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Utah quarterback Isaac Wilson (11) looks to pass against Houston during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Houston. | Michael Wyke
Another week has brought about more questions surrounding the quarterback situation for Utah.
When Kyle Whittingham met with reporters Tuesday during his lone media session of the bye week, the first handful of questions revolved around the position — and for good reason.
In Utah’s 17-14 loss to Houston last Saturday — the Utes’ fourth straight defeat — true freshman Isaac Wilson was replaced in the third quarter by Brandon Rose.
It was a move, Whittingham said postgame, that Utah coaches hoped would help provide a spark for an offense that has averaged 12.5 points per game during the losing streak.
That spark didn’t come — both quarterbacks led the Utes on one touchdown drive each, which wasn’t enough after the Cougars overcame a 14-7 third-quarter deficit and scored the game-winning field goal as time expired.
Wilson, who has started five games this season, completed 13 of 22 passes for 171 yards with one touchdown, while he also lost a fumble.
Rose completed 7 of 15 passes for 45 yards and an interception — his pick set up Houston near midfield with just under two minutes to play and led to the game-winning field goal.
Now that the Utes are on a bye ahead of their rivalry matchup with BYU on Nov. 9 at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Whittingham said both Wilson and Rose will split reps during practice this week.
“We’re gonna evaluate this week. There’s two guys in the running obviously, Isaac Wilson and Brandon Rose, taking equal reps this week and we’ll see where it goes from there,” Whittingham said Tuesday.
Whittingham didn’t necessarily attribute Wilson’s struggles to injury — the quarterback endured several big hits during…
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Publish date : 2024-10-30 03:00:00
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