NCAAF Game Recap - Arizona at Utah
Fri Oct 12, 2018 10:00 PM EDT

MIZ
10
Bama
39
F
UGA
16
LSU
36
F
MIN
14
OSU
30
F
Pitt
14
ND
19
F
WVU
14
IASt
30
F
Wash
27
Oreg
30
F OT
MSU
21
PSU
17
F
Bayl
17
Tex
23
F
UCF
31
Mem
30
F
Wisc
13
Mich
38
F
Fla
37
Vand
27
F
MiaFL
13
UVA
16
F
Colo
20
USC
31
F
Tenn
30
Aub
24
F
TxAM
26
SCar
23
F
SoFL
25
Tuls
24
F
App
35
ArkSt
9
F
GaSo
15
TxSt
13
F
TxTch
17
TCU
14
F
AF
17
SDSU
21
F
Ariz
10
Utah
42
F
Neb
31
NW
34
F OT
OkSt
12
K St
31
F
Rut
7
MD
34
F
Iowa
42
Ind
16
F
Toled
26
E Mi
28
F
Akr
6
Buff
24
F
Duke
28
GATec
14
F
Lou
20
BC
38
F
UAB
42
Rice
0
F
JMU
37
Vill
0
F
SMiss
7
NorTx
30
F
Troy
16
Lib
22
F
Kent
6
MiaOH
31
F
Ball
24
C Mi
23
F
WestMI
42
BGSU
35
F
Army
52
SJSU
3
F
Ohio
21
NIU
24
F
Purd
46
Ill
7
F
Marsh
42
OD
20
F
Temp
24
Navy
17
F
W Ky
14
UNCC
40
F
UNLV
28
UtSt
59
F
NM
18
ColSt
20
F
E Il
22
JacSt
49
F
AlaSt
7
SoAl
45
F
NMS
38
ULLaf
66
F
ULMon
45
CoCar
20
F
SamHu
42
NWSt
28
F
UCLA
37
Cal
7
F
LT
31
UTSA
3
F
VaTec
22
UNC
19
F
Hou
42
ECU
20
F
Miss
37
Ark
33
F
MidTN
21
FLInt
24
F
Hawaii
23
BYU
49
F
Boise
31
NEV
27
F
Wyo
3
Fres
27
F

Utah 42, Arizona 10

Oct 12, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Arizona (3-4)

0

0

3

7

10

Utah (4-2)

14

14

7

7

42

Huntley passes, runs, catches for TDs, Utah rolls Arizona
Sat Oct 13, 2018 2:20 AM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Tyler Huntley is flashing his familiar gap-toothed smile a lot more often these days.

"Man, that was pretty tight," Huntley said with a wide grin after he threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and caught a 58-yard TD pass, leading Utah past Arizona 42-10 on Friday night.

In an effort to keep Huntley healthy, Utah coaches talked all fall camp about limiting his hits and making him more of a passer. After losses to Washington and Washington State where the Utah offense sputtered, the Utes committed to the running game and has let Huntley freelance again with his legs and arm.

On a play that typified the game, Huntley handed the ball to Zack Moss, who tossed it to Britain Covey coming the other direction. Covey, a title-winning high school quarterback who is now Utah's leading receiver, threw a perfect spiral to Huntley for 58-yard touchdown.

In postgame interviews, Huntley made sure everyone knew there was no quarterback controversy with Covey.

"I'm definitely quarterback and that isn't even a question," Huntley said after his triple-threat performance.

Utah (4-2, 2-2 Pac-12) led 35-0 less than two minutes into the second half.

Chase Hansen sacked Khalil Tate by the ankle late in the first quarter and the Wildcats' QB was visibly limping after that point. Jamarye Joiner replaced Tate for two series before giving way to Rhett Rodriguez, who threw for 226 yards and a 42-yard fourth-quarter touchdown to Cedric Peterson for Arizona (3-4, 2-2).

"Running was out of the question and even dropping back and handing it off (was hard)," Arizona coach Kevin Sumlin said about Tate. "I saw a player that could barely move, so we had to make a change."

Huntley, who went 14 of 19 for 201 yards, lobbed a pass to Samson Nacua for an 8-yard touchdown that capped a 15-play, 75-yard opening drive, marking the longest possession of the season for Utah.

"We've talked a lot about starting fast and starting physical. I think we've really found an identity as a team and it's obvious to see," Covey said.

In addition to 64 yards rushing, Huntley completed his longest pass of the season (68 yards) down the right sideline to Demari Simpkins in stride for the Utes' third touchdown.

