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The Oline was not good at runblocking. They provided little more space for Huntley this week but mostly he got out of the pocket with his legs. This is mostly because byu has a better d line then North Dakota but the run blocking left some room for more.
Filipo Mokofisi possibly had his best game as a Ute from
what I've seen. He had a sack and interception that Lotulelei gave him on a silver
platter. Kylie Fitts was his typical dominant self and tipped the ball
that Jaylon Johnson picked off. Lowell Lotulelei had a typical game in which he ate
up blocks and made plays for others and was stout as usual at stopping the run
game. The Dline manhandled byu's smaller line and seemed to be more
aggressive on defense with corner and safety blitzes. Made life hell for
Tanner in the pocket which led to bad throws off his back foot and it
definitely helped out the secondary. No one really got burned by a big
passing play. Jaylon Johnson came up big when his number was called with a PBU and an interception. He showed great awareness and he looks like a Sophomore or even a
Junior out there. Also keep in mind Tauteoli didn't play much of the game
because of the targeting call.
Tyler Huntley put the offense on his back. The running game
was mostly him running the option and he was putting on a clinic with some
throws. Can't remember a qb at Utah who could throw on the run as
effective and effortlessly as he did countless times. He had a beautiful throw on a deep shot to Siaosi Wilson (my boy) as he got drilled. I still would
like to see Singleton get more targets. He might be banged up and may be out
there as a decoy but that's my theory since he had some sort of injury during fall
camp. Still the redzone issues were apparent not a lot of different plays
or formations just trying to run it in the end zone as well as the 4th and 1
run out of shotgun. Kalani knew what they would do, so byu stuffed the box and got
rewarded. The screens were not effective and holding penalties could kill
this team on offense against good Pac 12 teams if not careful.
Tyler Huntley was the right man for the starting quarterback job and he put away any doubts that might not have been ready. With further development under Taylor, Huntley has the foundations to be a household name not just in the state but around the nation.
Tyler Huntley was the right man for the starting quarterback job and he put away any doubts that might not have been ready. With further development under Taylor, Huntley has the foundations to be a household name not just in the state but around the nation.
Mitch Wishnowsky is such a weapon he was able to trip up
Trinamen on the kickoff I guarantee Johnston or Hicken would've either given up
or got burned on that play and Wishnowsky did enough to bring him down and
saved a touchdown. I don't trust Kyle Fulks at all in the return game. Having a returner who
can cough it up and on your 10 yard line is so risky it can kill a game's
momentum. Kick return game didn't do anything at all.
