaker 1: the ball back.
• 55:24
  Speaker 3: Yeah, you definitely do. You got to play the game, right?
• 55:26
  Speaker 3: It's the field position game.
• 55:28
  Speaker 2: It's the make sure I'm matching my opponent. Can't get
• 55:32
  Speaker 2: too much separation between my opponent. As you said, Houston
• 55:35
  Speaker 2: comes with the ball in the second half. You don't
• 55:37
  Speaker 2: want to give them any extra time. momentum as they
• 55:40
  Speaker 2: get the ball instilling a possession there so Utah has
• 55:43
  Speaker 2: to keep this alive this is huge Houston's defense on the.
• 55:46
  Speaker 1: Year 36 percent on third down it's pretty good quite
• 55:50
  Speaker 1: as good as Utah's but still pretty good Utah three
• 55:52
  Speaker 1: out of five tonight they deploy three receivers at a
• 55:57
  Speaker 1: tight end here on third down at about nine plenty
• 56:01
  Speaker 1: of time here still waiting on our friends from TV
• 56:03
  Speaker 1: to come back And now we can go. Devin operating
• 56:07
  Speaker 1: out of the shotgun with Wayshawn Parker next to him.
• 56:09
  Speaker 1: They've got to get to the 35-yard line for a
• 56:11
  Speaker 1: first down. Whittemore comes in motion. Depp here drops the pass.
• 56:15
  Speaker 1: Pressure's in his face. He's going to step up and
• 56:17
  Speaker 1: throw it down the field. He's got a man open,
• 56:19
  Speaker 1: and he overshoots him.
• 56:21
  Speaker 5: Oh, goodness. He had Whittemore 10 yards behind the defense.
• 56:27
  Speaker 1: And that's the second time in as many weeks Devin's
• 56:30
  Speaker 1: had a wide-open wide receiver that would have been a touchdown.
• 56:32
  Speaker 1: He missed Pagan a week ago in Colorado. He could
• 56:35
  Speaker 1: have also run for that first down as well.
• 56:37
  Speaker 6: Do you tell us, James, do you form numbers for
• 56:39
  Speaker 6: the scrimmage kick formation?
• 56:41
  Speaker 2: Yeah, that was just a miss on Devin right there.
• 56:43
  Speaker 2: Creed is coming from that right side and he's heading
• 56:46
  Speaker 2: to the left. And Devin keeps that ball down the
• 56:48
  Speaker 2: middle when he should have hit to the left.
• 56:50
  Speaker 1: Ryan Phillips back out to punt for a third time tonight.
• 56:54
  Speaker 1: Trent Walker waiting for this kick. It's a better punt
• 56:57
  Speaker 1: by Phillips.
• 56:58
  Speaker 5: Walker's going to fair catch it at his own 30-yard line.
• 57:01
  Speaker 1: And that's where Houston will take over first and tenth.
• 57:06
  Speaker 1: with a minute and 46 to play. 44-yard punt, no return.
• 57:10
  Speaker 1: And again, Utah's called on its defense, and the defense
• 57:13
  Speaker 1: has been really good in big spots tonight, but they're
• 57:16
  Speaker 1: going to have to get a stop here and keep
• 57:18
  Speaker 1: Houston off the board.
• 57:19
  Speaker 5: Yeah, they got to.
• 57:20
  Speaker 3: They got to stand up.
• 57:21
  Speaker 2: The defense has done a great job. If you can
• 57:25
  Speaker 2: stand up for these next one minute and 46 seconds,
• 57:27
  Speaker 2: which is hard, right? Because I know Houston's going to
• 57:29
  Speaker 2: come out and be aggressive here, but your big players
• 57:31
  Speaker 2: got to make plays right here.
• 57:32
  Speaker 3: This is Jackson Binney time. This is Trey Reynolds time.
• 57:35
  Speaker 3: Lance Holsquaw. Make a big play right here.
• 57:37
  Speaker 1: Great time for a defensive turnover here for Utah. Sanford
• 57:40
  Speaker 1: the tailback on first and ten. Wakeman out of the
• 57:42
  Speaker 1: gun from his own 30-yard line.
• 57:44
  Speaker 5: Blacks fly. I think this one's going on Houston as
• 57:49
  Speaker 5: a procedure call.
• 57:50
  Speaker 6: False start. Offense. Number 56. Five-yard penalty. First down.
• 57:55
  Speaker 1: Shadre Hurst, who's maybe their best offensive lineman, called for
• 57:58
  Speaker 1: going early that time. First penalty of the night on
• 58:00
  Speaker 1: the Houston Cougars.
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, man.
• 58:02
  Speaker 2: Great call right there. It was a small little flinch,
• 58:04
  Speaker 2: but the defensive line saw it and Student.
• 58:07
  Speaker 1: Back first down at 15 now back at the 25
• 58:09
  Speaker 1: yard line same formation Sanford three wide receivers for Wegman
• 58:15
  Speaker 1: He's gonna roll to his right throw it and dump
• 58:16
  Speaker 1: it to his tight end at the flat. He's got
• 58:18
  Speaker 1: the 35 He's got the 40 and the.
• 58:20
  Speaker 5: 42 yard line.
• 58:23
  Speaker 1: That is McCrary McGarry the the tobacco tight end over
• 58:26
  Speaker 1: liars not been really a factor tonight, but the backup
• 58:28
  Speaker 1: tight ends been terrific.
• 58:30
  Speaker 2: Yeah I mean, every player's got to make some plays here,
• 58:33
  Speaker 2: and he's just in position.
• 58:34
  Speaker 1: Gate of 18, first and 10, Houston clock running with
• 58:37
  Speaker 1: a minute 30 to play. A lot of time for
• 58:39
  Speaker 1: Wegman down the field. He goes, ball kept in, almost intercepted. Oh, goodness,
• 58:43
  Speaker 1: Trey Reynolds. He got his paw up on it and
• 58:47
  Speaker 1: almost came down with it as he dropped in coverage.
• 58:50
  Speaker 1: An excellent play. They tried to force that ball to
• 58:53
  Speaker 1: the tight end, and Reynolds just couldn't quite hold on.
• 58:57
  Speaker 3: Great job running with the seam right there by Trey Reynolds.
• 59:00
  Speaker 3: He didn't want to one-handed interception.
• 59:01
  Speaker 7: Come on, man.
• 59:02
  Speaker 3: Put him on a poster.
• 59:03
  Speaker 5: Get that stick him on those hands.
• 59:04
  Speaker 1: Second down in ten pistol formation four receivers for Wegman
• 59:09
  Speaker 1: Utah with just a four man down front Wakeman changing
• 59:12
  Speaker 1: to play now with a minute 27 to play.
• 59:15
  Speaker 5: Sanford to tailback Wegman to pass.
• 59:19
  Speaker 1: Over the middle dumping off to the tailback in the
• 59:21
  Speaker 1: flat and he is out to about the 48 yard
• 59:24
  Speaker 1: line for a gain of five clock continues to run
• 59:27
  Speaker 1: minute 17 minute 16 and third down and five coming
• 59:33
  Speaker 1: up here for the cougars and they're five out of
• 59:35
  Speaker 1: eight on third.
• 59:35
  Speaker 2: Down this is big you got to understand do i
• 59:39
  Speaker 2: bring pressure do i not right uh they're doing good
• 59:43
  Speaker 2: in the short yardage they got these rub routes they're
• 59:45
  Speaker 2: hiding amari thomas in a lot of different routes now
• 59:49
  Speaker 2: he's starting out real wide expect him to motion back
• 59:51
  Speaker 2: in they like amari thomas in the slot four receivers.
• 59:55
  Speaker 5: On third down and five Wegman in the gun. He'll pass.
• 59:59
  Speaker 1: Looking to his right. Throwing to his right. Behind his man.
• 1:00:02
  Speaker 1: That was Amari Thomas.
• 1:00:03
  Speaker 3: Incomplete.
• 1:00:04
  Speaker 1: It goes with 43 seconds to play. And Utah's going
• 1:00:07
  Speaker 1: to get the football back.
• 1:00:09
  Speaker 2: That's the exact route that I was expecting right there.
• 1:00:11
  Speaker 2: He starts wide. They motion him in there. They try
• 1:00:13
  Speaker 2: to set him up. And then he takes an option route,
• 1:00:15
  Speaker 2: which most likely is that inside slant. Jackson Binney. Bobo
• 1:00:19
  Speaker 2: Chenault does a great job of comboing on the outside
• 1:00:22
  Speaker 2: right there.
• 1:00:22
  Speaker 3: Jackson Binney's in the perfect position.
• 1:00:23
  Speaker 1: We have not seen Monte Carvalho Really return one in
• 1:00:26
  Speaker 1: several weeks.
• 1:00:27
  Speaker 5: It would be a great chance for him here. Doherty
• 1:00:29
  Speaker 5: on to punt.
• 1:00:30
  Speaker 3: Just take care of the football.
• 1:00:31
  Speaker 5: That's all I.
• 1:00:33
  Speaker 2: Want.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah.
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  Speaker 5: 43 seconds. Fourth and five. Punt away. End over end.
• 1:00:39
  Speaker 1: Mata's going to let it hit. Oh, and it checks
• 1:00:42
  Speaker 1: up at the eight-yard line and killed.
• 1:00:44
  Speaker 5: It to seven.
• 1:00:45
  Speaker 3: That's okay.
• 1:00:47
  Speaker 5: 34 seconds to play.
• 1:00:48
  Speaker 1: We'll see how aggressive Kevin McGivin and Morgan Scali decide
• 1:00:50
  Speaker 1: to be. 49-yard punt, no return. You've got all three
• 1:00:53
  Speaker 1: timeouts if you're Utah.
• 1:00:54
  Speaker 5: Utah.
• 1:00:55
  Speaker 1: But you're going to have to move probably 50, 55
• 1:00:58
  Speaker 1: yards to get into field goal range.
• 1:01:00
  Speaker 3: Man, I'm going to do what I can to run
• 1:01:02
  Speaker 3: the football right here.
• 1:01:03
  Speaker 2: I need to get my offensive line to understand that
• 1:01:06
  Speaker 2: we want to run the football right here. If you
• 1:01:08
  Speaker 2: want to take a shot, if you get three plays
• 1:01:11
  Speaker 2: out of this, one of them has to be a shot,
• 1:01:14
  Speaker 2: but otherwise than that, I am running the football right
• 1:01:17
  Speaker 2: at Houston.
• 1:01:17
  Speaker 1: 34 seconds, first and 10 Utah from their own eight-yard line.
• 1:01:24
  Speaker 1: A 92-yard field in front of them right here as
• 1:01:25
  Speaker 1: Devin operates out of the shotgun. Houston's going to rush four.
• 1:01:28
  Speaker 1: They've gotten good pressure with four tonight. Parker motions out
• 1:01:31
  Speaker 1: of the backfield. Devin drops to pass. Cox wants. Now
• 1:01:34
  Speaker 1: he's going to take off. Plenty of running room. 20, 25, 24,
• 1:01:38
  Speaker 1: 25-yard line. He steps out of bounds.
• 1:01:41
  Speaker 5: After about a 16-yard gain, that'll be an Ivory Holmes
• 1:01:44
  Speaker 5: first down, and that's as good as a pass play,
• 1:01:46
  Speaker 5: and it takes about eight seconds off the clock.
• 1:01:50
  Speaker 3: And that's what's open, right? That's what's open. You got
• 1:01:52
  Speaker 3: to take it.
• 1:01:53
  Speaker 2: I wish there were more time on the clock, but
• 1:01:54
  Speaker 2: that's what's open.
• 1:01:55
  Speaker 5: He's got almost 80 yards rushing here in the first half.
• 1:01:58
  Speaker 5: Devin Dampier.
• 1:02:00
  Speaker 1: Utah still has all three timeouts, first and 10 for
• 1:02:02
  Speaker 1: their own 25-yard line. Four receivers in the pattern this
• 1:02:05
  Speaker 1: time for Utah. Houston showing some pressure. Now they'll rush five.
• 1:02:09
  Speaker 1: Devin looking, throwing down the seam. It's caught out to
• 1:02:13
  Speaker 1: the 45, 46-yard line by Creed Whittemore.
• 1:02:15
  Speaker 5: And a timeout taken by Utah immediately. Nice throw. Mayo
• 1:02:20
  Speaker 5: had the coverage, but Whittemore found himself open and picked
• 1:02:24
  Speaker 5: up 22.
• 1:02:25
  Speaker 6: For Utah, 30 seconds.
• 1:02:27
  Speaker 1: Now, you need about 20 more yards to be in field,
• 1:02:31
  Speaker 1: maybe 15 to 17 yards to be in Dillon Curtis'
• 1:02:34
  Speaker 1: field goal range.
• 1:02:35
  Speaker 3: I thought Dillzilla could kick 60 yarders.
• 1:02:37
  Speaker 5: Well, we haven't seen him do that in the game.
• 1:02:39
  Speaker 3: It's a still night. It's a still night.
• 1:02:41
  Speaker 5: No wind.
• 1:02:42
  Speaker 2: They're right in the middle of the field right here.
• 1:02:44
  Speaker 2: I like our chances here, but I still agree with you.
• 1:02:46
  Speaker 2: To be comfortable... I like 15 to 20 more yards
• 1:02:49
  Speaker 2: to take a good field goal attempt.
• 1:02:51
  Speaker 1: That was a really nice throw and a great route
• 1:02:53
  Speaker 1: by Whittemore.
• 1:02:54
  Speaker 2: Yeah, that inside defender had no chance. Devin really put
• 1:02:59
  Speaker 2: some mustard on it right to the seam. And then
• 1:03:01
  Speaker 2: Whittemore with a good extra yak yards right there, getting what.
• 1:03:04
  Speaker 3: He can get.
• 1:03:04
  Speaker 5: Dave Spadafore gave me this stat this week. Creed Whittemore.
• 1:03:09
  Speaker 1: Is the leading wide receiver in the NCAA without a
• 1:03:12
  Speaker 1: touchdown this year. He's got more yards than anybody else
• 1:03:14
  Speaker 1: in the NCAA that doesn't have a touchdown yet. Let's
• 1:03:17
  Speaker 1: see if Utah can change that tonight. First and ten
• 1:03:19
  Speaker 1: for the 46. Devin out of the shotgun. Two receivers left,
• 1:03:22
  Speaker 1: two receivers right here for the University of Utah. Now
• 1:03:26
  Speaker 1: Devin's going to do what? Step up and change the play?
• 1:03:28
  Speaker 1: Plenty of time on the play clock.
• 1:03:30
  Speaker 5: And he does.
• 1:03:32
  Speaker 1: Now he backs up into the gun with Wayshon Parker
• 1:03:34
  Speaker 1: next to him. Houston rushing just four this time. Devin looking, throwing.
• 1:03:39
  Speaker 1: He's got a man down the field looking for Pagan.
• 1:03:41
  Speaker 1: Braden Pagan. That's going to be pass interference. There's the flag.
• 1:03:45
  Speaker 1: There's the flag. Oh, if this was the NFL, they'd
• 1:03:48
  Speaker 1: be at the 10-yard line. But instead, a 15-yard penalty
• 1:03:51
  Speaker 1: will help Utah out a great deal with 13 seconds left.
• 1:03:55
  Speaker 5: Before halftime.
• 1:03:56
  Speaker 3: Great job by Devin Dampier, right? We talked about checking
• 1:03:58
  Speaker 3: it out.
• 1:03:59
  Speaker 6: Pass interference. Defense number two. 15-yard penalty. Automatic first down.
• 1:04:03
  Speaker 5: Utah still with two timeouts. The field's wide open for them.
• 1:04:06
  Speaker 3: Yeah, we talked about checking it up at the line
• 1:04:08
  Speaker 3: of scrimmage right there.
• 1:04:09
  Speaker 2: He's seen that they weren't blitzing. He's seen that they
• 1:04:12
  Speaker 2: weren't blitzing. He saw where they were rotating right there
• 1:04:14
  Speaker 2: and took a shot.
• 1:04:15
  Speaker 5: He got a lead.
• 1:04:16
  Speaker 3: Brady Pagan just a little bit more into the outside
• 1:04:18
  Speaker 3: right there. That could have been a touchdown. He had
• 1:04:20
  Speaker 3: a step on the defender.
• 1:04:21
  Speaker 1: Four receivers, now five receivers on first and ten for
• 1:04:24
  Speaker 1: the Houston 39-yard line. Cougars showing a four-man rush. Devon
• 1:04:27
  Speaker 1: out of the shotgun. No rush, just three. Lots of
• 1:04:30
  Speaker 1: time for Devon. He's scrambling around. He's going to have
• 1:04:32
  Speaker 1: to get rid of this football. He's throwing it down
• 1:04:33
  Speaker 1: the field.
• 1:04:34
  Speaker 5: Pagan catches! Inside the 20 and down to the Houston
• 1:04:39
  Speaker 5: 16-yard line with five seconds remaining and a timeout taken
• 1:04:42
  Speaker 5: by Utah.
• 1:04:44
  Speaker 3: That's the rhythm that we need.
• 1:04:45
  Speaker 6: Second charge, timeout of the half for Utah. Please set
• 1:04:48
  Speaker 6: the game clock to six seconds. Six seconds.
• 1:04:53
  Speaker 5: Red Zone trip, the Canyonview Credit Union Red Zone trip
• 1:04:56
  Speaker 5: number one for Utah, but another great, great opportunity for
• 1:05:00
  Speaker 5: the Utes.
• 1:05:00
  Speaker 2: Well, it's a great adjustment in the air by Brady Pagan.
• 1:05:02
  Speaker 2: We talk about how dynamic he is as a receiver.
• 1:05:06
  Speaker 2: But great throw by Devin Dampier. His ability to move
• 1:05:09
  Speaker 2: in the pocket and create that time, and that's not
• 1:05:12
  Speaker 2: a detailed route. That is just an off-scheduled route right there.
• 1:05:15
  Speaker 2: He goes in, sees Devin scrambling around, hits it up.
• 1:05:17
  Speaker 2: Devin hits it perfectly. Great job, great decision-making right there
• 1:05:21
  Speaker 2: by Devin Dampier.
• 1:05:21
  Speaker 5: Six seconds here, Sly. Boy, do you have time to
• 1:05:25
  Speaker 5: take a shot at the end zone here?
• 1:05:27
  Speaker 3: No, no.
• 1:05:28
  Speaker 2: What I do is I'm running up the middle right here,
• 1:05:30
  Speaker 2: and I'm trying to.
• 1:05:33
  Speaker 3: Get a little centered up for the field goal.
• 1:05:35
  Speaker 5: I mean, oh, man. Here we go. First and ten,
• 1:05:40
  Speaker 5: six seconds from the Cougars' 17-yard line.
• 1:05:43
  Speaker 3: Yeah, you're pushing it if you don't get it.
• 1:05:44
  Speaker 5: Oh, man. This is a risk here by the offense
• 1:05:47
  Speaker 5: for Utah. They're coming.
• 1:05:47
  Speaker 3: They're coming with some heat.
• 1:05:48
  Speaker 1: Houston's bringing pressure. Devin out of the shotgun. Here come
• 1:05:53
  Speaker 1: the Cougars. Devin looking, throwing toward the end zone. Up,
• 1:05:57
  Speaker 1: incomplete with two seconds to play before halftime. Pagan had
• 1:06:00
  Speaker 1: it in his hands and couldn't hold on. And that'll
• 1:06:04
  Speaker 1: bring out the field goal team for the Utes. Jalen
• 1:06:06
  Speaker 1: Mayo's hit a big first half for the Cougars. Helped
• 1:06:08
  Speaker 1: break that ball up.
