Utah operating again Jaylon Glover (1) will get previous Washington State defensive lineman Christian Mejia (93) throughout the first half of an NCAA faculty soccer sport, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in Pullman, Wash. (AP Picture/Younger Kwak) AP
Let’s simply say that No. 14 Utah’s operating sport has type of been a high-wire act this season.
The place to start?
The Utes misplaced Chris Curry to a season-ending damage.
Backup quarterback Ja’Quinden Jackson was moved to operating again, and he rushed 10 instances for 43 yards and a landing in Thursday’s 21-17 victory over Washington State.
Micah Bernard (218 speeding yards, 2 touchdowns) has been essentially the most constant of the group, however he’s been coping with accidents.
The staff’s second-leading rusher this season is definitely quarterback Cam Rising (308 yards, 6 TDs), although he missed the WSU sport as a result of an damage.
True freshman Jaylon Glover has seen appreciable enjoying time and he had a powerful outing in opposition to WSU, speeding for a career-high 76 yards and a landing on 20 carries.
“It says he was prepared when his quantity was known as,” stated coach Kyle Whittingham. “He had an incredible week of apply. He was not the Florida participant of the 12 months for no cause. He’s actually good. We had religion in him. He’s bought a brilliant future right here.”
No person anticipated Glover to be the Utes’ workhorse again this season, however right here we're. At the least, that was the case in Pullman.
And the man that was purported to be the workhorse again for the Utes, Tavion Thomas, a 1,000-yard rusher a 12 months in the past, has had loads of ups and downs. He’s rushed for 414 yards and 5 touchdowns.
However Thomas additionally missed the WSU sport.
There’s been loads of drama surrounding Thomas. In Utah’s 43-42 win over USC on Oct. 15, Thomas reportedly left the sport early. Whittingham has been considerably cryptic and obscure in his feedback about Thomas.
Thursday, hours earlier than kickoff, Thomas tweeted out his help of his teammates, which was the primary indication that he wasn’t going to play in opposition to the Cougars. Nonetheless, there’s a chance that he could possibly be again subsequent week.
“Tavion — hopefully we are able to get him again quickly,” Whittingham stated. “We’ll see.”
The Utes host Arizona subsequent week. The Wildcats face No. 10 USC Saturday.
Whittingham’s groups have lengthy been recognized for his or her speeding assault. It’s fallen in need of expectations thus far this season. The Utes rushed for 169 yards in opposition to Washington State.
“Two-hundred (yards) is our benchmark,” Whittingham stated. “If we get 200-plus, that’s what we ideally love to do. We’ve fallen in need of that for a couple of weeks now. We’ll simply carry on engaged on it.”