Utah QB Tyler Huntley had himself a game!
The senior completed 21 of 30 passes for 334 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for two more scores on the ground to lead No. 19 Utah to a dominating 38-13 victory over Washington State.
In fact, Huntley had more yards tonight than WSU had for the entire game as the Air Raid offense managed just 313 yards and was held scoreless in the second half on a rainy Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
“I feel as confident as I ever have but everyone around me played well, the offensive line, the receivers and the defense,” Huntley said after the game. “We were rolling.”
The Utes are back on the winning track. ?@Utah_Football | #WSUvsUTAH pic.twitter.com/qyCxmQKXZx
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) September 29, 2019
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Coming into Saturday’s showdown, all eyes were on WSU QB Anthony Gordon who set a conference record with nine touchdown passes last week in a loss to UCLA. However, Huntley stole the show and Utah’s defense made life miserable for the senior quarterback who completed 30-of-49 passes for 252 yards and a touchdown. Gordon also threw two interceptions and had 12 passes batted down at the line of scrimmage.
“We played well in all phases of the game and really followed the game plan,” said Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham.
Britain Covey, Utah’s leading receiver did not play Saturday and there were rumors that he was going to redshirt for the remainder of the season. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound junior, who had offseason knee surgery, hasn’t looked as sharp as he usually does so far this season.
However, Whittingham put those rumors to bed as he noted that Covey wasn’t feeling very well this week. Whittingham noted that it’s still up in the air if Covey is going to redshirt and that they will make that decision in the coming weeks. Filling in for Covey, Samson Nacua, and Bryan Thompson combined for nine catches for 201 yards and a touchdown in the win.
Here’s how fans, players and coaches reacted after the game:
.@_SNOOP1 was something special tonight. ?
QB1 threw two touchdowns and ran two in himself to lead @Utah_Football to a 38-13 win over Washington State. pic.twitter.com/gJ7IMZ0W4Z
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) September 29, 2019
Rain or shine, Utes show up ?? pic.twitter.com/Ds2zerIHnC
— Utah Red Zone (@UtahRedZone) September 29, 2019
Was told by @espn700bill that Jaylon Johnson had a chip on his shoulder that was MASSIVE this week. Impressive int there for one of the top CBs in the nation. #WSUvsUTAH
— Yogi Roth (@YogiRoth) September 29, 2019
Coach @UtahCoachWhitt spoke to us on our @Pac12Network Pregame show & spoke about the impact Andy Ludwig has had on @_SNOOP1 – it's so clear that he is playing with such confidence and extending plays while completing ball downfield.
— Yogi Roth (@YogiRoth) September 29, 2019
Utah in the second half:
— ran the ball 26 times
— had the ball 20 minutes on offense
— scored 24 unanswered dating to 2Q
— pitched a shut out against Wazzu’s offense— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 29, 2019
Huntley is an absolute stud. Best Qb in the state by a country mile. He is playing at another level right now
— KiYi (@Uteman_forever) September 29, 2019
Great W we back on track baby that’s what I like to see
— ^East Coast Ute (@UteEastCoast) September 29, 2019
Man, Utah was a Cal win away from having a perfect Pac-12 weekend.
— UtePilot (@ute_pilot) September 29, 2019
@GinaHuntley1 – So happy for you and your family. If that was fun for me that had to be….I can’t imagine what it’s like to have a D1 athlete have a game like tonight. ?????❤️?
— Willy Loman (@klzdad3) September 29, 2019
Put some respek on @_SNOOP1 name!
— Kenneth Goobie Scott (@Kscott_2) September 29, 2019
it’d be dumb to predict a win against washington based on how the last few years have gone but if Utah plays like this 7-2 in conference looks realistic.
— Dear Old Crimson (@DearOldCrimson) September 29, 2019
We can sleep happy tonight.
That was an awesome game by the boys. Way to bounce back. Still lots of room to grow, but overall… love this.
Let's rest up and go kick BYE week's teeth in.
— ?Glass Half Ute.? (@GlassHalfUte) September 29, 2019
Get emmmmmmm
— Eric Weddle (@weddlesbeard) September 29, 2019
I really, really, really, like this group of running backs we have now! Could be the best group we've ever seen. That meeting room must be fun. #GoUtes
— Jamal Anderson (@jamthedirtybird) September 29, 2019
Mood pic.twitter.com/XZ1dQFnGHl
— Tiffanee Gurney (@TiffaneeGurney) September 29, 2019
Here's Mike Leach's full statement in answer to my question at the start of Washington State's postgame press conference following the team's 38-13 loss to Utah. #WSUatUTAH #Pac12FB pic.twitter.com/DOu7af84sM
— John Coon (@johncoonsports) September 29, 2019
Wazzu has only had 3 scoreless quarters this season, 2 are the second half of this game. Way to go defense!
— Alex Stark (@starkaw23) September 29, 2019
Utah Rushing–192yds
DHC-(15-79yds) Career High tied
Huntley 41yds
Brumfield 24yds
Shelley 21yds
Wilmore 16yds
Vickers 7yds #Utes— Bill Riley (@espn700bill) September 29, 2019
How dominant was the Utah Defense?
Washington State held scoreless in the 2nd half
13pts in the game, averaging 52.8pts a game
Held Wazzu to 313 total yds-605 avg on year
Held Wazzu to 252yds passing-499.5 avg on year
Held Wazzu to 61yd rush-106 avg on year#Utes— Bill Riley (@espn700bill) September 29, 2019
Francis Bernard has been a nice call up from our farm team.
— Ute Believer (@UteBeliever) September 29, 2019
A UTAH MAN AM I pic.twitter.com/pxRSUWB40I
— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) September 29, 2019
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