• 1:06:09
  Speaker 3: Well, great job right there. The ball needs to be just.
• 1:06:13
  Speaker 2: Six inches higher. Just a little higher. The 6'4 pagan
• 1:06:16
  Speaker 2: could go up and get it. But great job right
• 1:06:18
  Speaker 2: there by Mayo at being in position and knocking that down.
• 1:06:21
  Speaker 1: So, it's going to be a 34-yard attempt from just
• 1:06:25
  Speaker 1: inside the left hash for Dylan Curtis to tie this
• 1:06:27
  Speaker 1: game on the final play of the first half.
• 1:06:30
  Speaker 5: Out of the hold of Orion Phillips. Low hold. Kick
• 1:06:32
  Speaker 5: is up. And the kick is.
• 1:06:35
  Speaker 5: No good.
• 1:06:37
  Speaker 1: It was partially blocked. The hold was low. The ball
• 1:06:41
  Speaker 1: got away. And the kick was missed.
• 1:06:44
  Speaker 5: Oh, goodness.
• 1:06:49
  Speaker 1: And that will take us to halftime here at Rice-Eccles
• 1:06:52
  Speaker 1: Stadium with Houston leading by a score of 3-0.
• 1:06:56
  Speaker 5: We'll head down to Zach Moss. Go ahead, Zach.
• 1:06:59
  Speaker 3: Waiting on Coach to walk over here to us now.
• 1:07:01
  Speaker 5: Okay.
• 1:07:02
  Speaker 1: We'll get it down to Morgan Scali and Zach Moss
• 1:07:05
  Speaker 1: momentarily and hear from the.
• 1:07:07
  Speaker 5: Head coach of Utah football.
• 1:07:15
  Speaker 3: Oh, Lace is out.
• 1:07:16
  Speaker 5: Take it when you're ready, Zach.
• 1:07:17
  Speaker 2: Yep.
• 1:07:17
  Speaker 3: We've got Coach here with us.
• 1:07:19
  Speaker 4: Coach, when you look at the first half, what areas
• 1:07:21
  Speaker 4: of your team do you need to clean up.
• 1:07:23
  Speaker 3: Here a little bit? Well, if we can have that.
• 1:07:29
  Speaker 9: Throwing output there that we had there in that two-minute drill.
• 1:07:31
  Speaker 3: We'd do much better.
• 1:07:32
  Speaker 9: We're just not bouncing up, not getting enough movement interiorly.
• 1:07:36
  Speaker 9: They're doing a good job stopping the run. We've got
• 1:07:39
  Speaker 9: to be better there. Defensively, we're getting some really good stops.
• 1:07:43
  Speaker 9: Got to be better at our combo coverages than man,
• 1:07:45
  Speaker 9: but shoot. It's two top 15 teams going at it.
• 1:07:50
  Speaker 4: What's the message to the team coming out of their
• 1:07:52
  Speaker 4: third quarter?
• 1:07:54
  Speaker 3: Keep fighting. Appreciate it, coach.
• 1:07:56
  Speaker 1: Thank you, Zach. Thank you, Morgan. That sideline update brought
• 1:07:59
  Speaker 1: to you by Ken Garf.
• 1:08:00
  Speaker 5: We hear you.
• 1:08:01
  Speaker 1: Utah did a lot of things right in that first half,
• 1:08:04
  Speaker 1: but the turnover was big, and the snap was.
• 1:08:07
  Speaker 5: A little low.
• 1:08:08
  Speaker 1: The hold wasn't great, and Curtis didn't hit it squarely.
• 1:08:10
  Speaker 1: It was just a bad execution on the field goal attempt,
• 1:08:14
  Speaker 1: and so we go to halftime with a score of
• 1:08:16
  Speaker 1: 3-0 Houston Cougars.
• 1:08:17
  Speaker 5: We'll take a timeout.
• 1:08:18
  Speaker 1: When we come back, it will be the America First
• 1:08:21
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• 1:08:25
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• 1:08:27
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• 1:08:30
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• 1:08:34
  Speaker 1: Rice-Eckel Stadium, Salt Lake City, Saturday night, 100th consecutive sellout,
• 1:08:39
  Speaker 1: 3-0 Houston, 12-26 to play here in the third quarter.
• 1:08:42
  Speaker 1: Cougs got it to begin things, they've moved, they've executed
• 1:08:45
  Speaker 1: a couple of third down conversions, they've got it at
• 1:08:47
  Speaker 1: the Utah 37. Our second half being brought to you
• 1:08:50
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• 1:08:53
  Speaker 5: Smith's, fresh for everyone. What's Utah got to do to
• 1:08:58
  Speaker 5: get home, Sly?
• 1:08:59
  Speaker 1: Connor Wegman has had all day to throw and very
• 1:09:03
  Speaker 1: little pressure, whether it was a four-man rush or a blitz.
• 1:09:05
  Speaker 2: Well, Houston's done a great job of mixing up their
• 1:09:08
  Speaker 2: three-step to five-step drops, right? Sometimes it's not as easy
• 1:09:13
  Speaker 2: as I'm getting home, but, you know, they just got
• 1:09:16
  Speaker 2: to get their hands in the pass lane.
• 1:09:17
  Speaker 1: First and 10, Wegman out of the gun. He's got
• 1:09:20
  Speaker 1: Makai Hughes with him in the backfield. Trips to the
• 1:09:22
  Speaker 1: right-hand side. Utah showing pressure again off that right-hand side.
• 1:09:25
  Speaker 5: Here they come. Wegman throws into that pressure, and it's complete.
• 1:09:29
  Speaker 1: Inside the 25 to the 24 to Amari Thomas, who
• 1:09:32
  Speaker 1: picks up first down yardage. 12-yard gain, another first down.
• 1:09:35
  Speaker 1: He saw where the pressure was coming, and what do
• 1:09:37
  Speaker 1: you do when you do that?
• 1:09:37
  Speaker 5: You throw right into it.
• 1:09:39
  Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's Trey Reynolds. Got to understand who is
• 1:09:42
  Speaker 2: in the slot right there. Number zero out there. Don't
• 1:09:45
  Speaker 2: look at the quarterback. Get straight out there. I know
• 1:09:47
  Speaker 2: that blitz very well. He's got to get out there.
• 1:09:49
  Speaker 3: A little quicker.
• 1:09:49
  Speaker 1: Pistol formation tied into the right slot. First and ten
• 1:09:53
  Speaker 1: for the Utah 25. Wegman changing that play again. They
• 1:09:56
  Speaker 1: shift that tight end to the left slot now. Two
• 1:09:59
  Speaker 1: tights and two winds. Handoff Hughes trying to get to
• 1:10:03
  Speaker 1: the outside. Bouncing to the outside. 20, 15, and down
• 1:10:06
  Speaker 1: to the Utah 14-yard line. An 11-yard gain and another
• 1:10:10
  Speaker 1: Houston first down.
• 1:10:11
  Speaker 5: And they're rolling now, Sly.
• 1:10:13
  Speaker 1: They've got momentum and wind at their back.
• 1:10:14
  Speaker 2: Yeah, defense has to make it. They've got to stand up.
• 1:10:17
  Speaker 2: Defense has to stand up. This has been a three-and-a-half,
• 1:10:20
  Speaker 2: almost four-minute drive here to start this third quarter.
• 1:10:23
  Speaker 3: But you've got to stand up and get off the
• 1:10:25
  Speaker 3: football field.
• 1:10:25
  Speaker 5: Clock running at 11.15 to play here in the third.
• 1:10:28
  Speaker 1: Third trip into the red zone tonight for the Houston
• 1:10:30
  Speaker 1: Cougars as Wegman checks with the sideline. Test match continues.
• 1:10:36
  Speaker 1: Makai Hughes in the pistol. They give it to him again.
• 1:10:38
  Speaker 1: Straight ahead. Running room into the 10-yard line. He goes
• 1:10:41
  Speaker 1: in a pickup of four. John O'Hall made another tackle
• 1:10:44
  Speaker 1: for Utah, but a four-yard gain by Hughes. And that
• 1:10:46
  Speaker 1: was wide open. If he makes a cut, he might
• 1:10:48
  Speaker 1: be in the end zone. Second down and six coming
• 1:10:54
  Speaker 1: up is Houston. Threatening that north end zone again. Two
• 1:11:00
  Speaker 1: receivers wide to the right.
• 1:11:02
  Speaker 3: Got to be opportunistic. Somebody got to swipe at the ball.
• 1:11:04
  Speaker 5: Pistol formation for Wegman. Changing the play again. Wegman. Watch
• 1:11:11
  Speaker 5: the tight end. Movement everywhere. Hand off Hughes.
• 1:11:16
  Speaker 1: Cuts back inside. And he's very close to first down yardage.
• 1:11:19
  Speaker 1: He'll be two yards shy at the six-yard line. Well,
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  Speaker 1: it looked like they had two guys moving at the
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  Speaker 1: same time right about the snap.
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  Speaker 5: But no flag flies. Third down coming up.
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  Speaker 1: If ever there was a time Utah needed a negative play,
• 1:11:33
  Speaker 1: a TFL, a pressure, a sack, this is it right here.
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  Speaker 1: Third down and two. They're two for two on the
• 1:11:39
  Speaker 1: drive of the Houston Cougars. Two receivers wide right, two
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  Speaker 1: tight ends, and Hughes the tailback. Wegman under center. Hughes bouncing, looking, searching,
• 1:11:51
  Speaker 1: first down yardage as he pushes the pile to about
• 1:11:54
  Speaker 1: the three. And it's first and goal Houston Cougars. They
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  Speaker 1: are just methodically going right at this Utah defense.
• 1:12:00
  Speaker 3: Yeah, pulling guards. Good job of moving guys.
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  Speaker 2: At that time, we didn't get the penetration that we
• 1:12:06
  Speaker 2: had been getting on those other stops that we had.
• 1:12:08
  Speaker 3: And they pick up the first down.
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  Speaker 1: First down and goal Houston at the Utah three-yard line.
• 1:12:15
  Speaker 1: Hughes stays in the ballgame. Wegman backs up into the shotgun.
• 1:12:19
  Speaker 1: Utah subbing late off the field. The play clock still
• 1:12:21
  Speaker 1: has plenty of time at 13.
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  Speaker 5: First and goal.
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  Speaker 1: Wegman changing the play. Hughes to his right. North end
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  Speaker 1: zone getting loud. Wegman, bad snap. Hands it off. Hughes
• 1:12:36
  Speaker 1: spins out of one tackle, but not another. He's driven backwards.
• 1:12:39
  Speaker 1: He's going to lose a yard back to about the
• 1:12:41
  Speaker 1: four-yard line. Trey Reynolds led the search that time. That
• 1:12:45
  Speaker 1: snap being just off base a little bit threw off
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  Speaker 1: all the timings.
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  Speaker 3: A great job by Trey Reynolds is shedding the block
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  Speaker 3: right there.
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  Speaker 2: He's initially being blocked by the tight end, but gets
• 1:12:55
  Speaker 2: the inside leverage right there and starts the initial pushback,
• 1:12:58
  Speaker 2: and the rest of the cavalry comes in and pushes
• 1:13:00
  Speaker 2: him back.
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  Speaker 1: Second down and goal, back of the four-yard line now
• 1:13:03
  Speaker 1: for the Houston Cougars. Elijah Davis subbing off late. Defensive
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  Speaker 1: lineman subbing.
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  Speaker 5: In for Utah. Wegman out of the shotgun. He's got
• 1:13:11
  Speaker 5: Sanford next to him this time. Rearranging the offensive line.
• 1:13:16
  Speaker 1: North end zone gets loud again. Wegman's going to keep it,
• 1:13:21
  Speaker 1: pushes his way straight ahead. He's squashed right about the
• 1:13:25
  Speaker 1: line of scrimmage at the four-yard line. Jai Moe was
• 1:13:29
  Speaker 1: there for the tackle.
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  Speaker 5: It'll be third down and goal coming up.
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  Speaker 3: Again, wow.
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  Speaker 5: Who's that?
• 1:13:34
  Speaker 3: Lance Holsquah. Oh, my gosh.
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  Speaker 2: Great job of knocking that tight end or the end
• 1:13:39
  Speaker 2: or whoever that back into the backfield, knocking Wegman off
• 1:13:42
  Speaker 2: the track and.
• 1:13:42
  Speaker 3: The rest of Calvary coming in right there for another TFL.
• 1:13:44
  Speaker 1: The best third down team in the country, three for
• 1:13:47
  Speaker 1: three on this drive.
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  Speaker 5: Third down and goal. Watch out for Omari Thomas. In
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  Speaker 5: the slot.
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  Speaker 1: Wegman and Sanford into shotgun. Here comes the blitz. Wegman throwing.
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  Speaker 3: End zone.
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  Speaker 5: Caught. Touchdown. Touchdown Houston Cougars. Kobe Young came down with it.
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  Speaker 5: And is there a flag on the play? The officials
• 1:14:18
  Speaker 5: discussing things.
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  Speaker 3: There's a flag down here.
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  Speaker 5: Maybe on Houston.
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  Speaker 6: Illegal motion.
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  Speaker 5: It is.
• 1:14:25
  Speaker 6: Offense number two. Five-yard penalty. They're down.
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  Speaker 5: Utah catches a big break.
• 1:14:30
  Speaker 1: Wegman stepped up in the face of a blitz in
• 1:14:32
  Speaker 1: his face and threw a beautiful pass to Kobe Young,
• 1:14:35
  Speaker 1: but it won't count.
• 1:14:36
  Speaker 2: And I like the play right there. They just made
• 1:14:39
  Speaker 2: it happen. Fortunately enough, he was going forward at the snap.
• 1:14:42
  Speaker 2: But you've got to keep pressure on him. He can't
• 1:14:44
  Speaker 2: have all day to dink and dunk. It's been a
• 1:14:46
  Speaker 2: great last three plays here before Utah.
• 1:14:49
  Speaker 3: Got to come away with a stop here.
• 1:14:51
  Speaker 1: Young who caught the touchdown was also illegally in motion.
• 1:14:54
  Speaker 1: Empty backfield on third and goal back at the nine
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  Speaker 1: yard line.
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  Speaker 3: That's the rub routes.
• 1:14:59
  Speaker 1: Wegman by himself with a shotgun. Zero coverage here for Utah.
• 1:15:08
  Speaker 1: Here they come. Wegman, man in his face.
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  Speaker 5: End zone.
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  Speaker 3: Incomplete.
• 1:15:12
  Speaker 5: Flag flies.
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  Speaker 1: Pass interference on Utah. It's going to be a first
• 1:15:16
  Speaker 1: and goal. For the Houston Cougars, they're going to get
• 1:15:19
  Speaker 1: Elijah Reid for pass interference. Ethan Day had the pressure.
• 1:15:29
  Speaker 1: Is it a hold or is it a pass interference?
• 1:15:32
  Speaker 1: I think it's a pass interference. The referee was about
• 1:15:34
  Speaker 1: to call a hold.
• 1:15:36
  Speaker 5: We'll see.
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  Speaker 6: Pass interference, defense number 11. The foul occurred in the
• 1:15:48
  Speaker 6: end zone by Rule above the place of the two-yard line.
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  Speaker 6: Automatic first down.
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  Speaker 3: Oh, that's a bad call. Oh, that's a bad call.
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  Speaker 1: Looked like they had their arms maybe locked. It looks
• 1:16:02
  Speaker 1: like he's holding his left arm. I don't think he
• 1:16:05
  Speaker 1: was going to catch it, but it's first and goal
• 1:16:06
  Speaker 1: now at the two. Jumbo set here with a tight
• 1:16:09
  Speaker 1: end in front of the tailback, Hughes. Wegman goes up
• 1:16:12
  Speaker 1: to center. Tight end in motion. Turn and give it
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  Speaker 1: to Hughes. Bouncing around. Not going to get there. Stacked
• 1:16:18
  Speaker 1: up in the line of scrimmage. Maybe loses a guard.
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  Speaker 5: Don't know. Give it the two. That's it. Second down
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  Speaker 5: and goal coming up.
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  Speaker 3: North end zone's got to get loud right here.
• 1:16:25
  Speaker 1: Houston's had the ball for almost eight minutes on this drive.
• 1:16:28
  Speaker 5: Nate Ritchie helped out on the tackle that time.
• 1:16:30
  Speaker 3: Look at that penetration right there. It's that Lance Holtzclaw again.
• 1:16:34
  Speaker 3: Great job.
• 1:16:34
  Speaker 2: Look at Lance Holtzclaw right here diving in. Look at
• 1:16:37
  Speaker 2: him cut that off and mess everything up. That's exactly
• 1:16:39
  Speaker 2: what you want to do. Great spill technique. Block off
• 1:16:42
  Speaker 2: any blockers with your penetration.
• 1:16:44
  Speaker 1: Blocking tight end in. Hughes dots the eye. Wegman under center.
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  Speaker 1: Three tight ends on the field. Sprinkle to left side.
• 1:16:53
  Speaker 1: Hand off Hughes.
• 1:16:54
  Speaker 5: End zone. Touchdown. Makai Hughes in from two yards out.
• 1:16:59
  Speaker 1: And the Houston Cougars... Get the first points and the
• 1:17:02
  Speaker 1: first touchdown of the night. Paying off a long opening
• 1:17:06
  Speaker 1: drive here in the second half that took more than
• 1:17:08
  Speaker 1: eight minutes off the game clock.
• 1:17:10
  Speaker 5: And that was a big boy drive by the Houston Cougars.
• 1:17:16
  Speaker 3: Yes, it was.
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  Speaker 2: That's exactly what you want to do to start the half.
• 1:17:18
  Speaker 2: You just keep that defense on the field, drive all
• 1:17:21
  Speaker 2: the way down the field, convert third downs. It's demoralizing
• 1:17:24
  Speaker 2: to your opponent right there, and you pay it off
• 1:17:26
  Speaker 2: with a touchdown.
• 1:17:28
  Speaker 3: It's a great job by Houston. Got bailed out by
• 1:17:30
  Speaker 3: a pass interference call.
• 1:17:31
  Speaker 1: Demas on to attempt the extra point to make it
• 1:17:33
  Speaker 1: a 10-0 lead. Utah does not have a point on
• 1:17:37
  Speaker 1: the board. We're almost two and a half quarters in.
• 1:17:40
  Speaker 1: PAT up and good by Demas. 15 plays, 75 yards, 8.14
• 1:17:46
  Speaker 1: off the game clock, and three for three on third downs.
• 1:17:51
  Speaker 1: Hughes nine carries 32 yards in the touchdown on the drive,
• 1:17:54
  Speaker 1: and we've got a timeout.
• 1:17:55
  Speaker 5: On the field. 6.46 to play in the third.
• 1:18:00
  Speaker 1: A big drive for the Utah offense coming out when
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  Speaker 1: I don't think it's hyperbolic here to say it in slides.
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  Speaker 1: This might be the biggest drive of the year for
• 1:18:30
  Speaker 1: the Utah offense. You haven't done anything for two and
• 1:18:35
  Speaker 1: a half quarters. Houston's got all the momentum right now.
• 1:18:39
  Speaker 1: I think this is as big a drive as they
• 1:18:41
  Speaker 1: faced this year.
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, it won.
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  Speaker 2: It was eight minutes and 14 seconds off the clock
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  Speaker 2: to start the half.
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  Speaker 3: That was huge.
