"First of all, credit Utah. They came out and the crowd was electric as we thought it would be. The players came out and played really physical right off the bat and made some big plays," said USC coach Lane Kiffin, who acknowledged that the Trojans helped the Utes by giving up the 14 early points.
In the end, though, Kiffin thinks the comeback will be beneficial as the season progresses. He praised his team for not going in the tank or pointing fingers.
"I felt really calm and I felt like our team was and our coaches were," Kiffin added.
Trailing 38-21, Utah wound up capping all scoring in the game with a 5-yard touchdown run by Kelvin York with 38 seconds remaining.
The Utes return to action on Saturday, Oct. 13 at UCLA.
"Our guys have to continue to fight and that's what we'll do," Whittingham said. "They'll hang together."
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Alpine Coug wondered "Someone please remind me exactly why I circled 10/4 on my calendar as "Utah Pac XII Championship Game." Must be getting old-since I can't remember the logic."
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"Utah gave a good effort last night against a very good USC team."
That's kind of encouragement Pop Warner coaches give to their young players right after getting stomped by a much better team.
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From one Sooner to another: you are way off base my friend. Actually root for Utah in every game and every sport except for one opponent each year. Looking forward to last night's game for a long time, but a bit More..