Thus the Utes held Heisman candidate Dion Lewis to 75 rushing yards and kept honors candidate Jon Baldwin to 77 yards — both acceptable numbers. Meanwhile, the Utah offense rolled for 405 yards.
The Utes could have had the game well in hand at the half, had it not been for a couple of glaring problems: a Shaky start and an interception. Utah fumbled twice in the first half, both compliments of receiver/return man Shaky Smithson. Still, the Utes charged headlong into their Pac-10 warmup season by beating a big conference team again. In the overall picture, it didn't answer every question. They still have Iowa State, Notre Dame, TCU and BYU to worry about.
But the Big East?
They beat those teams on demand.
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It's very unlikely that Pitt will finish as Big East champs this year. While the victory was significant, the shine will dim if Pitt doesn't play any better in their conference.
Disagree, wer. Pitt is still a very talented team that will only get better as their quarterback gets more experience.
I was very impressed with Sunseri's poise in the second half. Apart from the interception in OT, he showed a lot of More..
Why would you say that it is unlikely that they'll win the Big East? Sure it was an ugly game with all the penalties and each team struggling at times but that often happens in the first game of the year. Why not give the Utes credit for not only More..