• 1:18:49
  Speaker 2: Exactly what you want to do, keeping Utah's dynamic offense
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  Speaker 2: on the sideline. That's why points in the red zone
• 1:18:55
  Speaker 2: are so crucial. You've got to come away with something
• 1:18:57
  Speaker 2: right there. But, yeah, I mean, this is the biggest
• 1:18:59
  Speaker 2: game of the season, so why wouldn't this be the
• 1:19:02
  Speaker 2: biggest possession? They've got to show that they can put
• 1:19:05
  Speaker 2: up a fight against this Houston defense.
• 1:19:08
  Speaker 1: Houston gives up 265 yards a game through the air.
• 1:19:11
  Speaker 1: Utah only has 96 right now. I know they love
• 1:19:14
  Speaker 1: to run the football, but you might have to soften
• 1:19:17
  Speaker 1: this defense up a little bit by throwing it a
• 1:19:19
  Speaker 1: little bit more because the throws are there.
• 1:19:21
  Speaker 3: It's Devin and Bird's legs. You've got to take advantage
• 1:19:23
  Speaker 3: of that, right? We see Bird. Oh, he got lucky.
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  Speaker 5: That kick almost went out of bounds.
• 1:19:27
  Speaker 1: It curled inside the pylon in the end zone for
• 1:19:30
  Speaker 1: a touchback, so Utah will have it at the 25 yard.
• 1:19:33
  Speaker 1: I'm not sure what the kicker was doing with that.
• 1:19:35
  Speaker 1: 75-yard field coming here for Devin Dampier and the Utah offense.
• 1:19:39
  Speaker 5: Trailing 10-0.
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  Speaker 1: Last time they were shut out in a game in
• 1:19:42
  Speaker 1: the first half was October 19, 2024 against TCU.
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  Speaker 2: Well, as I said, I think when Bird gets in
• 1:19:50
  Speaker 2: backfield right now, they're going zero coverage. They're expecting Wildcat
• 1:19:53
  Speaker 2: right now.
• 1:19:53
  Speaker 3: Run some regular offense.
• 1:19:55
  Speaker 2: With Bird Finklin out there. Line up and nobody in
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  Speaker 2: the backfield. Motion him back there. Snap the ball and
• 1:20:00
  Speaker 2: run some regular offensive plays. Let Bird Finklin throw the ball.
• 1:20:04
  Speaker 1: Got the big man, Sione, to the left side of
• 1:20:07
  Speaker 1: Devin Dampier. Going to be a quarterback keeper on first down.
• 1:20:10
  Speaker 1: Now a run pass option. Braden Pagan catches and goes
• 1:20:13
  Speaker 1: out to the 39-yard line. I like that setup right there.
• 1:20:16
  Speaker 1: That's a 14-yard pickup on first down. And an Ivory
• 1:20:19
  Speaker 1: Holmes first down. Keep the pressure on them.
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  Speaker 3: Go no huddle.
• 1:20:21
  Speaker 2: They're going to substitute personnel right here, so it's going
• 1:20:23
  Speaker 2: to be hard to do. But here we go with
• 1:20:25
  Speaker 2: Bird Finklin in the game. Wayshon Parker back in the game.
• 1:20:27
  Speaker 2: As I said, let Bird Finklin run some. Some regular
• 1:20:31
  Speaker 2: offensive plays from the quarterback position. I don't think they're
• 1:20:33
  Speaker 2: expecting that from him.
• 1:20:34
  Speaker 1: All right, here we go. Way Sean Parker in. Devin
• 1:20:38
  Speaker 1: Dampier in the backfield, in the shotgun. Sione in the
• 1:20:42
  Speaker 1: right slot. They're going to hand that ball to Way
• 1:20:44
  Speaker 1: Sean Parker. Nope, that's a keeper by Devin. He's got
• 1:20:46
  Speaker 1: the 50. He's got the 45, and he's ripped down.
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  Speaker 1: Was that a face mask?
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  Speaker 4: No.
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  Speaker 5: Okay. His head went sideways.
• 1:20:53
  Speaker 1: I thought maybe they got the face mask, but a
• 1:20:54
  Speaker 1: big gain on the play all the way to the
• 1:20:56
  Speaker 1: Houston 45-yard line. It's going to be a 16-yard gain
• 1:21:00
  Speaker 1: on first down. Another Ivory Holmes first down by Devin Dampier.
• 1:21:03
  Speaker 2: Yeah, great decision right there. But the decision, he wasn't
• 1:21:06
  Speaker 2: thinking about it long. He made it and made it happen.
• 1:21:09
  Speaker 2: Got right upfield, used the speed. It was a big
• 1:21:11
  Speaker 2: chunk play right there.
• 1:21:11
  Speaker 1: Two big chunk plays to begin this drive. First and
• 1:21:14
  Speaker 1: 10 for the Houston 45-yard line as Wayshawn Parker motions
• 1:21:17
  Speaker 1: back into the backfield. Five and a half to play
• 1:21:19
  Speaker 1: here in the third quarter. Utah down 10-0. They appear
• 1:21:22
  Speaker 1: drops to pass lots of time. Good pocket for Devin
• 1:21:25
  Speaker 1: this time. Throws the ball to the outside. It's caught
• 1:21:28
  Speaker 1: inside the 40 to the 35 to the 34 yard line.
• 1:21:31
  Speaker 5: Goes creep with a more.
• 1:21:33
  Speaker 1: That's going to be a gain of 11 yards.
• 1:21:35
  Speaker 5: Another chunk play.
• 1:21:36
  Speaker 1: Jalen Mayo was there along with JV on white, but
• 1:21:38
  Speaker 1: three straight first downs on three plays for Utah. And
• 1:21:41
  Speaker 1: now they're going to go with tempo. Empty backfield, five
• 1:21:43
  Speaker 1: wide set. Houston can't sub on this play. Four man
• 1:21:47
  Speaker 1: down front. Devin looking and surveying the defense takes the snap.
• 1:21:50
  Speaker 1: Now let's try to drive them off sides.
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  Speaker 3: For sure.
• 1:21:53
  Speaker 5: Cougars showing pressure. Will they bring pressure? Safety creeping. Here
• 1:21:56
  Speaker 5: they come.
• 1:21:57
  Speaker 1: Devin looking to throw. He's going to step up away
• 1:21:59
  Speaker 1: from it and run.
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  Speaker 5: 30, 25.
• 1:22:01
  Speaker 1: Miss a man, miss down to the 22-yard line. And
• 1:22:05
  Speaker 1: that's going to be another 12 yards in a first down.
• 1:22:08
  Speaker 1: They're going to go with tempo again. Houston won't be
• 1:22:10
  Speaker 1: able to substitute. Just outside the red zone for Utah.
• 1:22:14
  Speaker 1: First and 10 at the Houston 22. Devin with an
• 1:22:17
  Speaker 1: empty backfield again. Backpedals to pass again.
• 1:22:19
  Speaker 3: Looking, looking, looking.
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  Speaker 5: Stepping up away from the pressure.
• 1:22:22
  Speaker 3: Running again.
• 1:22:23
  Speaker 5: Devin Dampier. 15, 10, 5. Touchdown.
• 1:22:26
  Speaker 3: Touchdown. Devin Dampier.
• 1:22:31
  Speaker 2: 22 yards. And a life-size out of the play. We'll
• 1:22:37
  Speaker 2: see what it is.
• 1:22:39
  Speaker 3: With Devin Dampier. The eluded rush. And Stanford into the
• 1:22:44
  Speaker 3: end zone for a touchdown.
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  Speaker 5: Let's see the call from Henry Johns.
• 1:23:02
  Speaker 6: Result of the play was a touchdown. After the play
• 1:23:05
  Speaker 6: was over, it's forced like conduct. Number 89 in the offense.
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  Speaker 6: That foul will be enforced on the kickoff. 15 yards.
• 1:23:11
  Speaker 6: It's number 89's first-line sportsman of the game.
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  Speaker 5: Noah Benny. What did he do? He's celebrating with Devin Dampier.
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  Speaker 3: It's most of those times you go. Okay.
• 1:23:25
  Speaker 1: Unsportsmanlike on Benny, but the touchdown counts and such an answer.
• 1:23:29
  Speaker 5: The answer Utah needed. And Devin Dampier, a lot of
• 1:23:33
  Speaker 5: that using his legs.
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  Speaker 3: I loved everything about that drive. Keep the pressure on.
• 1:23:37
  Speaker 2: That's exactly what I'm talking about with the no huddle.
• 1:23:40
  Speaker 2: The defense was discombobulated.
• 1:23:43
  Speaker 3: You sense blood.
• 1:23:44
  Speaker 2: There was blood in the water on that drive right there.
• 1:23:46
  Speaker 2: Defense was discombobulated. You made them pay for it.
• 1:23:49
  Speaker 5: High snap again. That time, Curtis knocks it through.
• 1:23:53
  Speaker 1: And Utah's made it a game with 425 to play
• 1:23:55
  Speaker 1: here in the third. Devin Dampier put his team on
• 1:23:58
  Speaker 1: his shoulders on that drive. And we've got a timeout
• 1:24:01
  Speaker 1: on the field. That touchdown, a Pepsi touchdown, the first
• 1:24:03
  Speaker 1: of the night for Utah. And we'll step aside for
• 1:24:06
  Speaker 1: the Big O Tires broadcast booth. 425 to play in
• 1:24:09
  Speaker 1: the third. And a ball game again here at Rice-Eccles.
• 1:24:11
  Speaker 1: Houston 10, Utah 7. And this is Utah football from
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  Speaker 1: ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Radio Network.
• 1:24:18
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• 1:24:21
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• 1:24:25
  Speaker 1: Back at Rice-Eccles Stadium, a ball game. It was a
• 1:24:27
  Speaker 1: quick drive. 221 off the game clock. All chunk plays.
• 1:24:32
  Speaker 1: Five plays, 75 yards. It was the Devin Dampier drive
• 1:24:35
  Speaker 1: and Zach Moss. Utah needed that, and Devin delivered.
• 1:24:39
  Speaker 4: The biggest way. Needed that in the biggest way. They
• 1:24:42
  Speaker 4: play all this man coverage, turn their backs to Dampier.
• 1:24:44
  Speaker 4: He's finding those lanes to get out of there. The
• 1:24:48
  Speaker 4: offensive line is blocking very well, giving a lot of
• 1:24:50
  Speaker 4: time to navigate those rush lanes.
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  Speaker 3: And, you know, he made a big play.
• 1:24:53
  Speaker 4: So all the momentum right now as long as on
• 1:24:56
  Speaker 4: the defense, he's got a big stop and get this
• 1:24:57
  Speaker 4: ball back to the offense.
• 1:24:58
  Speaker 5: That penalty will hurt a little bit on the kickoff, though.
• 1:25:00
  Speaker 5: We'll see what Utah is able to do. Devin Dampier now,
• 1:25:04
  Speaker 5: 10 carries, 130 yards tonight. He has passed Snoop Huntley,
• 1:25:08
  Speaker 5: the great Snoop Huntley, Zach's teammate and friend.
• 1:25:11
  Speaker 1: He's second all-time in rushing quarterback yards at Utah with 1,161.
• 1:25:16
  Speaker 1: His career-high rushing yards for the Utes, he had 148
• 1:25:18
  Speaker 1: in the bowl game last year, sly against Nebraska. He's
• 1:25:21
  Speaker 1: got 130 already here tonight. He was two for two
• 1:25:25
  Speaker 1: throwing on that drive for 25 yards and three rushes
• 1:25:28
  Speaker 1: for 50 yards.
• 1:25:29
  Speaker 2: That's exactly what needed to happen. They moved up and
• 1:25:31
  Speaker 2: down the field. The way that we know this offense
• 1:25:34
  Speaker 2: can move the football, that is something. As I said,
• 1:25:36
  Speaker 2: we found something at the end of the first half there.
• 1:25:38
  Speaker 2: I think Scali said it. He's like, well, we've got
• 1:25:41
  Speaker 2: to pass the ball. We found something there. So using
• 1:25:43
  Speaker 2: the ball, running, still running the ball, but with the
• 1:25:45
  Speaker 2: quarterback's legs. That's the dynamic of this offense. Absolutely stellar
• 1:25:49
  Speaker 2: job by Coach McGivins. And his offense had executed.
• 1:25:53
  Speaker 1: So the kickoff will be from the 20-yard line here.
• 1:25:56
  Speaker 1: So this is very returnable for the Houston Cougars. They've
• 1:26:02
  Speaker 1: got Makai Hughes and D.J. Butler deep. This one's going
• 1:26:05
  Speaker 1: to be taken by Butler at about the 12-yard line.
• 1:26:08
  Speaker 5: D.J.
• 1:26:08
  Speaker 1: Butler is going to be spun around and keeps his
• 1:26:11
  Speaker 1: footing and gets out.
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  Speaker 5: Not a bad return. Pretty good coverage, too, out to
• 1:26:14
  Speaker 5: about the 33-yard line.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, for a 15-yard penalty for the kickoff. that's essentially, what, five,
• 1:26:21
  Speaker 2: six yards more than a touchback.
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  Speaker 3: So I'll live with that. Defense has got to step
• 1:26:25
  Speaker 3: up here.
• 1:26:25
  Speaker 5: This is where they've got to get a stop.
• 1:26:28
  Speaker 1: And they've been really pretty good tonight, with the exception
• 1:26:30
  Speaker 1: of that opening drive in the second half.
• 1:26:32
  Speaker 5: Utah's defense has dealt with some short fields.
• 1:26:34
  Speaker 2: Right, but this is the complementary football we talked about
• 1:26:37
  Speaker 2: in the pregame, right? It's your offense scores. You need
• 1:26:40
  Speaker 2: to get them the ball back when they have momentum.
• 1:26:42
  Speaker 2: Continue to ride this wave of momentum for Utah.
• 1:26:46
  Speaker 1: First down and 10, Houston from their own 33. Leading
• 1:26:50
  Speaker 1: at 10-7, 4-18 to play in the third. Play action
• 1:26:54
  Speaker 1: pass for Wegman.
• 1:26:55
  Speaker 5: Got a man open down the field. It's caught.
• 1:26:58
  Speaker 1: 45-40, 35-30, and down to the Utah 22-yard line. An
• 1:27:02
  Speaker 1: absolute coverage bust by Utah, and Amari Thomas made him
• 1:27:06
  Speaker 1: pay a huge gain all the way to the Utah
• 1:27:10
  Speaker 1: 22-yard line. That is a 45-yard pitch and catch to Thomas.
• 1:27:16
  Speaker 1: He had a 56-yarder earlier in the game. From the
• 1:27:20
  Speaker 1: Utah 22 in one play.
• 1:27:23
  Speaker 5: Goodness.
• 1:27:24
  Speaker 1: McKay Hughes, the tailback. Four man down front for Utah.
• 1:27:30
  Speaker 1: There was no pressure on Wegman on that last throw.
• 1:27:32
  Speaker 1: He had all day to throw it. Handoff Hughes trying
• 1:27:38
  Speaker 1: the left side. 20 flag flies. That's going to be
• 1:27:41
  Speaker 1: a hold as he gets to the 19 yard line.
• 1:27:43
  Speaker 1: This should be against Houston and probably back him up
• 1:27:45
  Speaker 1: 10 yards.
• 1:27:53
  Speaker 6: Holding. Offense number 79. 10-yard penalty.
• 1:27:56
  Speaker 3: First down.
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  Speaker 5: It's really unfortunate. Alvin Ibaselli was called for the hold
• 1:28:00
  Speaker 5: to transfer from Baylor.
• 1:28:02
  Speaker 2: Yeah, it's really unfortunate because it's not like terrible stuff,
• 1:28:05
  Speaker 2: but it's just small communication issues leads to big plays
• 1:28:08
  Speaker 2: right there. They've got that motion coming all the way across.
• 1:28:12
  Speaker 2: They don't communicate that well. Jax Binney thinks it's a
• 1:28:15
  Speaker 2: combo coverage. Eli Reid thinks it's a lock coverage. Maxino
• 1:28:18
  Speaker 2: Amari-Thomas is in the.
• 1:28:19
  Speaker 5: Middle of the field.
• 1:28:22
  Speaker 1: Empty backfield for Wegman on first down and 20. Back
• 1:28:25
  Speaker 1: at the Utah 32. Five receivers in the pattern. Utah
• 1:28:29
  Speaker 1: showing pressure. Now they back out of it. Four-man rush.
• 1:28:33
  Speaker 1: Wegman looking. Firing ball knocked out at the line of scrimmage.
• 1:28:36
  Speaker 1: Is that Holtzclaw again? I think it was Lance Holtzclaw
• 1:28:39
  Speaker 1: again for Utah.
• 1:28:40
  Speaker 5: It was.
• 1:28:41
  Speaker 2: That's what I'm talking about. You can't get to the QB.
• 1:28:43
  Speaker 2: Get those big arms in that passing lane. He comes
• 1:28:46
  Speaker 2: on a little stunt on the inside.
• 1:28:48
  Speaker 5: Arms up.
• 1:28:48
  Speaker 3: Great job at knocking that down. Awesome job.
• 1:28:51
  Speaker 2: It was great coverage on the back end, too. If
• 1:28:53
  Speaker 2: he caught it, it would have been a tackle for
• 1:28:54
  Speaker 2: a catch or a knockdown. But great job by Lance
• 1:28:57
  Speaker 2: Holtzclaw in knocking that ball down.
• 1:28:58
  Speaker 3: To the line of scrimmage.
• 1:28:59
  Speaker 1: Got to be good on all these downs. Second down
• 1:29:01
  Speaker 1: and 20. Keep Houston behind the chains. Four receivers in
• 1:29:04
  Speaker 1: the pattern this time. And a four-man down front for Utah.
• 1:29:07
  Speaker 1: Wake with a pass, drops straight back, looking to the outside, throws, incomplete.
• 1:29:11
  Speaker 1: He went behind Trent Walker that time. He had a
• 1:29:13
  Speaker 1: guy wide open on the income, just threw it behind him, incomplete,
• 1:29:16
  Speaker 1: third down and 20 coming up.
• 1:29:17
  Speaker 2: I wonder what that play was. There was offensive linemen downfield.
• 1:29:20
  Speaker 2: It was like it was almost an RPO, but at
• 1:29:22
  Speaker 2: the same time, it wasn't.
• 1:29:24
  Speaker 5: Well, there was no option on that. It was a
• 1:29:25
  Speaker 5: pass the whole way.
• 1:29:26
  Speaker 3: Right, but, well, they didn't call the penalty. Third down
• 1:29:29
  Speaker 3: and long here.
• 1:29:30
  Speaker 2: North end zone and Mutz, and the Mutz needs to
• 1:29:33
  Speaker 2: collab right here, make it loud.
• 1:29:35
  Speaker 1: Cougars are 8 out of 12 on third down. That's
• 1:29:38
  Speaker 1: 66% above their season average. Third down and 20.
• 1:29:42
  Speaker 5: Wegman out of the gun. Utah rushing four. Here they come.
• 1:29:46
  Speaker 1: Wegman trying to escape and will, but not for much.
• 1:29:50
  Speaker 5: Down at the 29-yard line.
• 1:29:51
  Speaker 1: Reynolds and Holdsclaw with a little bit of a muddle
• 1:29:54
  Speaker 1: rush that time.
• 1:29:55
  Speaker 5: Knock him down.
• 1:29:56
  Speaker 1: Now they're going to bring the field goal team out.
• 1:29:58
  Speaker 1: This will be interesting now. Demas is long on the season.
• 1:30:01
  Speaker 5: He's 46 yards. And that's right about what this field
• 1:30:04
  Speaker 5: goal is going to be here. Oh, no, wait. They're
• 1:30:06
  Speaker 5: going to punt this.
• 1:30:07
  Speaker 1: No, it's a field goal. Demas dropped back like a punter.
