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TCU Horned Frogs linebacker Namdi Obiazor (4) brings down Utah Utes tight end Brant Kuithe (80) during a game between the University of Utah and the TCU Horned Frogs at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. The TCU Horned Frogs defeated the Utah Utes 13-7. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News
The frustration was evident after Utah’s 13-7 loss to TCU.
From the players, to the coaches, to the fans (who booed the offense and the coaching staff multiple times on Saturday), everyone left Rice-Eccles Stadium unhappy.
After the Utes’ third loss in a row — their first three-game losing skid since 2017 — there’s more questions than answers.
This season was one the Utes thought could potentially be special. Instead, it’s turned into one of the most disappointing seasons in recent memory.
Picked to finish first in the Big 12 in the preseason poll, not only is Utah out of contention for the conference title with five games remaining, but bowl eligibility is now not a guarantee.
Utah is favored on the road against Houston (which beat TCU 30-19) next week, but after that, the schedule gets significantly tougher — vs. BYU, at Colorado, vs. Iowa State and at UCF. Unless the offense makes a U-turn, the Utes could be on the outside looking in during bowl season.
In each of Utah’s three losses, the offense has taken a step back — from moving the ball fairly well against Arizona but shrinking in the red zone, to a dreary performance from Cam Rising on basically one leg, to last night, where the Utes scored just once in 14 drives.
It’s obvious that this season was predicated on the Utes having a healthy Rising, and unfortunately for Rising and Utah, the veteran quarterback was unavailable for the majority of the season.
Isaac Wilson has been thrust into the starting job for four out of Utah’s seven…
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Publish date : 2024-10-21 00:57:11
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