SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah football program is set for its final road game of the regular season, taking on the Washington Huskies in Seattle, Wash. on Saturday, Nov. 18. The game is set for an 8:30 p.m. MT kick on ESPN.
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Fun Fact: Utah's game against Washington State was the 50th consecutive sellout in Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Quick Facts, First Timers, Career-Highs:
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Troy Williams played two seasons at Washington before transferring to Santa Monica College and then Utah. He was the No. 1 dual threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com coming out of high school.
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Paul Toala got his first career start last week against Washington State.
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Jameson Field is now on the kick return team with Demari Simpkins.
• Simpkins had a career-high 99 receiving yards on four catches against Washington State.
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Donavan Thompson had a career-high 12 tackles against Washington State.
Candid Camera: Zack Moss,
Tyler Huntley and
Demari Simpkins participated in a photo shoot with the Salt Lake Tribune today after practice.
Voices From Practice:
Head Coach Kyle Whittingham
On playing against one of the better defenses in the Pac-12 this Saturday...
"We know it is going to be a really good defense and challenging for our offense. If we can possess the football and get the run game going, I think we will get some things done."
Offensive Coordinator Troy Taylor
On Washington's quarterback and what they will face this week...
"I haven't watched them play a lot on that side of the ball this year, but I feel like they've been a lot more deliberate with the run game with different personnel, but he is still doing a great job. It will be fun to watch him play."
On how much he thinks Tyler Huntley's mid-season injury set him back...
"I think when he got hurt and he missed those two games, obviously it is his first real year of college football, so I think it set him back a little bit. I think when you look at the long term duration he is coming along, but I do think it set him back a little bit for sure."
Defensive Line Coach Lewis Powell
On the defensive performance against Washington State...
"We had good speed and I thought the kids came out did good things, but I think we still lacked a lot of those havoc plays that we need to win the game. They got seven turnovers, why can't we get seven turnovers, right? We need to set our offense in good situations and continue to work hard and it will happen."
On if he felt they got an edge back in the game against Washington State...
"I felt like we came out and played well, we still need to be more dominant and continue to work hard. We are heading in the right direction. We are happy, but not fired up about how things went last week. Obviously, we didn't get the win and we just need to put our offense in better situations."