• 1:30:11
  Speaker 1: This is actually going to be a 47-yard attempt. This
• 1:30:13
  Speaker 1: will be a season long for Jonathan Demas if he
• 1:30:15
  Speaker 1: hits it.
• 1:30:16
  Speaker 5: Right down the middle.
• 1:30:17
  Speaker 3: Put that pressure on him.
• 1:30:19
  Speaker 5: See if Utah comes after him here. The snap is good.
• 1:30:27
  Speaker 5: So is the hold. The kick is away. It's end
• 1:30:29
  Speaker 5: over end. And it is good.
• 1:30:32
  Speaker 4: Wow.
• 1:30:33
  Speaker 5: Jonathan Demas nails.
• 1:30:35
  Speaker 1: It from 47 and Houston extends their lead to 13-7
• 1:30:39
  Speaker 1: with 2.17 to play here in the third quarter. But
• 1:30:42
  Speaker 1: after giving up the big play, not a bad hold
• 1:30:45
  Speaker 1: by the Utah defense line.
• 1:30:46
  Speaker 2: Yeah, no, it was a great job and they sneaked
• 1:30:48
  Speaker 2: that field goal in there. The defense stood up, man,
• 1:30:51
  Speaker 2: made some big plays. Starts with Lance Ospaugh. He's been
• 1:30:53
  Speaker 2: doing some amazing things at the line of scrimmage from stopping.
• 1:30:56
  Speaker 3: The forward penetration... On.
• 1:30:58
  Speaker 2: A lot of those blocks, making the running back go
• 1:31:00
  Speaker 2: east and south and have the cavalry come. And then
• 1:31:02
  Speaker 2: on that play, a big play, getting his arms in
• 1:31:05
  Speaker 2: the passing lane right there and knocking that ball down.
• 1:31:10
  Speaker 1: A good effort that time of the Houston special teams.
• 1:31:13
  Speaker 1: Demas drilled it. That would have been good from about 50.
• 1:31:15
  Speaker 5: 52 yards.
• 1:31:17
  Speaker 1: Five plays, 38 yards, 201 off the game clock is
• 1:31:21
  Speaker 1: that drive. Houston, again, settles for a field goal. See
• 1:31:25
  Speaker 1: if the Utah offense can do what they did the
• 1:31:26
  Speaker 1: last time around.
• 1:31:27
  Speaker 3: That's exactly what we need, right? Do exactly what you
• 1:31:29
  Speaker 3: did this last time around.
• 1:31:30
  Speaker 2: Everybody understand big plays will be made by everybody, whether
• 1:31:33
  Speaker 2: it's Creed Whittemore, Daniel Bray, Bert Finklin, Brady Pagan. Everybody
• 1:31:37
  Speaker 2: needs to step up and make some things happen, but
• 1:31:40
  Speaker 2: Devin Dampier has to keep this momentum going and get
• 1:31:43
  Speaker 2: a big touchdown here on this drive.
• 1:31:44
  Speaker 1: Houston will kick it south to north here from their
• 1:31:48
  Speaker 1: own 35 with 217 to play.
• 1:31:49
  Speaker 5: They've been touchbacks most of the night tonight.
• 1:31:52
  Speaker 1: This one returnable if Bray wants to, and he will.
• 1:31:55
  Speaker 1: He's going to bring it out. 5 to the 10,
• 1:31:57
  Speaker 1: to the 15, to the 20. Daniel Bray to the
• 1:31:59
  Speaker 1: 20 is where he goes. That looked like it had
• 1:32:04
  Speaker 1: some promise for a minute.
• 1:32:05
  Speaker 2: One play away, one block away right there, and he's
• 1:32:08
  Speaker 2: in the open field. We know how dangerous he is
• 1:32:10
  Speaker 2: in the open field right here.
• 1:32:11
  Speaker 1: In the olden days, a touchback brought it out to
• 1:32:14
  Speaker 1: the 20. The olden days weren't that long ago, back
• 1:32:16
  Speaker 1: when you played. But now it's the 25, so you
• 1:32:18
  Speaker 1: don't lose about five. But I don't mind with Bray's speed.
• 1:32:22
  Speaker 1: As long as you get it to about the 20-yard line,
• 1:32:24
  Speaker 1: I think you're okay. First and 10, Utah there. 80-yard
• 1:32:27
  Speaker 1: field for Devin Dampier, who was terrific on the last drive.
• 1:32:31
  Speaker 1: 10 carries, 130 yards tonight for Devin. 10 of 15,
• 1:32:36
  Speaker 1: 121 yards throwing. Brings a man in motion on first down.
• 1:32:40
  Speaker 1: Devin keeping himself and pick up almost three yards. Talked
• 1:32:46
  Speaker 1: about the 23-yard line. Glassed the line.
• 1:32:48
  Speaker 5: Backer made the tackle.
• 1:32:50
  Speaker 1: By the way, Devin's best rushing day as a Ute
• 1:32:53
  Speaker 1: was 148 in the bowl game last year against Nebraska.
• 1:32:55
  Speaker 1: His career best, he went for 207 against Wyoming when
• 1:32:59
  Speaker 1: he played in New Mexico.
• 1:33:01
  Speaker 5: So he's got it in him.
• 1:33:03
  Speaker 1: Clock running with a minute 45 to play here in
• 1:33:05
  Speaker 1: the third quarter. Three receivers set to the right-hand side
• 1:33:08
  Speaker 1: for Utah. Devin by himself in the shotgun. Now he
• 1:33:11
  Speaker 1: brings Wayshon Parker in motion. Leishon, down the field, they
• 1:33:15
  Speaker 1: throw it, Benny's got it. Noah Benny beyond the 30,
• 1:33:18
  Speaker 1: out to the 33 yard line for a gain of
• 1:33:20
  Speaker 1: 10 and a first down.
• 1:33:22
  Speaker 5: Former Ute Sione Fotu made the tackle.
• 1:33:26
  Speaker 2: Great job, that's literally spot routes right there. You bring
• 1:33:29
  Speaker 2: the motion in so you can stretch the zone out
• 1:33:32
  Speaker 2: so you can find.
• 1:33:32
  Speaker 3: That hole and one Noah Benny knowing.
• 1:33:35
  Speaker 2: Exactly where that hole is and sliding to the open
• 1:33:38
  Speaker 2: part for Devin Dampierre.
• 1:33:40
  Speaker 1: The pass game has been so open for them. I'd
• 1:33:42
  Speaker 1: love to see him keep throwing this football. As we
• 1:33:44
  Speaker 1: come up on a minute to play here in the
• 1:33:45
  Speaker 1: third quarter, Devon and the shotgun. And Wayshawn Parker next
• 1:33:48
  Speaker 1: to it. Cougars showing pressure.
• 1:33:50
  Speaker 5: Here they come.
• 1:33:50
  Speaker 1: Devon going to step away from it. Throw it to
• 1:33:52
  Speaker 1: the outside.
• 1:33:53
  Speaker 3: Complete.
• 1:33:54
  Speaker 5: Got Larry Simmons out there. Simmons to the 50-yard line.
• 1:33:58
  Speaker 5: Larry picks up 17 and a first down brought to
• 1:34:01
  Speaker 5: you by Ivory Homes. Mayo made the tackle on the play.
• 1:34:06
  Speaker 1: And Utah really beginning to deal here in the second
• 1:34:08
  Speaker 1: half offensively.
• 1:34:09
  Speaker 3: What a blitz pickup by Rayshon. He went and got it.
• 1:34:12
  Speaker 1: He does it so well. Here we go from midfield.
• 1:34:15
  Speaker 1: First down and 10 for Devin Dampier. 30 seconds to
• 1:34:18
  Speaker 1: play in the third. Devin to throw again. Out route
• 1:34:20
  Speaker 1: is incomplete.
• 1:34:21
  Speaker 5: Oh, he had a man wide open out there. That
• 1:34:22
  Speaker 5: was Simmons again. And it goes incomplete.
• 1:34:27
  Speaker 1: 28 seconds with the clock stopped here in the third
• 1:34:29
  Speaker 1: quarter right at midfield.
• 1:34:32
  Speaker 2: Substitution made right here. Get Daniel Bray in. Into the
• 1:34:36
  Speaker 2: fold right here. I want to use Daniel Bray in
• 1:34:38
  Speaker 2: the passing game.
• 1:34:39
  Speaker 3: His speed is so electric.
• 1:34:40
  Speaker 2: If we can get him the ball in open space,
• 1:34:42
  Speaker 2: have him make a guy miss and say goodbye.
• 1:34:44
  Speaker 1: Empty backfield here on second down and 10. They motion
• 1:34:47
  Speaker 1: Bray into the backfield due to use. Devin Dampier split
• 1:34:51
  Speaker 1: wide to the right-hand side. Devin Dampier. Now Daniel Bray's
• 1:34:54
  Speaker 1: got it. Second level.
• 1:34:55
  Speaker 5: 40. Still on his feet.
• 1:34:57
  Speaker 3: Daniel Bray to the Houston 31-29-28 guard line.
• 1:35:03
  Speaker 5: That was a direct snap to Daniel Bray, and he
• 1:35:06
  Speaker 5: took it all the way down to the 29-yard line
• 1:35:09
  Speaker 5: of the Houston Cougars.
• 1:35:10
  Speaker 3: Oh, this is exactly what we were saying here. He
• 1:35:12
  Speaker 3: kept his balance right there.
• 1:35:14
  Speaker 5: He's gone.
• 1:35:15
  Speaker 3: But he had to recapture his balance right there, allow
• 1:35:17
  Speaker 3: the defense to get back into it.
• 1:35:18
  Speaker 2: But Daniel Bray, oh, are we salivating over here in
• 1:35:22
  Speaker 2: the booth right now.
• 1:35:22
  Speaker 1: That takes us to the fourth quarter here at Rice-Eccles Stadium,
• 1:35:26
  Speaker 1: and we've got a ball game here. 15 minutes of
• 1:35:30
  Speaker 1: football to be played. Utah driving and down 13-7. Don't
• 1:35:34
  Speaker 1: go anywhere, folks. I know it's late, but stay up
• 1:35:37
  Speaker 1: wherever you're at. We got a dandy here in Salt
• 1:35:39
  Speaker 1: Lake City. 13-7 Houston as we go to the fourth.
• 1:35:42
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  Speaker 5: We head to the fourth quarter here in Salt Lake City.
• 1:35:57
  Speaker 5: Houston 13, Utah 7.
• 1:35:59
  Speaker 1: Third quarter numbers courtesy of Dave Spada. 426 yards for Utah,
• 1:36:04
  Speaker 1: 121 for Houston. 75 on the ground for Utah, 51
• 1:36:08
  Speaker 1: through the air. 31 on the ground for Houston, 90.
• 1:36:10
  Speaker 5: Through the air. Utah had eight first downs. Utah 6,
• 1:36:14
  Speaker 5: Houston 6. Cougars ran nine more plays. That long drive
• 1:36:18
  Speaker 5: really helped things out.
• 1:36:19
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• 1:36:28
  Speaker 1: The online is store.utah.edu. Utah's got it first and 10
• 1:36:33
  Speaker 1: at the Houston 29-yard line. To quote a good friend
• 1:36:36
  Speaker 1: of mine, for those of you who are listening, buckle up.
• 1:36:40
  Speaker 1: This could be a great fourth quarter here at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
• 1:36:43
  Speaker 1: 15 minutes of football to be played. This reminds me
• 1:36:48
  Speaker 1: of some of the games you guys played in in
• 1:36:50
  Speaker 1: that undefeated year, Sly, those close down to the wire
• 1:36:53
  Speaker 1: type games.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I mean, right now, I really like Utah's confidence
• 1:36:58
  Speaker 2: on offense. Ever since the second half, there was literally
• 1:37:00
  Speaker 2: just the two possessions that they had. Because of the
• 1:37:03
  Speaker 2: long drive in the third quarter, you didn't see much
• 1:37:05
  Speaker 2: of this Utah offense. But I think Utah has figured
• 1:37:08
  Speaker 2: out exactly what they need to do. They are cooking
• 1:37:10
  Speaker 2: with gasoline right now. near firing on all cylinders. The
• 1:37:14
  Speaker 2: defense has to step up, you know, and get the
• 1:37:16
  Speaker 2: ball back to this offense. But right now, I think
• 1:37:19
  Speaker 2: we're exactly where we want to be.
• 1:37:20
  Speaker 3: We're right here in striking distance.
• 1:37:22
  Speaker 1: Ficklin in the ball game with Wayshon Parker and Devin Dampier.
• 1:37:26
  Speaker 1: Larry Simmons making a real impact in this game. You've
• 1:37:29
  Speaker 1: got Ricky Johnson and Braden Pagan as well. First and 10,
• 1:37:32
  Speaker 1: Utah for the Houston 29. First play of the fourth quarter, forthcoming.
• 1:37:38
  Speaker 1: Now they split Ficklin wide to the left-hand side. Just
• 1:37:41
  Speaker 1: Parker and Dampier in the shotgun. Freeman down rush for
• 1:37:44
  Speaker 1: the Cougars. Here comes Ficklin in motion. Play action pass
• 1:37:48
  Speaker 1: for Devin. He's going to scramble and look down the field.
• 1:37:51
  Speaker 1: He's got running ruin down to the 21-yard line he goes.
• 1:37:53
  Speaker 1: They're going to mark him at about the 21 and
• 1:37:56
  Speaker 1: a half and a gain of, we'll call it eight.
• 1:37:58
  Speaker 5: Mack made the tackle, the left defensive end. What a
• 1:38:00
  Speaker 5: good gain on first down for Devin Dampier.
• 1:38:02
  Speaker 2: Yeah, a great decision by Devin Dampier, right? He don't
• 1:38:05
  Speaker 2: force the ball in there. And that's the confidence that
• 1:38:07
  Speaker 2: he's playing with. I can do it with my legs.
• 1:38:10
  Speaker 2: And so I don't have to. Unless that guy is open,
• 1:38:12
  Speaker 2: let me take the sure bet and get some positive
• 1:38:14
  Speaker 2: yards with my legs.
• 1:38:15
  Speaker 1: Second down and a long two here for Utah, just
• 1:38:17
  Speaker 1: on the edge of the Canyonview Credit Union red zone.
• 1:38:21
  Speaker 1: Parker and Bray in the backfield this time with Dampier.
• 1:38:25
  Speaker 1: Devin motions Daniel Bray out, throws the ball inside.
• 1:38:29
  Speaker 4: It's close.
• 1:38:30
  Speaker 1: At the 15-yard line by Noah Betty. He pushes himself
• 1:38:33
  Speaker 1: to the 14-yard line. That's going to be an Ivory
• 1:38:36
  Speaker 1: Holmes first down. Utah's going to go with tempo.
• 1:38:39
  Speaker 3: They should.
• 1:38:39
  Speaker 5: They should.
• 1:38:40
  Speaker 2: I'm recommending they go with tempo. That's a big first
• 1:38:44
  Speaker 2: down conversion right there. I would just run a basic
• 1:38:46
  Speaker 2: run play while these guys are looking.
• 1:38:48
  Speaker 1: They're going to sub instead. Second trip into the red
• 1:38:51
  Speaker 1: zone for Utah tonight. Will Money, the big blocking tight end,
• 1:38:55
  Speaker 1: and transfer from Oklahoma State checks in here for Utah
• 1:38:57
  Speaker 1: for the Houston 14-yard line. Got to pay this off
• 1:39:00
  Speaker 1: with a touchdown if you can for Utah. Empty backfield
• 1:39:02
  Speaker 1: for Devin Dampier. Tight end of the right slot. Houston
• 1:39:07
  Speaker 1: showing pressure off the edge. Devin takes the snap. He's
• 1:39:10
  Speaker 1: going to keep it himself. He runs straight ahead into
• 1:39:12
  Speaker 1: the pile and picks up maybe a yard down to
• 1:39:14
  Speaker 1: the 13-yard line. Not much there. Stop on the play
• 1:39:17
  Speaker 1: by Jordan Allen. The weak side safety. Second down and
• 1:39:20
  Speaker 1: nine coming up.
• 1:39:21
  Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a good job by Houston on the backside
• 1:39:23
  Speaker 2: right there. Closing in, making sure that Dan Pierre can't
• 1:39:26
  Speaker 2: hit that cutback. If he's able to make that guy
• 1:39:29
  Speaker 2: on the backside miss.
• 1:39:31
  Speaker 3: He'd be running for a little while.
• 1:39:34
  Speaker 1: Parker in the ball game now. Four wide receivers for Utah.
• 1:39:38
  Speaker 1: On second down and nine from the Cougar 13-yard line.
• 1:39:42
  Speaker 1: Devin surveys the defense. Cougs showing a four-man down front.
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  Speaker 1: No pressure this time. They walk a linebacker now to
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  Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. Parker motions out. Devin looking.
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  Speaker 5: Looking. He's going to scramble. Throw. Caught. Touchdown.
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  Speaker 3: Touchdown.
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  Speaker 10: But there's a flag on the play. Let's see what
• 1:40:01
  Speaker 10: the flag is. Way Sean Parker came down with it.
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  Speaker 5: What a throw.
• 1:40:11
  Speaker 3: What a catch. Way for Devin to even see that.
• 1:40:13
  Speaker 6: Now's the receiver downfield. Offense number 79. 10-yard penalty. Second down.
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  Speaker 5: Alex Harrison, the center, was beyond the yard to go
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  Speaker 5: to get downfield.
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  Speaker 1: The throw was good. The catch was even better by Parker.
• 1:40:28
  Speaker 1: Goodness gracious. How did he come down with this ball?
• 1:40:32
  Speaker 1: There was pressure in Devin's face as he stepped up
• 1:40:35
  Speaker 1: and threw it. What a grab by Wayshawn Parker that
• 1:40:38
  Speaker 1: goes for not. Second down, and we're going to call
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  Speaker 1: it about 14 back at the 18-yard line.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, Big Al was definitely down. He tried to step back.
• 1:40:47
  Speaker 3: He was like, oops, it wasn't me.
• 1:40:49
  Speaker 1: Three receivers in the pattern here for Devin Dampier. He
• 1:40:51
  Speaker 1: brings Braden Pagan to motion. Play action pass. Devin, lots
• 1:40:57
  Speaker 1: of time. Stepping, rolling, dumping in the flat. He's got Parker.
• 1:41:00
  Speaker 1: Weishon to the 10. Weishon to the 5. Very close
• 1:41:04
  Speaker 1: to first down yardage. He'll be about a half yard shy.
• 1:41:08
  Speaker 1: Glass made the tackle. Might have saved a touchdown. And
• 1:41:10
  Speaker 1: Utah's going to go with Tempo now on third down
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  Speaker 1: and short for the Houston 5.
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  Speaker 3: They need to go with Tempo.
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  Speaker 5: They will not. They're coming in the rhino backs.
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  Speaker 3: Look at how many hands are on hips.
• 1:41:21
  Speaker 5: Houston's fire.
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  Speaker 2: That's when you go on tempo. That's why I'm just like,
• 1:41:25
  Speaker 2: let's go. Don't let them substitute.
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  Speaker 3: Keep that pressure on them. There's a lot of hands
• 1:41:29
  Speaker 3: on hips, especially around the goal line. That's what you want.
• 1:41:32
  Speaker 1: Utah three of six on third down. They've got to
• 1:41:35
  Speaker 1: get a half yard here to make it first down
• 1:41:38
  Speaker 1: in goal. Wayshawn Parker, the Wildcat, back. Wayshawn's going to
• 1:41:44
  Speaker 1: run for it. He's got it.
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  Speaker 5: End zone. Touchdown. Touchdown, Parker.
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  Speaker 3: Touchdown, Utah.
