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Utah Football: In-Game Notes vs. UCLA
General
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
- Utah won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. The Utes defended the South goal to begin the game.
- Official attendance: 52,919
- Today's attendance marked the 79th consecutive sellout of Rice-Eccles Stadium, dating back to the 2010 season opener vs. Pitt. It is the third-largest attendance in Rice-Eccles Stadium history.
Offense
- As of the 8:08 mark of the fourth quarter, quarterback Nate Johnson has four completions of 15-plus yards. It includes a long of 35 yards to Devaughn Vele during the third quarter.
- Wide receiver Devaughn Vele started after missing last week's game vs. Weber State.
- Running back Jaylon Glover made his second reception as a Ute; it was a career-long 17-yarder late in the second quarter. Glover's other reception was a six-yard catch at Washington State on Oct. 27, 2022.
- Tight end Landen King had a seven-yard touchdown reception just before halftime; it was King's first touchdown as a Ute and his second collegiate score. His other came vs. Alabama on Nov. 27, 2021, when King played at Auburn.
- Just after halftime, Vele made a season-long 35-yard reception. It was his longest since a 47-yard reception vs. Penn State in the Rose Bowl last season.
Defense
- Utah has a defensive takeaway in all four games this season.
- On the very first play from scrimmage, Karene Reid recorded his third career interception and returned it 21 yards for a pick-six. It was Reid's first career pick-six and first interception since Sept. 17, 2022 vs. San Diego State.
- Reid is the first Ute with a pick-six on the first play from scrimmage since Sunia Tauteoli (41 yards) vs. BYU on Sept. 10, 2016. Also vs. BYU on Nov. 24, 2000, Andre Dyson had a 24-yard pick-six on the second play from scrimmage.Â
- Entering today across FBS football, there had been 13 pick-sixes on the first play from scrimmage. Reid's and Tauteoli's are the only known ones in the Pac-12 since at least 2007.
- Utah last had a pick-six in back-to-back games on Oct. 1 (vs. Oregon State) and Oct. 8, 2022 (at UCLA). Clark Phillips III had both.
- The pick-six was Reid's second career touchdown; he had a scoop-and-score at Oregon in 2022.
- Though UCLA recovered the fumble, defensive tackle Keanu Tanuvasa had a strip-sack during the first quarter. It was Tanuvasa's first career forced fumble.
- Tanuvasa reset his career-high in TFL during the first half (previosly 1.0 at Baylor).
- Defensive end Logan Fano recorded his first career pass breakup. Fano also forced a fumble in the third quarter; it is his second straight game with a forced fumble.
- Reid surpassed his season-high tackles (previously 3) during the third quarter.
Special Teams