Utah's balanced attack produced 230 yards rushing to compliment 265 yards through the air. Meanwhile, Arizona was held to 72 yards on the ground, 130 under its average, as the Wildcats became one-dimensional.

DEBILI-TATE-D

Before leaving the game in the first quarter, Tate was 1-of-4 passing for three yards and had just three yards rushing. Pegged as a Heisman Trophy hopeful, Tate has been dealing with a sprained left ankle since the second game of the season at Houston. After running for 1,411 yards last season, Tate has been held to 112 yards rushing in seven games.

TOO MUCH OF A KILLER INSTINCT?

Despite leading 35-10 in the fourth quarter, Mitch Wishnowsky faked a punt and ran 28 yards for a first down. Utah coach Kyle Whittingham has said several times this season that the Australian punter has the green light to run anytime he sees an opening. Thomas Reid III got a personal foul on the tackle and there was pushing and shoving between the frustrated Wildcats and the jubilant Utes along the Arizona sideline. "That wasn't a called play," Whittingham said. "It's just part of our rugby punt package."

THE TAKEAWAY

Arizona: Already misfiring on offense, the Wildcats looked for answers with dual-threat Joiner and backup Rodriguez after Tate left the game. Neither had much success until the fourth quarter. ... The Wildcats fell fast and far after winning three of four, including a close loss to USC. The 10 points is their lowest mark since losing 69-7 to Washington State in 2016.

Utah: Following up on an upset at then-No. 14 Stanford, the Utes now have a powerful and unpredictable offense to complement their top-ranked defense. The Utes controlled both lines of scrimmage and are playing their best ball at the midpoint of their season and are in decent position in the Pac-12 South, even after dropping their first two conference games.

UP NEXT

Arizona: The Wildcats visit UCLA on Oct. 20.

Utah: The Utes host USC on Oct. 20.

Passing

Ariz Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
R. Rodriguez 38 20 52.6 1 226 42 0 79.5
J. Joiner 4 3 75.0 0 17 12 0 82.3
Utah Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Huntley 19 14 73.7 2 201 68 1 120.7
B. Covey 2 2 100.0 1 64 58 0 158.3

Rushing

Ariz Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Taylor 14 63 4.5 19 0
G. Brightwell 7 19 2.7 8 0
Utah Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
Z. Moss 15 68 4.5 11 1
T. Huntley 11 64 5.8 18 1

Receiving

Ariz Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Peterson 4 63 15.8 42 1
D. Cooper 4 57 14.3 31 0
Utah Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
D. Simpkins 3 78 26.0 68 1
T. Huntley 1 58 58.0 58 1

Fumbles

Returning

Ariz KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Taylor 3 22.3 0 29 0 0 0
S. Brown 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
Utah KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
B. Covey 0 0 0 1 2.0 0 2

Punting

Ariz Punt Yds Avg LgPu
D. Klumph 5 209 41.8 53
Utah Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Wishnowsky 4 193 48.3 55

Takeaways

Ariz Int Yds InTD
C. Schooler 1 33 0

Team Stats Comparison

Ariz Utah
Points For 10 42
Total Yards 318 495
Rushing Yards 72 230
Passing Yards 246 265
Passing Completions / Attempts 24/46 16/22
Turnovers 0 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 1/0 0/0
First Downs 19 23
Penalties - Yards 5/56 9/94
Time Of Possession 50:50 10:10
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/18 5/13
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/5 3/3
Punts - Average Yards 5/42 4/48

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Ariz Utah
Utah 07:13 TD Samson Nacua 8 yd pass from Tyler Huntley (Matt Gay kick) 0 7
Utah 12:13 TD Zack Moss 1 yd run (Matt Gay kick) 0 14
2nd Quarter Ariz Utah
Utah 04:21 TD Demari Simpkins 68 yd pass from Tyler Huntley (Matt Gay kick) 0 21
Utah 13:04 TD Tyler Huntley 3 yd run (Matt Gay kick) 0 28
3rd Quarter Ariz Utah
Utah 01:48 TD Tyler Huntley 58 yd pass from Britain Covey (Matt Gay kick) 0 35
Ariz 05:44 FG Josh Pollack 37 yd FG 3 35
4th Quarter Ariz Utah
Ariz 01:37 TD Cedric Peterson 42 yd pass from Rhett Rodriguez (Josh Pollack kick) 10 35
Utah 08:46 TD Armand Shyne 22 yd run (Matt Gay kick) 10 42

Game Information

Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 45,862
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