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  Speaker 10: They're a PAT away from taking the lead. Great patience
• 1:41:59
  Speaker 10: by Wayshawn Parker as he picked his way forward, followed
• 1:42:02
  Speaker 10: his blockers, and into the north end zone for a
• 1:42:06
  Speaker 10: Utah touchdown. That touchdown of Pepsi touchdown for way Sean Parker,
• 1:42:17
  Speaker 10: his eighth rushing touchdown this year. Now Dylan Curtis to
• 1:42:22
  Speaker 10: give Utah the lead with 1157 to play low snap again.
• 1:42:27
  Speaker 5: The kick is up. And the kick is good.
• 1:42:29
  Speaker 1: 1157 to play in the ball game and Utah has
• 1:42:36
  Speaker 1: its first lead of the night. It's Utah 14 and
• 1:42:40
  Speaker 1: Houston 13. The Big O Tires broadcast booth at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
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  Speaker 1: This is Utah football from ESPN 700 and the Ute
• 1:42:47
  Speaker 1: Sports Radio Network.
• 1:42:50
  Speaker 7: You're listening to Utah football brought to you by Pepsi
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  Speaker 7: on ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Network.
• 1:42:57
  Speaker 1: 11.57 to play here at Rice-Eccles, and we have a dandy.
• 1:43:01
  Speaker 1: Utah 14, Houston 13. Back down to the sideline, Zach Moss.
• 1:43:05
  Speaker 1: Another great drive by Dan Peer in the Utah offense.
• 1:43:10
  Speaker 3: They keep finding a way. This is the same fight
• 1:43:12
  Speaker 3: that Coach Scottie talked about at halftime.
• 1:43:14
  Speaker 4: Continue to fight, continue to fight, and these guys are
• 1:43:16
  Speaker 4: just finding ways to make plays. Some impromptu plays, some
• 1:43:20
  Speaker 4: just downright gritty plays, but they are finding a way.
• 1:43:23
  Speaker 3: Got a one-point lead here.
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  Speaker 1: Ten plays, 80 yards. By the way, that sideline update
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  Speaker 1: brought to you by Ken Garf.
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  Speaker 5: We hear you. Thank you, Zach.
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  Speaker 1: Ten plays, 80 yards, 5.13 off the game clock. Wayshawn
• 1:43:34
  Speaker 1: Parker ran it in for five. It was only fitting
• 1:43:36
  Speaker 1: he got the five-yard touchdown because his unbelievable catch for
• 1:43:40
  Speaker 1: a touchdown got waved off by that penalty. Nobody happier
• 1:43:43
  Speaker 1: that he got in than Alex Harrison because Big Al
• 1:43:46
  Speaker 1: was a little too far downfield, and he waved off
• 1:43:48
  Speaker 1: what was an unbelievable catch by Wayshawn Parker.
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  Speaker 3: Here's the thing.
• 1:43:51
  Speaker 2: We had that play when we played Texas Tech here
• 1:43:54
  Speaker 2: last year, and we said Fano was downfield, and we
• 1:43:57
  Speaker 2: had a touchdown. Got taken away, but we made up
• 1:43:59
  Speaker 2: for it with this one. Great job by Wayshon Parker
• 1:44:02
  Speaker 2: and his offensive line.
• 1:44:03
  Speaker 5: Smith is a proud sponsor of Utah football.
• 1:44:05
  Speaker 1: This kickoff by Dylan Curtis. Going to be a fair
• 1:44:08
  Speaker 1: catch at the goal line by DJ Butler. How about
• 1:44:11
  Speaker 1: the Utah offense on the last two drives after being
• 1:44:13
  Speaker 1: 0-4 in the first half? Two possessions, 15 plays, 155 yards,
• 1:44:18
  Speaker 1: and nine chunk plays in the third quarter for Utah.
• 1:44:21
  Speaker 3: And early four.
• 1:44:22
  Speaker 2: That's exactly what we're saying we needed, right? And they
• 1:44:25
  Speaker 2: found out exactly what they needed to do. Great halftime adjustments.
• 1:44:29
  Speaker 2: They are cooking with gas here in the second half.
• 1:44:31
  Speaker 1: Connor Wegman's been a little gimpy. We'll keep an eye
• 1:44:33
  Speaker 1: on that. He's back out to lead this offense.
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  Speaker 6: Perfect.
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  Speaker 1: First and 10 for the Houston 25. Sand for the tailback.
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  Speaker 1: Offset high with a tight end to the right slot.
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  Speaker 2: Wegman.
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  Speaker 5: Play action roll. Lots of time. No pressure down the field.
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  Speaker 1: Caught at the 36-yard line for a gain of 11
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  Speaker 1: by Amari Thomas.
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  Speaker 5: That'll be a first down for Houston. Just too much
• 1:44:56
  Speaker 5: time for Wegman.
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  Speaker 3: That's just good.
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  Speaker 2: Football right there. That's a great throw, great catch. You've
• 1:45:00
  Speaker 2: got to commend Houston for that. Great max protection right there.
• 1:45:04
  Speaker 2: Two-man route on the outside. Amari Thomas, the best receiver
• 1:45:09
  Speaker 2: coming across the field.
• 1:45:09
  Speaker 3: That's good football.
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  Speaker 5: First and 10 to the 36. Wegman and Sanford again
• 1:45:14
  Speaker 5: in the backfield. Three receivers left for the Houston Cougars.
• 1:45:18
  Speaker 5: Wegman's going to keep it himself off.
• 1:45:19
  Speaker 1: That right edge. He's got running room beyond the 40.
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  Speaker 1: And out to about the 43-yard line for a gain
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  Speaker 1: of seven yards on first down. Pupu Sepulona helped make
• 1:45:27
  Speaker 1: the tackle on that play. Second down and three coming up.
• 1:45:30
  Speaker 2: Yeah, and watch Houston going to, you know, this QB
• 1:45:34
  Speaker 2: run game. They're not getting a lot in other things
• 1:45:36
  Speaker 2: besides the mental errors by Utah and the combination coverage.
• 1:45:41
  Speaker 3: Quarterback run game might be where they go with this.
• 1:45:43
  Speaker 1: Second down and three. Wegman backs up into the gun again.
• 1:45:45
  Speaker 1: Two receivers left, two receivers right now.
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  Speaker 5: He's changing the play.
• 1:45:50
  Speaker 1: Moves the tail back to his left hand side on
• 1:45:52
  Speaker 1: second and three he'll pass again firing quickly to the
• 1:45:55
  Speaker 1: outside batted down at the line of scrimmage Oh Rabbit
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  Speaker 1: Evans was this close to a pick six it's incomplete
• 1:46:04
  Speaker 1: third down and three coming.
• 1:46:05
  Speaker 2: Up exactly what we need Jonah Hall was actually going
• 1:46:07
  Speaker 2: out there Jonah Hall was going out there so even
• 1:46:10
  Speaker 2: if he caught that Jonah Hall was gonna light him
• 1:46:13
  Speaker 2: up or get another PBU himself defense is playing fast
• 1:46:17
  Speaker 2: Right now, this is where our D-end gets a sack.
• 1:46:19
  Speaker 3: One of our D-ends, the Lance Hull squad, they need
• 1:46:21
  Speaker 3: to get a sack here.
• 1:46:22
  Speaker 1: Three out of four in the second half on third
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  Speaker 1: down of the Cougars. They have a third down and three.
• 1:46:27
  Speaker 1: Got to get to their own 46. Wegman backs up
• 1:46:29
  Speaker 1: into the shotgun. It's loud here at Rice-Eccles Stadium. And
• 1:46:40
  Speaker 1: Wegman needs to take a timeout. He needs to take
• 1:46:43
  Speaker 1: a timeout.
• 1:46:44
  Speaker 5: Flag's flying. Actually, no timeout was taken.
• 1:46:46
  Speaker 6: Delay of game. Offense number one.
• 1:46:50
  Speaker 5: That was the crowd right there. I thought they'd get
• 1:46:54
  Speaker 5: the timeout. It was a delay of game. Fourth and
• 1:46:55
  Speaker 5: three becomes fourth and eight now. Or third and eight.
• 1:46:58
  Speaker 3: This is huge. This is huge right here. Great job
• 1:47:02
  Speaker 3: by Utah. Third and eight is a lot better than
• 1:47:04
  Speaker 3: third down and three.
• 1:47:07
  Speaker 5: They're eight of 13 in the ballgame.
• 1:47:08
  Speaker 1: Let's see if Colton Swan chooses to light him up
• 1:47:11
  Speaker 1: with some pressure.
• 1:47:13
  Speaker 5: Or play coverage.
• 1:47:14
  Speaker 6: Three receivers left.
• 1:47:15
  Speaker 1: And the tailback, Makai Hughes. Utah bringing four. Here they come. Wegman,
• 1:47:23
  Speaker 1: the pass. Pressure in his face. Scrambling out to the outside.
• 1:47:26
  Speaker 5: Nearly intercepted. He threw it behind Makai Hughes.
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  Speaker 3: Incomplete.
• 1:47:30
  Speaker 5: And the Utah defense stands up big.
• 1:47:32
  Speaker 1: Elijah Reed was there on the coverage. But the punt
• 1:47:35
  Speaker 1: team will come out for the Houston Cougars.
• 1:47:37
  Speaker 3: Great job by the defense.
• 1:47:38
  Speaker 5: It's the pressure.
• 1:47:39
  Speaker 3: It got there. Pressure got there. Forced him out of
• 1:47:41
  Speaker 3: the pocket. Got rid of the ball before he wants to.
• 1:47:43
  Speaker 2: And he is limping a little bit, so he's not
• 1:47:45
  Speaker 2: trusting escaping the ball right there because his receiver wasn't looking.
• 1:47:49
  Speaker 2: Great job by the Utah defense playing complimentary football.
• 1:47:51
  Speaker 5: Mata Carvalho stands at his own 12-yard line.
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  Speaker 3: Big play Carvalho here.
• 1:47:56
  Speaker 5: Punt is away. It's a good one. It's a wobbler,
• 1:47:59
  Speaker 5: but long.
• 1:47:59
  Speaker 1: Carvalho's going to have a chance to return it. He
• 1:48:01
  Speaker 1: takes it at the 7-yard line. Up the field goes Mata.
• 1:48:04
  Speaker 5: Inside, outside, spins.
• 1:48:05
  Speaker 1: Away from a tackle. Gets up to about the 16-yard line.
• 1:48:09
  Speaker 1: Banger in return, not too bad. Gives him a little
• 1:48:11
  Speaker 1: bit of breathing room with 10.29 to play here in
• 1:48:14
  Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. It's Utah 14 and Houston 13 for
• 1:48:18
  Speaker 1: the Big O Tires broadcast booth. It's Utah football from
• 1:48:21
  Speaker 1: ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Radio Network.
• 1:48:24
  Speaker 7: You're listening to Utah football brought to you by Big
• 1:48:27
  Speaker 7: O Tires on ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Network.
• 1:48:34
  Speaker 1: 10.29 to play here at Rice Eccles Stadium in a
• 1:48:36
  Speaker 1: tight one. Number 10, Utah, 14. Number 14, Houston, 13.
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• 1:48:47
  Speaker 5: Go Utes.
• 1:48:48
  Speaker 1: Utah's got it first and 10 at their own 16-yard line.
• 1:48:51
  Speaker 1: They've had two drives here in the second half. They've
• 1:48:53
  Speaker 1: scored on both of those drives. Can they keep this
• 1:48:56
  Speaker 1: momentum moving here in this half? They've found the rhythm, Sly.
• 1:49:00
  Speaker 1: Keep doing what you've been doing.
• 1:49:02
  Speaker 3: Oh, yeah. They got them right where they want them.
• 1:49:04
  Speaker 3: They're cooking with gas. Everything is about playing with confidence, right?
• 1:49:07
  Speaker 2: We know Houston's a good team coming in here. But
• 1:49:10
  Speaker 2: once you find, as Zach said this in the pregame,
• 1:49:12
  Speaker 2: find your identity and go with it. I think they
• 1:49:14
  Speaker 2: found their identity. We got to throw the football. We
• 1:49:16
  Speaker 2: can throw some runs in there. We're running with our
• 1:49:19
  Speaker 2: pass game right now with the QB run game, Wayshon Parker.
• 1:49:22
  Speaker 2: But they're putting pressure on this defense. Again, playing at elevation,
• 1:49:26
  Speaker 2: a lot of hands on hips for this Houston.
• 1:49:28
  Speaker 1: Devin Dampier, 310 yards of total offense tonight, 167 through
• 1:49:32
  Speaker 1: the air, 143 on the ground. And he has carried
• 1:49:36
  Speaker 1: Utah here in the second half. Can he do it
• 1:49:38
  Speaker 1: again on this drive? First and 10. Lining up with
• 1:49:42
  Speaker 1: his big man, Sione, his rhino back. And now he
• 1:49:45
  Speaker 1: brings a full house into that backfield with Wayshawn Parker.
• 1:49:50
  Speaker 5: And Daniel Bray. First down, Bray, he's got it.
• 1:49:54
  Speaker 1: Out across the 20, 25, 27 goes Daniel Bray. That's
• 1:49:59
  Speaker 1: 11 yards, and that's an Ivory Holmes first down, and again,
• 1:50:03
  Speaker 1: just a whisker away from breaking that big slide.
• 1:50:06
  Speaker 3: Hey, Daniel Bray is elite, man. He is explosive. He
• 1:50:10
  Speaker 3: gets that open field, man.
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  Speaker 5: He is gone.
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  Speaker 3: I can't wait to see that.
• 1:50:14
  Speaker 1: First down and 10 at the 27, clock running as
• 1:50:16
  Speaker 1: we come up on 10 minutes to play.
• 1:50:18
  Speaker 5: Parker back in the ballgame.
• 1:50:19
  Speaker 1: Two receivers to the right-hand side. That's Ricky Johnson and
• 1:50:23
  Speaker 1: Braden Pagan. Cougars showing a four-man down front. Now showing
• 1:50:26
  Speaker 1: pressure off the edges. The safety creeps. That's Jalen Mayo.
• 1:50:30
  Speaker 1: Parker motions out of the backfield. Dampier throwing over the middle.
• 1:50:33
  Speaker 1: He's got Benny to the 30. Still on his feet. 35,
• 1:50:36
  Speaker 1: 37 goes Noah Benny. They're going to give him the 38.
• 1:50:40
  Speaker 5: 11 more yards. Another chunk play.
• 1:50:43
  Speaker 1: If I'm not mistaken, that's seven straight chunk plays now
• 1:50:46
  Speaker 1: for Utah, but we'll double check that. Or maybe if
• 1:50:48
  Speaker 1: that was the first drive of the second half, five
• 1:50:50
  Speaker 1: straight chunk plays now.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, I like it.
• 1:50:52
  Speaker 2: And on the next chunk play, you got to go
• 1:50:54
  Speaker 2: no huddle. You got to keep that pressure on that defense. Again,
• 1:50:57
  Speaker 2: you're already starting with two plays here.
• 1:50:59
  Speaker 3: Hands on hips. It's already started for this Houston defense.
• 1:51:01
  Speaker 5: Houston's defense looks tired right now.
• 1:51:03
  Speaker 3: They look leaky, baby. Let's go.
• 1:51:05
  Speaker 1: First and 10 for the Utah 38. Orbit motion for
• 1:51:09
  Speaker 1: the tailback. Dampier, hands, Wayshon Parker stacked up in the backfield.
• 1:51:14
  Speaker 1: He's going to lose two yards. Back to the 36-yard line.
• 1:51:17
  Speaker 1: Jalen Mayo, who has been terrific tonight, shooting off the
• 1:51:20
  Speaker 1: edge of that corner, shot right in and made that stop.
• 1:51:23
  Speaker 3: It's not many times you run the corner blitz, and
• 1:51:25
  Speaker 3: it works.
• 1:51:25
  Speaker 2: As often as it has tonight, but Jalen Mayo's aggressive corner,
• 1:51:30
  Speaker 2: and he's making some plays in the backfield.
• 1:51:32
  Speaker 5: Now Mayo's talking, and the referees are sending him the
• 1:51:34
  Speaker 5: other way. Why is he even in the Utah back?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a waste of time on our play clock
• 1:51:38
  Speaker 2: right here. Everybody's got to get up and go, though.
• 1:51:41
  Speaker 2: Don't let them throw you off your game.
• 1:51:42
  Speaker 5: Here we go.
• 1:51:43
  Speaker 1: Play clock at 12, second down at 11, back at
• 1:51:45
  Speaker 1: the 36-yard line.
• 1:51:48
  Speaker 5: Motion man, Creed Whittemore.
• 1:51:50
  Speaker 1: Devin Dampier rolling out to his left, looking down the field,
• 1:51:53
  Speaker 1: throwing down the field.
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  Speaker 5: That's caught.
• 1:51:55
  Speaker 1: Creed Whittemore beyond the 50 in the Houston territory, down
• 1:51:58
  Speaker 1: to the Houston 49-yard line. That's another Utah first down.
• 1:52:01
  Speaker 1: Let's see if they go with tempo here, and they will.
• 1:52:04
  Speaker 4: Nice.
• 1:52:05
  Speaker 1: Lining up quickly as Devin calls the play at the
• 1:52:07
  Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. Houston looking to the sideline. Devin Dampier
• 1:52:11
  Speaker 1: alone in the backfield. On first and ten for the Cougar, 49.
• 1:52:14
  Speaker 1: Devin looking, looking, looking, scrambling.
• 1:52:17
  Speaker 5: Is he going to run? He's going to throw it
• 1:52:19
  Speaker 5: down the field.
• 1:52:20
  Speaker 6: Intercepted.
• 1:52:21
  Speaker 3: What's he doing?
• 1:52:23
  Speaker 5: Oh, goodness. He threw it down the field. It was
• 1:52:27
  Speaker 5: picked off by the defensive end. Leighton Latrevian McCutcheon. Oh, goodness.
• 1:52:33
  Speaker 6: Result of the play is an interception. First down, Houston.
• 1:52:39
  Speaker 1: And now he's out there trash-talking Utah. His coach is
• 1:52:41
  Speaker 1: getting him to the sideline. Oh, Devin, you played so well.
• 1:52:44
  Speaker 2: Just run it. There are only rush three guys right there.
• 1:52:48
  Speaker 2: Get two yards, get three yards, whatever you can. But
• 1:52:51
  Speaker 2: just run it, man. That keeps the pressure on the defense.
• 1:52:54
  Speaker 2: You go no huddle.
• 1:52:55
  Speaker 6: Immediate timeout.
• 1:52:56
  Speaker 3: You go no huddle.
• 1:52:58
  Speaker 2: All you got to do is just run the ball
• 1:53:00
  Speaker 2: right there by keeping the defense unable to huddle, man.
• 1:53:03
  Speaker 5: He had been so good in this half.
• 1:53:05
  Speaker 3: Oh, two turnovers.
• 1:53:06
  Speaker 1: Second interception today for Devin Dampier. 7.57 on the game clock.
• 1:53:11
  Speaker 1: And Houston's got it back first and 10 at their
• 1:53:12
  Speaker 1: own 34. It's Utah 14, Houston 13. And this is
• 1:53:17
  Speaker 1: Utah football from ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Radio Network.
• 1:53:21
  Speaker 7: You're listening to Utah Football, brought to you by Smiths
• 1:53:24
  Speaker 7: on ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Network.
• 1:53:29
  Speaker 5: Seven minutes, 57 seconds left. In a big game here
• 1:53:35
  Speaker 5: in the Big 12.
• 1:53:36
  Speaker 1: At Rice-Eccles Stadium. Houston, after the interception of Devin Dampier,
• 1:53:40
  Speaker 1: has it first.
