Observations from Utah football’s spring scrimmage – Deseret News

To close out the third of five weeks of spring practice, Utah moved from the confines of its practice facility over to Rice-Eccles Stadium for a scrimmage.

After 20-minute practice viewing windows once per week, Saturday was the first chance for the media to get an extended look at the team as they prepare for the 2025 season with a new cast of players.

Here are some observations from Utah’s scrimmage:

Devon Dampier looks the part

Dampier has impressed early on in spring practice, and Saturday’s scrimmage was no exception. Sure, he wasn’t perfect — there were inaccurate passes here and there, and a near interception from Scooby Davis — but overall, Dampier provided some hope for Utah fans that this year’s version of the offense will be more successful than last year’s — and a lot more fun to watch.

While offensive coordinator Jason Beck did dial up run plays throughout Saturday’s scrimmage, the passing game was the focus in this scrimmage, and Dampier delivered.

Helped by an offensive line that didn’t allow one “sack” of Dampier during the first-team reps, the New Mexico transfer had a lot of time in the pocket and looked comfortable throughout the day. His most impressive throw of the scrimmage was a sideline throw that was placed where only Dallen Bentley — who made a great catch — could grab it.

In the red zone, Dampier was crisp, delivering bullets to tight ends Bentley and Landen King for scores, and also shined while throwing the ball deeper to Otto Tia and Zacharyus Williams. Williams in particular had a good day, catching a touchdown after Dampier rolled out, catching the deep ball and then catching another pass from quarterback Byrd Ficklin.

Throughout the day, Dampier was able to spread the ball around to a number of wide receivers — Tia, Williams, Rayshawn Glover, Creed Whittemore…

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Publish date : 2025-04-05 23:30:00

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