Sione Vaki ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns and Ja’Quinden Jackson rushed for 94 yards and a score to lead No. 16 Utah past California 34-14 on Saturday.
President Joe Biden is set to speak at the 2023 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner at the Washington Convention Center.FILE - The University of Utah campus is viewed from Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 23, 2018. Sione Vaki ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns and Ja’Quinden Jackson rushed for 94 yards and a score to lead No. 16 Utah past California 34-14 on Saturday.Vaki, who also is Utah's starting strong safety, averaged 10.
Fernando Mendoza threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns in his second career start for Cal. The Bears generated just 66 yards on the ground against a stifling Utah defense after averaging 216.8 over their first six games.Talkin' Utes: Meet Linebacker Karene Reid and Offensive Lineman Keaton BillsJaydn Ott broke a pair of tackles after catching a short pass along the sideline and raced 48 yards to give California a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
Utah took over in the second quarter behind its punishing running attack. Jackson scored from 3 yards after Lander Barton's interception at midfield, and Vaki made it 14-7 at half when he ran in from the 1 on a direct snap. Barnes' 4-yard run made it 24-7 in the third after Jonah Elliss forced a fumble and Cole Bishop recovered at the Cal 13.
Vaki put the game away when he made a cut and raced 72 yards untouched down the sideline to make it 31-14 with 6:51 left.: After struggling to run the ball in recent games, the Utes settled into a groove early. That allowed the offense to have one of its best games of the season.
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