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  Speaker 5: And ten at their own 33.
• 1:53:42
  Speaker 1: Our second half being brought to you by Bamboo HR,
• 1:53:44
  Speaker 1: an official partner of Utah Athletics. Connor Wegman and Makai
• 1:53:50
  Speaker 1: Hughes line up.
• 1:53:51
  Speaker 5: Three receivers in the pattern.
• 1:53:53
  Speaker 1: The Utah defense has been really good here tonight. Can
• 1:53:57
  Speaker 1: they be good again on this drive? Utah will rush
• 1:54:00
  Speaker 1: four on Wegman. He drops the pass. Pressure in his face.
• 1:54:05
  Speaker 3: He backpedals.
• 1:54:06
  Speaker 8: Down he goes! Down he goes! Down he goes! Jaimo
• 1:54:11
  Speaker 8: got him.
• 1:54:12
  Speaker 5: It's a big loss on first down for the Houston Cougars.
• 1:54:17
  Speaker 3: Wow, what a knockback. Oh, my gosh. Look at this.
• 1:54:21
  Speaker 4: Bull rush.
• 1:54:21
  Speaker 5: Boom.
• 1:54:22
  Speaker 2: Right into his lap. Gets his legs all caught up.
• 1:54:26
  Speaker 2: Huge sack right there.
• 1:54:27
  Speaker 1: Second down and 20. All the way back in the
• 1:54:30
  Speaker 1: 23-yard line for Wegman. Utah rushing four again. He'll drop
• 1:54:35
  Speaker 1: the pass. Pass rush.
• 1:54:38
  Speaker 5: Over the middle. It's caught.
• 1:54:40
  Speaker 1: And that's going to be yardage out to about the 33.
• 1:54:42
  Speaker 1: They pick up the 10 they lost right there as
• 1:54:44
  Speaker 1: they get to Kobe Young.
• 1:54:46
  Speaker 5: He picks up 10 on a drag route. Jackson Benny trailing,
• 1:54:49
  Speaker 5: pushed him out of bounds. And they'll bring up third
• 1:54:51
  Speaker 5: down and 10. A huge third down here for the
• 1:54:55
  Speaker 5: Utah defense.
• 1:54:56
  Speaker 2: They've got to stand up right here. Third down and
• 1:54:59
  Speaker 2: 10 is huge. Don't let Connor Wegman get.
• 1:55:03
  Speaker 3: Out of the pocket. Lance Holscar, if you get up
• 1:55:05
  Speaker 3: the field, make sure you retrace. Try to knock that
• 1:55:08
  Speaker 3: ball away.
• 1:55:09
  Speaker 5: Third and 10. Wegman out of the shotgun.
• 1:55:12
  Speaker 1: He'll backpedal to pass. Utah bringing pressure. Wegman to the outside.
• 1:55:15
  Speaker 1: He's got a man open, overshoots him incomplete. Oh, he
• 1:55:18
  Speaker 1: had a man wide open at the midfield stripe, and
• 1:55:21
  Speaker 1: he missed him. Trying to get that ball to Trent Walker.
• 1:55:24
  Speaker 1: Had a little pressure in his face, but that was
• 1:55:26
  Speaker 1: a completable ball. And that's the first three and out
• 1:55:28
  Speaker 1: tonight for the Utah defense.
• 1:55:30
  Speaker 2: Absolutely love what the defense did. Lance Holtzclaw didn't get
• 1:55:33
  Speaker 2: so much upfield. He got to a certain point, started
• 1:55:35
  Speaker 2: pushing the offensive tackle back into Little Wegman's lap, made
• 1:55:39
  Speaker 2: him throw that ball a little bit higher. That's exactly
• 1:55:42
  Speaker 2: what you want to do. Great job by this Utah defense.
• 1:55:44
  Speaker 5: So fourth down and 10. Manu Carvalho stands in his
• 1:55:47
  Speaker 5: own 15. Nortey on to punt again.
• 1:55:50
  Speaker 3: This one's short.
• 1:55:51
  Speaker 5: Manu's going to come over.
• 1:55:52
  Speaker 3: Is he going to let it hit?
• 1:55:53
  Speaker 5: Oh, no.
• 1:55:54
  Speaker 1: It takes a Houston bounce inside the 20. It rolls
• 1:55:59
  Speaker 1: inside the 10 to the 9. Mata's got to come
• 1:56:01
  Speaker 1: up and catch that ball. He's got to come up
• 1:56:04
  Speaker 1: and catch that slide. No, there's too much traffic. He
• 1:56:08
  Speaker 1: had his defenders coming in there.
• 1:56:09
  Speaker 2: Nobody knows what he needed to do, which he was
• 1:56:11
  Speaker 2: trying to do, was yell poison, poison, poison, because that
• 1:56:14
  Speaker 2: very easily could.
• 1:56:15
  Speaker 3: Have hit one of our gunner control people right there.
• 1:56:17
  Speaker 5: It hung in the air an awfully long time.
• 1:56:18
  Speaker 2: It hung in the air an awfully long time, but
• 1:56:20
  Speaker 2: the last thing he wants to do is get hit
• 1:56:22
  Speaker 2: by somebody in traffic.
• 1:56:23
  Speaker 3: And throw it off.
• 1:56:24
  Speaker 2: I'd much rather prefer that, it hit nobody, than him
• 1:56:28
  Speaker 2: possibly trying to make it and getting hit by somebody
• 1:56:31
  Speaker 2: who doesn't.
• 1:56:31
  Speaker 3: Know what's going on.
• 1:56:32
  Speaker 1: 6.32 to play in the ballgame. Utah by a point, 14-13.
• 1:56:36
  Speaker 1: They've got it at their own nine-yard line here. I'm
• 1:56:39
  Speaker 1: going to mark that at the nine or the ten.
• 1:56:41
  Speaker 1: That's the nine. So a 91-yard field here.
• 1:56:43
  Speaker 10: Huge.
• 1:56:44
  Speaker 3: This is a chance to go up by two scores
• 1:56:46
  Speaker 3: here on this drive. Go by eight or nine.
• 1:56:50
  Speaker 5: Dampier, Parker.
• 1:56:52
  Speaker 1: And Talonga in the backfield on first down and 10.
• 1:56:57
  Speaker 5: Hand off.
• 1:56:57
  Speaker 1: Wayshawn Parker following his blocking up the field. And breaks
• 1:57:01
  Speaker 1: a tackle. Gets beyond the 10 to about the 11-yard line.
• 1:57:03
  Speaker 1: Just about a two-yard gain on that. Again, it's just
• 1:57:05
  Speaker 1: been tough sledding on the inside. Brandon Mack made the tackle.
• 1:57:09
  Speaker 1: Second down and eight coming up.
• 1:57:11
  Speaker 5: You got a... If not anything else on this, you
• 1:57:13
  Speaker 5: have to flip the field just a little bit.
• 1:57:14
  Speaker 6: Yes.
• 1:57:15
  Speaker 2: Yes, you definitely have to. But you've got to waste
• 1:57:18
  Speaker 2: significant time. This drive started with about 6 minutes and
• 1:57:20
  Speaker 2: 40 seconds on the clock. Let's see how much clock
• 1:57:23
  Speaker 2: they're able to waste on this drive.
• 1:57:25
  Speaker 1: Dampier has 17 on the play clock, and now he
• 1:57:28
  Speaker 1: calls the play at the line of scrimmage. Four receivers
• 1:57:31
  Speaker 1: in the patterning for Utah this time, and Wayshawn Parker
• 1:57:33
  Speaker 1: in the backfield. Cougars with four at the line of scrimmage.
• 1:57:36
  Speaker 1: Now they'll creep a backer up, too. Safety coming up too.
• 1:57:42
  Speaker 1: Devon to throw, scrambling away to his right hand side,
• 1:57:45
  Speaker 1: throwing down the field, caught and dropped.
• 1:57:47
  Speaker 5: Oh goodness.
• 1:57:50
  Speaker 1: Creed Whittemore had first down yardage at the 25 and
• 1:57:54
  Speaker 1: couldn't hold on.
• 1:57:55
  Speaker 2: Yeah, just a little bit behind him there. He had
• 1:57:59
  Speaker 2: Larry Simmons on the seven round.
• 1:58:01
  Speaker 5: Hit him in the hands. Yeah.
• 1:58:03
  Speaker 1: Hit him in the hand. A little behind him, but
• 1:58:04
  Speaker 1: hit him.
• 1:58:04
  Speaker 5: In the hands.
• 1:58:06
  Speaker 3: It stops the clock, unfortunately.
• 1:58:07
  Speaker 1: Clock stopped with 541 to play third down. and eight
• 1:58:10
  Speaker 1: here for Utah. They're one for one this half on
• 1:58:12
  Speaker 1: third down. Four out of seven in the ballgame.
• 1:58:14
  Speaker 3: Yeah, Devin has to be smart here.
• 1:58:16
  Speaker 2: If you can make the play with your legs, you
• 1:58:18
  Speaker 2: only need eight yards.
• 1:58:19
  Speaker 3: If you can make the play with your legs, make
• 1:58:20
  Speaker 3: it happen, Devin.
• 1:58:23
  Speaker 1: Houston not showing pressure yet. We'll see if they bring
• 1:58:26
  Speaker 1: it off the edge. Now they're showing it. Devin's going
• 1:58:27
  Speaker 1: to backpedal.
• 1:58:28
  Speaker 5: What do we have? A timeout taken. By Houston or
• 1:58:31
  Speaker 5: by by Utah.
• 1:58:32
  Speaker 6: First charge time out of the half Utah 30 seconds.
• 1:58:38
  Speaker 5: 541 to play a timeout taken. Think we're going to
• 1:58:40
  Speaker 5: keep it right here.
• 1:58:41
  Speaker 1: Not immediate timeout as of now, so a 32nd timeout
• 1:58:45
  Speaker 1: or second half being brought to you by Smith's fresh
• 1:58:47
  Speaker 1: for everyone. 1413 Utah in front of Houston. He was
• 1:58:53
  Speaker 1: three nothing Cougars at the half.
• 1:58:58
  Speaker 6: Please send the game clock to 541. 5-4-1.
• 1:59:01
  Speaker 1: And remember, Utah had a chip shot field goal that
• 1:59:04
  Speaker 1: they missed at the end of the first half.
• 1:59:07
  Speaker 5: They would have tied the game in three.
• 1:59:09
  Speaker 3: It's huge. And it's opportunities.
• 1:59:11
  Speaker 2: When you get games like this, it's going to come
• 1:59:13
  Speaker 2: down to stuff like that.
• 1:59:15
  Speaker 3: And so.
• 1:59:17
  Speaker 2: Utah will learn from this scenario or this situation that
• 1:59:20
  Speaker 2: everything matters. Place kickers, special teams, it's so important for
• 1:59:26
  Speaker 2: the snap to hold to kick those operations have to
• 1:59:30
  Speaker 2: go off without a hitch no matter.
• 1:59:31
  Speaker 1: The situation three wide receivers split to the right hand
• 1:59:34
  Speaker 1: side for the university of utah parker in the backfield
• 1:59:37
  Speaker 1: probably for pass protection noah betty split wide to the
• 1:59:40
  Speaker 1: left he's got man coverage houston playing a little off
• 1:59:43
  Speaker 1: are they showing pressure they are they're gonna rush six
• 1:59:46
  Speaker 1: here dampier brings a man in motion Here come the Cougars.
• 1:59:51
  Speaker 1: Dampier drops the pass over the middle.
• 1:59:53
  Speaker 5: Incomplete, or is it caught? It's caught. Very close to
• 1:59:57
  Speaker 5: first down yardage.
• 1:59:59
  Speaker 3: Oh, wow, yeah.
• 2:00:00
  Speaker 5: That's going to be Creed Whittemore.
• 2:00:01
  Speaker 3: That's right at the line.
• 2:00:02
  Speaker 5: That's right at the marker and the line to gain.
• 2:00:05
  Speaker 3: Oh, they're going to get, oh.
• 2:00:06
  Speaker 5: They're going to mark it about a football league shot.
• 2:00:09
  Speaker 3: Oh, yeah, that's a good spot.
• 2:00:12
  Speaker 5: Yeah, and now a decision from Morgan Scali.
• 2:00:15
  Speaker 6: The ruling on the field. The runner being short of
• 2:00:17
  Speaker 6: the line to gain is under further review.
• 2:00:19
  Speaker 5: I think it's the right call. Based on the replay
• 2:00:21
  Speaker 5: we saw, I think he's about a half yard shy
• 2:00:23
  Speaker 5: of the first down.
• 2:00:24
  Speaker 3: I do, too. You're at the 19 here.
• 2:00:30
  Speaker 1: He's got to get to the 19-yard line. And I
• 2:00:33
  Speaker 1: think he catches and goes down at about the 18
• 2:00:35
  Speaker 1: and a half.
• 2:00:36
  Speaker 5: No, he catches. He gets to the back.
• 2:00:38
  Speaker 3: He initially caught that ball right at the 19. Yep,
• 2:00:40
  Speaker 3: right there. That's a first down.
• 2:00:42
  Speaker 2: Great job extending this drive. Now, I think that Utah
• 2:00:44
  Speaker 2: needs to get Bird Finkler back in the game. That
• 2:00:47
  Speaker 2: two-quarterback Wayshon Parker system here, confusing the defense motion before,
• 2:00:53
  Speaker 2: that is something where you can bank on, right? Running
• 2:00:56
  Speaker 2: the football with that RPO game off of that. Honestly,
• 2:01:00
  Speaker 2: going to that nobody in the backfield and then throwing
• 2:01:04
  Speaker 2: with Burr Finkley.
• 2:01:05
  Speaker 6: After further review, the receiver reached the line again.
• 2:01:07
  Speaker 3: It's the first down.
• 2:01:11
  Speaker 5: Just barely, but he got there.
• 2:01:12
  Speaker 1: He was driven back as soon as he caught it,
• 2:01:14
  Speaker 1: but he caught it right at the 19-yard line.
• 2:01:16
  Speaker 3: It's as good as good if you and I see.
• 2:01:17
  Speaker 5: It, right? Oh, yeah.
• 2:01:20
  Speaker 1: So a first down brought to you by Ivory Homes,
• 2:01:23
  Speaker 1: and it keeps the drive alive, and the clock will
• 2:01:25
  Speaker 1: get wound here momentarily. 5.19 to play. Utah first and
• 2:01:31
  Speaker 1: 10 at its own 19-yard line.
• 2:01:33
  Speaker 3: Great job by Reed Whitmore.
• 2:01:35
  Speaker 1: I like getting Devin Dampier out on the edge and
• 2:01:37
  Speaker 1: out on the move run pass options.
• 2:01:39
  Speaker 5: Don't you?
• 2:01:40
  Speaker 3: I mean, it's working, right?
• 2:01:41
  Speaker 2: David Dampier got about 150 yards rushing here in this game.
• 2:01:45
  Speaker 3: Got to increase that.
• 2:01:47
  Speaker 5: First and 10 for the 19. Two tights and two
• 2:01:49
  Speaker 5: wides for Utah.
• 2:01:51
  Speaker 1: Wayshawn Parker lining up in a pistol formation as we
• 2:01:54
  Speaker 1: come up on five minutes to play in the ballgame.
• 2:01:57
  Speaker 1: A motion Dampier out of the backfield. Wayshawn Parker's going
• 2:02:00
  Speaker 1: to keep it himself. Wayshawn Parker inside 20 and 24-yard line.
• 2:02:04
  Speaker 1: It's a pickup of about five on first down. Is
• 2:02:06
  Speaker 1: there anything wrong with the five-yard gain on first down?
• 2:02:08
  Speaker 4: Oh, no.
• 2:02:09
  Speaker 3: I like it.
• 2:02:10
  Speaker 2: You're able to move the sticks in the right direction, right?
• 2:02:15
  Speaker 2: You get closer to that first down marker. You stay inbounds.
• 2:02:19
  Speaker 2: Keep that clock moving. Exactly what you want to do there.
• 2:02:23
  Speaker 2: Safe play in the sure hands of your impact player,
• 2:02:26
  Speaker 2: Rayshon Parker.
• 2:02:26
  Speaker 1: Into their four-minute offense now are the Utes. 428, 427
• 2:02:29
  Speaker 1: on the game clock. 14, 13, and 12 on the
• 2:02:33
  Speaker 1: play clock as they break the huddle. Full house backfield.
• 2:02:37
  Speaker 1: Way Sean Parker, Creed Whittemore, and Devin Dampier. Play clock
• 2:02:41
  Speaker 1: at three. Devin wants the snap, takes the snap.
• 2:02:45
  Speaker 5: Hands it to Parker, straight ahead.
• 2:02:46
  Speaker 1: First down yardage, beyond the 30, 35, 37, 38, 40,
• 2:02:49
  Speaker 1: pushing the pile to the 42-yard line. Way Sean Parker,
• 2:02:56
  Speaker 1: with a little help from his friends, picks up another
• 2:02:59
  Speaker 1: Utah first down.
• 2:03:01
  Speaker 3: Oh, that's what I'm talking about.
• 2:03:03
  Speaker 2: The big boys are moving, and Way Sean Parker is
• 2:03:06
  Speaker 2: He's the guy at the helm.
• 2:03:07
  Speaker 3: Exactly what you want to do. Keep your legs moving
• 2:03:10
  Speaker 3: on contact.
• 2:03:11
  Speaker 2: He's got to be one of the best guys in
• 2:03:13
  Speaker 2: the NCAA with yards after contact. Great job by Wayshon Parker.
• 2:03:18
  Speaker 2: Keep his legs moving. Then the Calvary pushing him through.
• 2:03:21
  Speaker 1: Clock running at 335 to play. Game play clock at
• 2:03:25
  Speaker 1: 10 for Utah. First and 10 from their own 42.
• 2:03:27
  Speaker 1: Got to protect the football now if you're the Utes.
• 2:03:31
  Speaker 1: Bray in the backfield now with Dampier. Devin takes the snap.
• 2:03:35
  Speaker 1: Hands Daniel Bray straight ahead, maybe a yard to the
• 2:03:39
  Speaker 1: 43 yard line.
• 2:03:40
  Speaker 5: Clock continues to run 315, 314, 313.
• 2:03:43
  Speaker 1: Utah 14, Houston 13 here at Rice Eccles Stadium. The
• 2:03:51
  Speaker 1: winner of this game has an inside track to the
• 2:03:54
  Speaker 1: Big 12 championship game. Utah trying to remain one of
• 2:03:59
  Speaker 1: three unbeatens in college football. Two fell today. Full house
• 2:04:06
  Speaker 1: backfield again. Chavez Soto with Bray. Play clock at 9
• 2:04:12
  Speaker 1: and 8 and 7. Utah moving around a bunch here.
• 2:04:16
  Speaker 1: Play clock at 3. Second down and 9. And a
• 2:04:19
  Speaker 1: timeout taken by Utah.
• 2:04:21
  Speaker 5: Yeah.
• 2:04:23
  Speaker 6: Second charge, timeout of the half. Utah, 30 seconds.
• 2:04:27
  Speaker 5: I don't mind this because you don't want the penalty.
• 2:04:30
  Speaker 6: You want to make sure you have the.
• 2:04:32
  Speaker 1: Right call and everybody on the same page here. And
• 2:04:34
  Speaker 1: maybe you get Wayshon Parker back in the ballgame too.
• 2:04:37
  Speaker 3: Yeah, you don't want negative plays. You don't want negative
• 2:04:39
  Speaker 3: plays right now.
