Arizona needed to play its best ball to upset No. 14 Utah. Instead, the Wildcats played arguably their worst game of the season.
Most of Arizona’s losses since Pac-12 play began could be pinned on the defense. This time, it was the offense and special teams that faltered.
Rising didn’t have his leading receiver, tight end Dalton Kincaid, who was out because of an upper-body injury. Arizona’s leading receivers were missing in action for most of the night. Utah had expanded its 28-10 halftime lead to 38-10 by that point. Leaning mostly on their ground game, the Utes outgained the Wildcats 214-138 in the second half. Utah finished with 306 yards rushing.
The punt was downed at the 2 and tilted the field in Utah’s direction. The Utes got the ball back at the UA 37. Jaylen Dixon’s 7-yard touchdown on a jet sweep made it 7-0. The Wildcats were in position to possibly tie the score early in the second quarter. But breakdowns in pass protection turned first-and-10 at the Utah 24 into fourth-and-20 at the 34. Jedd Fisch oddly elected to go for it, and de Laura was sacked, giving the Utes the ball at their 40.
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