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Utah Football: In-Game Notes at Oregon State
General
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
- Prior to tonight, Utah had not trailed after the first quarter since Jan. 2, 2023 in the Rose Bowl vs. Penn State (7-0).
- Oregon State won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. Utah defended the South goal to begin the game.
- Attendance: 37,372
Offense
- Safety Sione Vaki checked in on offense during Utah's opening drive and took a direct snap, rushing for six yards and a first down. It was Vaki's first career offensive yardage as a Ute.
- Running back Jaylon Glover had a 20-yard rush during the second quarter; it was one yard short of tying Glover's season-high.
- Utah held scoreless in the first half; it is the first time the Utes have been shutout in a half since 2020 (second half at Washington) and first time it's occurred in the first half since the 2019 Alamo Bowl vs. Texas.
Defense
- Oregon State's touchdown on its game-opening drive marked the first opening drive score for a Utah opponent since USC in the 2022 Pac-12 Championship.
- Defensive end Jonah Elliss had a 10-yard sack late in the first quarter that also went as a third-down stop. Elliss now has at least 1.0 sack in three of five games this season.
- Elliss is the first Ute since 2016 to have two-plus sacks in consecutive games (Hunter Dimick had 5.0 at Arizona State and 2.0 vs. Oregon the following week).Â
- Linebacker Lander Barton broke up a third-down pass attempt during the second quarter; it was Barton's first PBU since the Florida game.
- Safety Sione Vaki reset his career-high TFLs (previously 2.0 vs. UCLA in 2023 and at Colorado in 2022).
- Fellow safety Cole Bishop made his second interception of the season (third of his career) during the fourth quarter. His last interception came at Baylor in Week 2.
Special Teams
- Punter Jack Bouwmeester had a 52-yard punt early in the second quarter. Bouwmeester has sent nine of his punts for 50-plus yards this season.