• 2:04:40
  Speaker 2: And this will be the play right before the two-minute warning,
• 2:04:43
  Speaker 2: which is great.
• 2:04:45
  Speaker 3: Exactly what you want to do here. Pick up. Here's
• 2:04:48
  Speaker 3: the thing.
• 2:04:49
  Speaker 2: I would get whatever run play I have, make the
• 2:04:51
  Speaker 2: clock is rolling, hurry back to the line of scrimmage,
• 2:04:54
  Speaker 2: try to get the jump offside before two-minute warning.
• 2:04:56
  Speaker 7: Right?
• 2:04:57
  Speaker 5: Because.
• 2:04:57
  Speaker 3: Say you don't get.
• 2:04:58
  Speaker 2: Say you don't get that first down.
• 2:05:01
  Speaker 3: You can get it by making them jump.
• 2:05:04
  Speaker 5: All right, here we go.
• 2:05:05
  Speaker 1: Second down and nine Utah from their own 43 to
• 2:05:08
  Speaker 1: 38 to play in the ball game. Way Sean Parker
• 2:05:11
  Speaker 1: back in the ball game for Utah lined up in
• 2:05:13
  Speaker 1: the right slot right now. Devin by himself in the shotgun.
• 2:05:18
  Speaker 1: Emotion way Sean back into the backfield here. Houston creeping
• 2:05:23
  Speaker 1: to the line of scrimmage with six of the box.
• 2:05:25
  Speaker 1: Wayshawn Parker running to the 44, and that's it. And
• 2:05:30
  Speaker 1: Houston takes a timeout. Smart timeout by Willie Fritz with 2.32
• 2:05:34
  Speaker 1: to play, preserving that two-minute timeout.
• 2:05:37
  Speaker 6: First charge timeout of the half for Houston.
• 2:05:39
  Speaker 3: 30 seconds.
• 2:05:40
  Speaker 6: Please set the game clock to 2.34.
• 2:05:42
  Speaker 10: 2-3-4.
• 2:05:43
  Speaker 1: Well, now you've got to throw it on third down.
• 2:05:46
  Speaker 1: Houston's already shown they're going to take a timeout. It's
• 2:05:49
  Speaker 1: third down at about seven and a.
• 2:05:51
  Speaker 6: Half, eight yards.
• 2:05:51
  Speaker 5: Timeout for Houston.
• 2:05:52
  Speaker 6: It's their first of the half.
• 2:05:53
  Speaker 2: Yeah, but whatever you do, you've got to make sure
• 2:05:55
  Speaker 2: that Houston uses, unless they just wait until the two-minute
• 2:05:59
  Speaker 2: warning and then keeps their two timeouts. But, again, what's
• 2:06:03
  Speaker 2: been working, getting Devin out on the edge and making
• 2:06:06
  Speaker 2: some plays. For me, I wouldn't be afraid to take
• 2:06:10
  Speaker 2: a big chunk right here. You know, getting them out,
• 2:06:12
  Speaker 2: they're going to be very aggressive. You can expect single
• 2:06:15
  Speaker 2: ISO coverage across the board, trying to make sure that
• 2:06:20
  Speaker 2: Devin Dampier doesn't kill you with his legs. So they're
• 2:06:23
  Speaker 2: going to have a lot of one-on-ones down the field.
• 2:06:25
  Speaker 2: And if this is a leaky secondary, you're going to
• 2:06:27
  Speaker 2: have an opportunity deal.
• 2:06:29
  Speaker 1: Nobody has left Rice Eccles tonight. The must swaying back
• 2:06:32
  Speaker 1: and forth here on third down and eight. 2.34 to play.
• 2:06:36
  Speaker 1: Utah picks up a first down. They've increased their chances
• 2:06:39
  Speaker 1: a great deal to win this ball game. That timeout
• 2:06:41
  Speaker 1: brought to you by Bamboo HR. So it's Parker and
• 2:06:44
  Speaker 1: Dampier in the backfield. Two receivers to the right. That's
• 2:06:48
  Speaker 1: Whittemore and Pagan. Ricky Johnson to the left. Tight end
• 2:06:52
  Speaker 1: of the right slot. Houston with five of the line
• 2:06:54
  Speaker 1: of scrimmage here. And they've shown pressure all night long.
• 2:06:57
  Speaker 1: Now they empty the backfield with Parker outside. Devin by himself.
• 2:07:03
  Speaker 1: Takes the snap. Pressure coming. Throws to the outside. Parker's
• 2:07:06
  Speaker 1: got it. Way Sean up the field is going to
• 2:07:07
  Speaker 1: be shy of the first down. He's going to get
• 2:07:10
  Speaker 1: to the 49-yard line, and that's it. Did he step
• 2:07:13
  Speaker 1: out of bounds?
• 2:07:14
  Speaker 3: That's the question. They wound the clock.
• 2:07:15
  Speaker 2: They kept winding it, saying that he didn't go out
• 2:07:18
  Speaker 2: on his own volition there.
• 2:07:22
  Speaker 5: Wayshon really just needed to put his foot in the ground. Yeah,
• 2:07:25
  Speaker 5: just go. Houston, did they take a timeout? No, they didn't.
• 2:07:29
  Speaker 5: He stepped out of bounds. He stepped out of bounds.
• 2:07:35
  Speaker 5: That stop, that is a play you just can't have.
• 2:07:39
  Speaker 3: Yeah, he's just got to go.
• 2:07:40
  Speaker 6: Second charge, timeout of the half for Houston. 30 seconds.
• 2:07:43
  Speaker 5: Okay, he did not step out of bounds.
• 2:07:44
  Speaker 2: Yeah, I saw the ref wind it. So, yeah, that
• 2:07:49
  Speaker 2: was a big thing is.
• 2:07:50
  Speaker 3: Making sure that he.
• 2:07:54
  Speaker 5: Fourth down and four here.
• 2:07:56
  Speaker 2: Yeah, fourth down and four. You have an opportunity. You're
• 2:07:58
  Speaker 2: at the 50-yard line. Pin them deep, right? Make them
• 2:08:01
  Speaker 2: go 90-plus yards to even get in field goal range.
• 2:08:06
  Speaker 2: But this is Utah's offense. They've missed opportunities here. But here,
• 2:08:12
  Speaker 2: it's your defense. You need to step up. This is
• 2:08:14
  Speaker 2: exactly what you wait for, what you talk about, situational football.
• 2:08:20
  Speaker 2: Two minutes to go in the game. Got an opportunity
• 2:08:22
  Speaker 2: to knock your opponent out.
• 2:08:23
  Speaker 1: If Orion Phillips has a coffin corner punt in his bag,
• 2:08:27
  Speaker 1: this is the time to use it.
• 2:08:30
  Speaker 5: Trent Walker.
• 2:08:31
  Speaker 6: Utah changed jersey numbers for the scrimmage kick play.
• 2:08:33
  Speaker 1: Trent Walker is back deep to receive this punt. He
• 2:08:36
  Speaker 1: stands inside. Now they're going to swap it out. Utah's
• 2:08:38
  Speaker 1: going to go for it here. They're going to go
• 2:08:40
  Speaker 1: for it on fourth down. They're bringing the offense back
• 2:08:42
  Speaker 1: out on the field. Houston caught in a substitution here.
• 2:08:45
  Speaker 1: Fourth down and four for the 49-yard line. Morgan Scali
• 2:08:49
  Speaker 1: rolling the dice. Devin Dampier, he's going.
• 2:08:52
  Speaker 5: To try and draw him offside. Clock running here on
• 2:08:56
  Speaker 5: fourth down and three. And what do we have? A
• 2:09:06
  Speaker 5: timeout taken by who?
• 2:09:07
  Speaker 3: He's yelling at the refs.
• 2:09:11
  Speaker 6: Please set the game clock to 228.
• 2:09:14
  Speaker 3: 228.
• 2:09:17
  Speaker 2: Because they had a timeout and they wound the play.
• 2:09:19
  Speaker 5: Delay of game.
• 2:09:21
  Speaker 6: Offense. Number two.
• 2:09:24
  Speaker 5: What? Number two?
• 2:09:28
  Speaker 2: Yeah.
• 2:09:29
  Speaker 1: How is it delay of game, though? The play clock
• 2:09:32
  Speaker 1: hadn't expired. I don't think this should be a delay
• 2:09:37
  Speaker 1: of game. Now, they wound the clock and they should
• 2:09:39
  Speaker 1: enough coming out of the timeout. But I don't think
• 2:09:42
  Speaker 1: this should be a delay of game.
• 2:09:45
  Speaker 3: Scali's out at the 50.
• 2:09:47
  Speaker 1: Yeah, the referees are gathering here. Referee Henry Johns with
• 2:09:50
  Speaker 1: his crew. Cut that Mike in and out here, but
• 2:09:53
  Speaker 1: I don't believe this should be a delay of game.
• 2:09:58
  Speaker 1: It should be fourth and three at the 49-yard line,
• 2:10:01
  Speaker 1: but I don't believe it should be a delay of
• 2:10:02
  Speaker 1: game because the clock was stopped. It was rolled inadvertently,
• 2:10:06
  Speaker 1: but the play clock had not expired.
• 2:10:09
  Speaker 2: Yeah, well, what are they conversing about, right? Because their
• 2:10:12
  Speaker 2: error shouldn't be a penalty on the team.
• 2:10:15
  Speaker 5: It was a clock in time.
• 2:10:16
  Speaker 6: Down and she has one timeout remaining. 4th down.
• 2:10:22
  Speaker 5: OK, 4th and three.
• 2:10:23
  Speaker 3: No delay again.
• 2:10:24
  Speaker 1: No delay of game. The punt team coming back out.
• 2:10:29
  Speaker 1: I believe it probably will. Can't imagine Morgan's going to
• 2:10:32
  Speaker 1: go for it here. Nope, the punt team comes back out. Well,
• 2:10:35
  Speaker 1: that was a lot. I mean, that was a lot.
• 2:10:38
  Speaker 3: Well, it's an opportunity.
• 2:10:39
  Speaker 2: Yeah, opportunity to get your opponent to jump off sides
• 2:10:43
  Speaker 2: right there.
• 2:10:44
  Speaker 1: See if Orion Phillips get something going here. Houston looks
• 2:10:47
  Speaker 1: like they're going to come after him here off that
• 2:10:49
  Speaker 1: left side. Going to have to be aware of it
• 2:10:53
  Speaker 1: and get it off quickly. Here come the Cougars. Kick
• 2:10:57
  Speaker 1: is angled away and toward the corner and Walker is
• 2:11:01
  Speaker 1: going to let it go into the end zone.
• 2:11:07
  Speaker 5: It's going to come out to the 20 yard line.
• 2:11:08
  Speaker 5: That's not the greatest kick.
• 2:11:10
  Speaker 3: No, it was low. No hang time.
• 2:11:13
  Speaker 5: Oh goodness. Now it's up to the Utah defense, who've
• 2:11:18
  Speaker 5: been so good tonight. 2.20 to play.
• 2:11:24
  Speaker 1: Houston with one timeout plus the two-minute timeout. The Utah
• 2:11:29
  Speaker 1: defense has been terrific here this evening, holding Houston to
• 2:11:32
  Speaker 1: just 13 points. And the last couple of drives have
• 2:11:36
  Speaker 1: been terrific as well. But Connor Wegman, he's a seasoned veteran.
• 2:11:41
  Speaker 1: And this Houston team's been in big games before.
• 2:11:45
  Speaker 2: I'll tell you what, I love the way that Lance
• 2:11:46
  Speaker 2: Hoskos played in this game right now.
• 2:11:48
  Speaker 3: He's got to come up big now.
• 2:11:49
  Speaker 1: Four wide receivers in the pattern for Houston on first
• 2:11:52
  Speaker 1: down and 10. Sanford the running back. Keep an eye
• 2:11:55
  Speaker 1: on him out of the backfield. Utah rushing four. Now
• 2:11:58
  Speaker 1: they'll bring five.
• 2:11:59
  Speaker 5: He's hit. The ball is out.
• 2:12:01
  Speaker 8: Utah's got it. Utah's got it. Utah's got it. They
• 2:12:06
  Speaker 8: sacked him. They stripped him. They recovered the fumble. It
• 2:12:11
  Speaker 8: was Jackson Fetty.
• 2:12:17
  Speaker 5: What a time to finally get home with a blitz.
• 2:12:20
  Speaker 5: The Utah defense does it again. First and 10, Utah
• 2:12:27
  Speaker 5: at the Houston 10-yard line. Wow. Wow. How about that defense?
• 2:12:40
  Speaker 2: A players make A plays in game time, big time situations.
• 2:12:45
  Speaker 3: Wow, what a job. What a call by Colton Swan.
• 2:12:48
  Speaker 3: This is a staple pitch.
• 2:12:49
  Speaker 2: We've ran this pitch so much all the way back
• 2:12:51
  Speaker 2: when I played But it's all about the execution. Guys
• 2:12:56
  Speaker 2: taking up the other blockers. There's one guy who's going
• 2:12:59
  Speaker 2: to come free right here. And it's your A player
• 2:13:01
  Speaker 2: that makes it happen. But great being on your P's
• 2:13:03
  Speaker 2: and Q's at recovering the fumble as well. Great job
• 2:13:07
  Speaker 2: by this defense.
• 2:13:08
  Speaker 1: This game not over yet. Two-minute warning and a timeout
• 2:13:11
  Speaker 1: for the Cougars. First and goal, Utah at the Houston
• 2:13:15
  Speaker 1: 10-yard line.
• 2:13:17
  Speaker 5: Dampier. Going to keep it. Devin to the edge. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
• 2:13:22
  Speaker 8: Touchdown.
• 2:13:26
  Speaker 3: Devin Depp here.
• 2:13:30
  Speaker 5: Untouched into the north end zone.
• 2:13:33
  Speaker 4: Wow.
• 2:13:39
  Speaker 8: Wow.
• 2:13:44
  Speaker 5: We said today Devin.
• 2:13:46
  Speaker 1: Dampier was going to have to play the game of
• 2:13:49
  Speaker 1: his career.
• 2:13:51
  Speaker 5: He's done it, Sly.
• 2:13:54
  Speaker 1: This to put Utah up by eight with 2.09 to play.
• 2:14:01
  Speaker 5: Good snap, good hold, kick is up, kick is good.
• 2:14:04
  Speaker 5: That touchdown, a Pepsi touchdown. Two minutes, nine seconds to play,
• 2:14:10
  Speaker 5: and the Utes have an eight-point lead, 21-13. Way to
• 2:14:12
  Speaker 5: take the air.
• 2:14:14
  Speaker 2: Out of that Houston sideline right now they were already
• 2:14:16
  Speaker 2: gassed they were already sucking for air up in this
• 2:14:20
  Speaker 2: crazy elevation in Salt Lake City dark mode in the
• 2:14:24
  Speaker 2: stadium setting the stage that crowd that north end zone
• 2:14:28
  Speaker 2: was so loud under that Jackson Benny sack defense coming up.
• 2:14:34
  Speaker 1: This game's not over though 209 timeout two minute timeout
• 2:14:39
  Speaker 1: Houston's only down eight points right now this game's not
• 2:14:42
  Speaker 1: over This game's not over.
• 2:14:44
  Speaker 5: Let's go down to the sideline. Zach, how about the
• 2:14:48
  Speaker 5: play by Benny coming free?
• 2:14:50
  Speaker 4: Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time games, right?
• 2:14:55
  Speaker 3: We said it. We said it. We said it.
• 2:14:58
  Speaker 4: Coach Swan called up the perfect, absolute perfect nickel blitz
• 2:15:03
  Speaker 4: off the– and he blitzed through the C-gap. I mean,
• 2:15:05
  Speaker 4: my goodness, Jackson Benny with an absolutely big play.
• 2:15:09
  Speaker 3: This stadium is rocking.
• 2:15:11
  Speaker 4: And Devin Dampier, sliding like we're going to be pretty good.
• 2:15:19
  Speaker 5: 14 carries, 152 yards, two touchdowns, 204 through the air
• 2:15:22
  Speaker 5: for Devin tonight. And that touchdown, a Pepsi touchdown.
• 2:15:28
  Speaker 1: But now you've got to ask your defense to stop
• 2:15:30
  Speaker 1: them one more time, Sly.
• 2:15:32
  Speaker 2: Oh, your defense is juiced. Your defense makes a play
• 2:15:34
  Speaker 2: like that. They don't need to think about being tired.
• 2:15:37
  Speaker 2: Your defense is juiced right now. They are making plays.
• 2:15:40
  Speaker 2: Keep the offense in front of you. Be opportunistic. If
• 2:15:43
  Speaker 2: you have an opportunity to poke that ball out again,
• 2:15:46
  Speaker 2: do that. But make sure you wrap up the tackle.
• 2:15:49
  Speaker 2: Really got to make sure that there's no yak yards.
• 2:15:51
  Speaker 5: Here's the kickoff.
• 2:15:52
  Speaker 1: Dylan Curtis kicking it high and long. That'll be a
• 2:15:55
  Speaker 1: touchback after the 25-yard line.
• 2:15:59
  Speaker 5: This is where that end of the first half field
• 2:16:01
  Speaker 5: goal would have been so big for Utah. Oh, yeah.
• 2:16:04
  Speaker 1: Up 11 versus up 8 is just two different things.
• 2:16:08
  Speaker 1: But a 75-yard field for Connor Wegman in this Houston offense.
• 2:16:16
  Speaker 3: Oh, look at that play. Jackson Denny.
• 2:16:19
  Speaker 2: Yeah, the big thing on this drive is no yak yards, right?
• 2:16:21
  Speaker 2: If they catch it, tackle them inbounds, keep that clock moving.
• 2:16:24
  Speaker 2: They only have one timeout.
• 2:16:25
  Speaker 1: 209 to play first and 10, Houston from their own 25.
• 2:16:29
  Speaker 1: And the Utah defense rise up again. Wegman out of
• 2:16:34
  Speaker 1: the shotgun. Utah bringing a blitzer. Wegman over the middle, incomplete, incomplete.
• 2:16:41
  Speaker 1: Tried to squeeze that into Kobe Young. It goes incomplete,
• 2:16:44
  Speaker 1: only three seconds off the clock, second down and 10.
• 2:16:46
  Speaker 3: That's a good job by Jonah Hall right there.
• 2:16:51
  Speaker 2: Making the running back miss on Blick's pickup right now.
• 2:16:55
  Speaker 3: See, that's what a sack does.
• 2:16:57
  Speaker 2: Connor Wegman is rushing the throws because he's afraid of
• 2:16:59
  Speaker 2: the pressure.
• 2:17:00
  Speaker 1: Second down and 10. Wegman out of the gun again.
• 2:17:02
  Speaker 1: Utah showing pressure again. Tight end comes in motion. Look
• 2:17:06
  Speaker 1: at him hand that ball off to Hughes. He's not
• 2:17:08
  Speaker 1: going to get anywhere. It's a half a yard.
• 2:17:10
  Speaker 5: That's it. That'll take it to the two-minute timeout.
• 2:17:13
  Speaker 1: Cyrus Polum in another big tackle, and we've got two
• 2:17:16
  Speaker 1: minutes to play here at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Two minutes to
• 2:17:20
  Speaker 1: play and third down and nine coming up for the
• 2:17:22
  Speaker 1: Houston Cougars when we get back.
• 2:17:24
  Speaker 6: Two-minute timeout.
• 2:17:25
  Speaker 1: For the Big O Tires broadcast booth, it's Utah 21
• 2:17:28
  Speaker 1: and Houston 13, and this is Utah football from ESPN
• 2:17:32
  Speaker 1: 700 and the Ute Sports Radio Network.
