Analysis: A trio of traditional powers, also including Southern California, are undefeated and undead.
Another difference has been Hooker’s touchdowns-to-interceptions ratio across a season and a half since transferring from Virginia Tech — 41-3, also among the prettiest things anyone ever saw.
“They’re on the same page,” Heupel said of his team. “They’re fighting for the same goals. They understand their plans on their unit and compete really hard. They love each other. And they love competing every day — like, last week’s practice, Tuesday and Wednesday, just the way we finished. It’s a fun team to be around, the way that they practice.
Here, then: The past four meetings, Utah had won 48-17, 41-10, 49-3 and 44-24, the last three during the UCLA reign of Chip Kelly, the former Oregon and NFL coach with the fun offenses and the dull quotations. Players “understand that how you train during the week is how you play on Saturday,” Kelly said on Saturday, listeners staying awake through that and other passages.
“To be honest with you,” smashing UCLA running back Zach Charbonnet told reporters, “it doesn’t mean [anything]. … We’ve got Oregon up next, so we’ve got a little improvement week coming up. We’ve got to improve during that week and then go into Oregon and be ready.” So while they’re improving, we’re all luxuriating. What a bonanza of colors from east to west, shining through the dirt.
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