It cannot be overstated how important Brant Kuithe is to the Utes. Kuithe is Utah’s leading, most-capable pass catcher, not to mention the offense’s most versatile player.
didn’t come until he was already out of the injury tent behind the University of Utah sideline at Sun Devil Stadium.
It cannot be overstated how important Kuithe is to this football team. Forget the actual football for a moment. The fifth-year senior is a captain, he is widely viewed as a good teammate, and he has taken more ownership as a leader in the locker room. From those standpoints, this is a massive loss for a team expected to contend for the Pac-12 title, while still holding on to College Football Playoff hopes.
Beyond Yassmin, Whittingham noted that Munir McClain’s role will increase. That’s an interesting subplot to keep an eye on as McClain is a converted wide receiver who has played sparingly since arriving in 2021.but returned for one more season after his draft projection was not good enough. However, he also wanted to come back because he thought there was a lot more winning to do this fall.
Third-and-2 on the 5: Thomas gets stuffed for no gain. Utah then lines up to go on fourth-and-2, but a false start backs everything up 5 yards. Noyes with a 28-yard field goal. That seems to check out because from the very outset, Morgan Scalley’s defense was flying all over the place. Utah’s opening defensive series set a tone. On second-and-10 from the Arizona State 23, Lander Barton came on a blitz and dropped Emory Jones for a loss of seven. On the next play, Gabe Reid obliterated a would-be blocker and got to Jones for an 11-yard loss, forcing the Sun Devils punt.
“He’s an absolute phenom at safety,” Whittingham said. “He’s everything you look for. So athletic in coverage, great blitzer, tackler, he’s the whole package. You’re seeing one of the safeties in the Pac-12, one of the best in the country in Cole Bishop.”• There’s a lot more to be said about the Utes’ running back situation Saturday night.• Bishop had a second-half targeting call overturned, which was a huge break for Utah as his ejection would have meant a first-half suspension vs.
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