• 2:17:35
  Speaker 7: You're listening to Utah Football, brought to you by Pepsi,
• 2:17:38
  Speaker 7: on ESPN 700 and the Ute Sports Network.
• 2:17:43
  Speaker 1: Two minutes to play at Rice-Eckel Stadium. Utah 21, Houston 13.
• 2:17:47
  Speaker 1: Cougars facing a third nine from their only three. 26-yard line.
• 2:17:51
  Speaker 1: Clearly four-down territory here for the Cougs. The best third-down
• 2:17:55
  Speaker 1: team in the country were excellent in the first half.
• 2:17:58
  Speaker 1: They failed on their last three third downs. They're 0
• 2:18:00
  Speaker 1: for their last three, just 3 for 6.
• 2:18:03
  Speaker 5: Thank you to both Dave Spadafore and Tyson Ewing for
• 2:18:05
  Speaker 5: those stats right there.
• 2:18:07
  Speaker 1: Great minds thinking alike here. Utah has dialed up the
• 2:18:11
  Speaker 1: pressure on Connor Wegman. What do you do on third
• 2:18:14
  Speaker 1: down and nine, Sly?
• 2:18:15
  Speaker 3: Dude, he's all right here. I might.
• 2:18:19
  Speaker 2: Fake like I'm blitzing. Do a false blitz, right? Have
• 2:18:23
  Speaker 2: certain people drop out, just like the big sack. You
• 2:18:25
  Speaker 2: had Lance Holsquall drop into coverage. They brought four guys,
• 2:18:30
  Speaker 2: but they overloaded one side. He had no idea where
• 2:18:33
  Speaker 2: to go.
• 2:18:34
  Speaker 5: Boom.
• 2:18:35
  Speaker 3: But right now, he's feeling the pressure. He's got hot
• 2:18:37
  Speaker 3: feet in the pocket.
• 2:18:38
  Speaker 1: He spreads the field with four wide receivers. Tailback in
• 2:18:41
  Speaker 1: the backfield is Hughes on third down and nine. Utah
• 2:18:47
  Speaker 1: creeps to the line of scrimmage. They've got four there now.
• 2:18:49
  Speaker 1: Now they'll drop their backers a bit. Rabbit Evans in
• 2:18:52
  Speaker 1: the slot showing some pressure as well. Wegman's a veteran,
• 2:18:56
  Speaker 1: good with pressure. Here we go, third down and nine
• 2:18:59
  Speaker 1: as it gets loud at Rice-Eccles. Wegman to pass, throws
• 2:19:06
  Speaker 1: to the outside, complete. Oh, too much room and out
• 2:19:09
  Speaker 1: of bounds goes Trent Walker after a gain of 10
• 2:19:13
  Speaker 1: yards and a first down.
• 2:19:15
  Speaker 6: We're going to feel it's short, fourth down.
• 2:19:17
  Speaker 5: Oh, short. Out of bounds.
• 2:19:18
  Speaker 1: It's going to be fourth down. It's going to be
• 2:19:20
  Speaker 1: about a yard shy. They mark him at the 34,
• 2:19:23
  Speaker 1: not the 35. Houston's going to go quickly here.
• 2:19:25
  Speaker 3: That's the ball. Yeah, they're going to review it. It
• 2:19:29
  Speaker 3: comes from the booth.
• 2:19:30
  Speaker 6: We're really in the field of the runner being short
• 2:19:32
  Speaker 6: of the line to gain is under further review.
• 2:19:34
  Speaker 3: I think he reached out.
• 2:19:35
  Speaker 2: I think he reached out and might have gotten that
• 2:19:38
  Speaker 2: ball or gotten that first down.
• 2:19:43
  Speaker 6: Wow.
• 2:19:43
  Speaker 3: Yeah, they keep replaying that Jackson Binney play, man. That
• 2:19:47
  Speaker 3: was so awesome.
• 2:19:48
  Speaker 1: I just want to keep reiterating this game's not over, folks.
• 2:19:51
  Speaker 5: There's a minute 54.
• 2:19:52
  Speaker 1: It is fourth down for now. But again, this Houston
• 2:19:56
  Speaker 1: offense is very explosive, very explosive, can strike quickly.
• 2:20:01
  Speaker 3: Tons of Athens.
• 2:20:02
  Speaker 1: And it's only an eight-point deficit right now. So we'll
• 2:20:06
  Speaker 1: see what they say. I think he got the first down.
• 2:20:08
  Speaker 1: I think he reached and got that first down.
• 2:20:10
  Speaker 2: Yeah, he reached that ball out and got it, which
• 2:20:12
  Speaker 2: I understood. You know, I know his feet was out,
• 2:20:16
  Speaker 2: but reaching.
• 2:20:16
  Speaker 3: That ball out right there gets him that first down.
• 2:20:22
  Speaker 5: As of now, it's fourth down and one.
• 2:20:23
  Speaker 3: Are they saying he stepped out before he reached out?
• 2:20:26
  Speaker 1: Okay, he may have stepped out. The ball reached, but
• 2:20:28
  Speaker 1: he may have been out of bounds when he reached
• 2:20:29
  Speaker 1: that ball.
• 2:20:30
  Speaker 5: Yeah, look at.
• 2:20:31
  Speaker 10: Oh, no.
• 2:20:31
  Speaker 3: Hold on.
• 2:20:32
  Speaker 1: Our referee, Henry Johns, is under the hood. He's going
• 2:20:34
  Speaker 1: to tell us right now what the call is.
• 2:20:36
  Speaker 5: Here's the referee.
• 2:20:37
  Speaker 6: After further review, the runner ran out of bounds at
• 2:20:40
  Speaker 6: the 35-and-a-half-yard line. It's a first down. He set the
• 2:20:43
  Speaker 6: game clock to 155. 155.
• 2:20:46
  Speaker 5: So now with 60.
• 2:20:47
  Speaker 6: He stepped out one half-yard beyond the line.
• 2:20:50
  Speaker 1: To gain still a first down. So now a 65-ish
• 2:20:53
  Speaker 1: yard field. They've got to get a touchdown and a
• 2:20:55
  Speaker 1: two-point conversion to tie. They were in a similar situation
• 2:20:59
  Speaker 1: in Lubbock earlier this year. They needed the two-point to tie.
• 2:21:03
  Speaker 1: They didn't get it, but they moved down the field
• 2:21:05
  Speaker 1: on Texas Tech. First and 10, Houston Wakeman out of
• 2:21:07
  Speaker 1: the shotgun again. Minute 55 to play. Houston's got one timeout.
• 2:21:18
  Speaker 5: Wegman to pass. Pressure off the edge. Here they come.
• 2:21:21
  Speaker 5: Wegman throwing down the field. He's got a man wide open.
• 2:21:24
  Speaker 1: Caught and out of bounds at the Utah 23-yard line.
• 2:21:29
  Speaker 5: It was Kobe Young. They brought the blitz. It didn't
• 2:21:32
  Speaker 5: get home. And there's the big play you couldn't have, Sly.
• 2:21:36
  Speaker 2: I don't even know what happened on that. How does
• 2:21:38
  Speaker 2: he get behind the defense?
• 2:21:40
  Speaker 1: Nate Ritchie was at safety and trail coverage. And the
• 2:21:43
  Speaker 1: clock stops with a minute 49 to play. It's a
• 2:21:46
  Speaker 1: 22-yard field right now. Wegman out of the shotgun again.
• 2:21:52
  Speaker 1: Here they come.
• 2:21:53
  Speaker 5: Wegman to throw down the field.
• 2:21:56
  Speaker 1: Up and incomplete. Trying to squeeze that ball to Trent Walker.
• 2:22:00
  Speaker 1: Coverage by Elijah Reed. Second down coming up. So second
• 2:22:09
  Speaker 1: down and 10 with a minute 43 to play for
• 2:22:12
  Speaker 1: the Utah 23-yard line. Houston doesn't have to throw here.
• 2:22:15
  Speaker 1: They can run if they want to. They've got a
• 2:22:17
  Speaker 1: timeout and a short field.
• 2:22:21
  Speaker 3: Well, here's the thing. They want to have time to
• 2:22:23
  Speaker 3: get the ball back, too.
• 2:22:25
  Speaker 5: Wegman in the shotgun. Three receivers right. Pressure coming. Wegman
• 2:22:32
  Speaker 5: to pass.
• 2:22:33
  Speaker 1: Stepping, throwing, incomplete. Third down and 10 coming up. Behind
• 2:22:38
  Speaker 1: his man, Cyrus Polu, made the hit. Incomplete third down
• 2:22:42
  Speaker 1: and 10.
• 2:22:42
  Speaker 2: Yeah, Cyrus Polu. All these guys are doing a great
• 2:22:45
  Speaker 2: job with blitz pickup, right? The defenders are doing a
• 2:22:49
  Speaker 2: good job of avoiding the running back who has his
• 2:22:51
  Speaker 2: head down, keeping that pressure on Connor Wegman. I'm telling you,
• 2:22:54
  Speaker 2: he is feeling that pressure in the pocket. You got
• 2:22:57
  Speaker 2: to keep that up because it's making his accuracy go
• 2:23:00
  Speaker 2: way down.
• 2:23:00
  Speaker 1: The muss hasn't left. The third down jump in effect.
• 2:23:03
  Speaker 1: Third down and ten for the Utah 23. Wegman in
• 2:23:06
  Speaker 1: the gun. Brings Thomas in motion. Utah bringing pressure.
• 2:23:11
  Speaker 5: Again off the edge. Wegman throwing wide.
• 2:23:14
  Speaker 3: Incomplete.
• 2:23:15
  Speaker 1: The pressure got to him. He had to get rid
• 2:23:16
  Speaker 1: of it early. And fourth down and 10 coming up.
• 2:23:19
  Speaker 2: It's messing up his accuracy. He's getting the ball out
• 2:23:22
  Speaker 2: of there. He's not able to set his feet.
• 2:23:24
  Speaker 3: Watch this here.
• 2:23:25
  Speaker 2: He runs out there. He's throwing off of his back leg.
• 2:23:28
  Speaker 2: He's shying away from the hit. He's not trying to
• 2:23:30
  Speaker 2: get hit. He is hurting right now.
• 2:23:33
  Speaker 3: This is a huge fourth down.
• 2:23:34
  Speaker 5: Fourth down and 10. From the Utah 23, Wegman in
• 2:23:38
  Speaker 5: the gun. He splits three to the right, one to
• 2:23:41
  Speaker 5: the left. Back in the backfield is Hughes. Here we go.
• 2:23:47
  Speaker 1: Here comes the pressure. Wegman to throw toward the end zone.
• 2:23:50
  Speaker 3: Up and incomplete. It's incomplete. It's incomplete.
• 2:23:55
  Speaker 5: And the Utah defense holds. Scooby Davis had the coverage.
• 2:24:02
  Speaker 1: And Utah takes over first and ten with a minute
• 2:24:06
  Speaker 1: 31 to play at their own 23-yard line.
• 2:24:10
  Speaker 3: Essentially you can victory formation this.
• 2:24:14
  Speaker 2: But great job by this defense that's standing up, making
• 2:24:16
  Speaker 2: that happen.
• 2:24:17
  Speaker 3: But what I think is we got to Conor Whitney.
• 2:24:21
  Speaker 2: He definitely felt the pressure late in this football game
• 2:24:23
  Speaker 2: where he could not step in the pocket and deliver
• 2:24:26
  Speaker 2: an accurate football pass.
• 2:24:29
  Speaker 3: Unlike the things you saw on film.
• 2:24:31
  Speaker 2: When you saw on film him late in games in
• 2:24:33
  Speaker 2: the Oklahoma State game, in the Texas Tech game, he
• 2:24:36
  Speaker 2: was comfortable in the pocket to deliver the football to
• 2:24:39
  Speaker 2: come back in those games. Here, Utah was hitting him,
• 2:24:43
  Speaker 2: and he was not able to be comfortable in that pocket.
• 2:24:45
  Speaker 1: Houston has one timeout. Utah will assume the victory formation.
• 2:24:49
  Speaker 1: They'll have to snap it three times, assuming Houston uses
• 2:24:53
  Speaker 1: their timeout. Utah, 91 seconds away from staying perfect and
• 2:24:58
  Speaker 1: grabbing the lead in the Big 12 Conference. Knee taken
• 2:25:02
  Speaker 1: by Devin Dampier. He goes down with a minute 29
• 2:25:06
  Speaker 1: to play. And the final timeout taken by the Houston Cougars.
• 2:25:10
  Speaker 1: Devin took his time taking that knee and Houston got
• 2:25:12
  Speaker 1: in his face. Crowd didn't like it, but if you're Devin,
• 2:25:14
  Speaker 1: you've got to go down.
• 2:25:16
  Speaker 3: Yeah, I know he's trying to waste more time, but
• 2:25:18
  Speaker 3: it's unnecessary, right? They got one timeout.
• 2:25:22
  Speaker 6: Final charge timeout at half for Houston. 1.29 on the clock,
• 2:25:26
  Speaker 6: 30 seconds. 30 seconds.
• 2:25:28
  Speaker 2: Yeah, they have this one timeout, 40-second play clocks right here.
• 2:25:33
  Speaker 2: It's a minute and 29 seconds on the clock right here. Yeah,
• 2:25:40
  Speaker 2: they'll be fine. Essentially, what you're saying is they'll have
• 2:25:43
  Speaker 2: to punt on fourth down.
• 2:25:47
  Speaker 5: No, they won't. Houston can't stop it again. So you'll
• 2:25:52
  Speaker 5: just have to snap it. This will be second down
• 2:25:56
  Speaker 5: and then third down and that's the ball game.
• 2:26:01
  Speaker 3: I'm trying to math here.
• 2:26:04
  Speaker 5: I was told there'd be no math.
• 2:26:05
  Speaker 3: I was told there'd be no math either.
• 2:26:08
  Speaker 2: But, you know, essentially it'll be fourth down.
• 2:26:15
  Speaker 3: By that time. Utah has their last time out too.
• 2:26:20
  Speaker 2: They can make their decision as well, but Utah defense
• 2:26:24
  Speaker 2: stands up, offense stands up, big second half, wavered the storm,
• 2:26:29
  Speaker 2: losing the turnover battle, and still coming out on top.
• 2:26:32
  Speaker 3: 15-3 to your stat there, Bill.
• 2:26:34
  Speaker 1: Here we go, minute 29. Devin goes back, takes the knee.
• 2:26:38
  Speaker 1: And now 40 seconds on the clock. We should be
• 2:26:45
  Speaker 1: pretty close to it here, Slye. If you're Devin Dampier,
• 2:26:49
  Speaker 1: what you could do is run back about five yards
• 2:26:52
  Speaker 1: and then just fall down with the football. Eat about
• 2:26:54
  Speaker 1: four or five seconds off the clock. It's going to
• 2:27:01
  Speaker 1: be very close to 40 seconds when they snap it.
• 2:27:04
  Speaker 1: All he has to do is eat up a couple
• 2:27:05
  Speaker 1: of seconds here. Play clock at 13, 12, 11, and 10.
• 2:27:13
  Speaker 1: So there's going to be about five seconds he's going
• 2:27:14
  Speaker 1: to have.
• 2:27:15
  Speaker 5: To kill here. Devin goes into and under center.
• 2:27:20
  Speaker 3: That guy's got to protect him here. Everybody's alive.
• 2:27:23
  Speaker 5: Goes backwards, backwards, backwards, and dives forward. And, ooh, there's
• 2:27:28
  Speaker 5: a second difference.
• 2:27:29
  Speaker 3: There's a second difference. Yeah, as I said, they're going
• 2:27:34
  Speaker 3: to have to punt the football here.
• 2:27:35
  Speaker 1: To me, I would have run backwards. There's literally a
• 2:27:38
  Speaker 1: second difference between the game class.
• 2:27:40
  Speaker 5: And the play clock.
• 2:27:41
  Speaker 3: I get it, but they can punt the ball.
• 2:27:43
  Speaker 5: Here's the other thing you can do.
• 2:27:44
  Speaker 3: Punt it out of bounds.
• 2:27:45
  Speaker 1: Fourth down, you can just have Devin drop back and
• 2:27:47
  Speaker 1: throw the ball straight up in the air.
• 2:27:52
  Speaker 3: Yeah, because they're going to call timeout here.
• 2:27:54
  Speaker 5: Or you can snap it, run backwards, and fall five yards, too,
• 2:27:57
  Speaker 5: and that's the end of the game.
• 2:27:57
  Speaker 3: Just throw it out of bounds.
• 2:28:01
  Speaker 1: Five seconds, four seconds, three seconds. They're going to take
• 2:28:04
  Speaker 1: a timeout.
• 2:28:05
  Speaker 3: Yeah, you got to take a timeout.
• 2:28:06
  Speaker 5: Yep, that's what they'll do with one second on the clock.
• 2:28:08
  Speaker 6: Final charge timeout of the half for Utah. 30 seconds.
• 2:28:12
  Speaker 5: Nothing is easy, Sly. nothing is easy in these.
• 2:28:15
  Speaker 3: Type of matchups.
• 2:28:16
  Speaker 6: He said the game clock for two seconds.
• 2:28:18
  Speaker 3: It never is seconds.
• 2:28:19
  Speaker 2: And so, yeah, you do exactly what you're talking.
• 2:28:22
  Speaker 3: About right here. Essentially. You can go back into victory formation,
• 2:28:24
  Speaker 3: just take a knee.
• 2:28:25
  Speaker 1: Or you could just snap it to a Ryan Phillips.
• 2:28:28
  Speaker 1: Who's your punter and have him run out the back
• 2:28:30
  Speaker 1: of the end zone.
• 2:28:30
  Speaker 3: Unnecessary.
• 2:28:31
  Speaker 2: I don't, I don't want to give them any more points.
• 2:28:33
  Speaker 2: I don't want to give them any more points.
• 2:28:36
  Speaker 3: Um, but this is, this, this is great.
• 2:28:38
  Speaker 5: Literally.
• 2:28:39
  Speaker 3: You just hike the ball. One, two, take a knee.
• 2:28:41
  Speaker 6: Right.
• 2:28:42
  Speaker 2: And, and the game's over. Um, Great performance by this team.
• 2:28:47
  Speaker 2: Great job by this crowd is showing up today. Dark
• 2:28:49
  Speaker 2: mode is exactly what you want to have happen today.
• 2:28:53
  Speaker 2: I'm excited about this.
• 2:28:54
  Speaker 3: This is awesome.
• 2:28:55
  Speaker 2: You know, essentially this moves us to the top of
• 2:28:58
  Speaker 2: the conference.
• 2:28:59
  Speaker 5: It does.
• 2:29:00
  Speaker 1: The only undefeated team left in the conference. So one,
• 2:29:06
  Speaker 1: two seconds remain on the game clock here. And Devin's
• 2:29:11
  Speaker 1: going to go under center.
• 2:29:12
  Speaker 5: Run backwards, one, two, and that's the ball game. That's
• 2:29:17
  Speaker 5: the ball game.
• 2:29:18
  Speaker 1: Utah has rallied from behind and knocked off the Houston
• 2:29:22
  Speaker 1: Cougars tonight here at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Final score, Utah 21
• 2:29:28
  Speaker 1: and the Houston Cougars 13. The Utes remain perfect on
• 2:29:33
  Speaker 1: the season, and it's a great night to be a
• 2:29:36
  Speaker 1: Ute here in Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah wins it
• 2:29:39
  Speaker 1: by 8-21-13, and they are one of three unbeaten.
• 2:29:44
  Speaker 5: Teams in all of college football and
• 2:29:47
  Speaker 3: The only remaining unbeaten team in the Big 12.