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Utah Football: In-Game Notes vs. TCU
General
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
- TCU won the coin toss and elected to receive. The Utes defended the North goal to begin the game.
- Attendance: 53,299
Offense
- Tight end Brant Kuithe extended his reception streak to 39 consecutive games played, leading all active FBS tight ends while also ranking second in the Big 12 and fourth in FBS.
- Wide receiver Money Parks caught a 71-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Isaac Wilson during the third quarter; it was Wilson's longest completion of his career and a career-long reception for Parks.
Defense
- Defensive tackle Simote Pepa had a TFL, his first of the season, on TCU's opening drive.
- Later on TCU's opening drive, defensive end Van Fillinger came up with a fumble recovery; it was his second as a Ute and first since the Colorado game in 2023.
- Safety Alaka'i Gilman had a TFL during the first quarter; Gilman now has 4.0 TFL on the season (all in the last four games).
- Defensive tackle Keanu Tanuvasa made a three-yard TFL during the second quarter. All of his 4.0 TFL this season have come in his last four games played.
- Tanuvasa made his second PBU of the night just before halftime, setting a new career-high.
- Cornerback Zemaiah Vaughn reset his season-high tackles (previously 4 vs. Arizona).
- Cornerback Elijah Davis passed his season-high tackles (previously 5 at Utah State).
- Linebacker Johnathan Hall broke into the TFL column for the third straight game.
Special Teams
- Tao Johnson blocked a TCU field goal attempt during the first quarter. It was Johnson's first career block and third for Utah this season (Van Fillinger vs. Baylor; Caleb Lohner at Utah State).
- The last time Utah blocked three kicks in a season was in 2018.
- OptaStats has Johnson as the first FBS player since at least 2012 to have both a blocked field goal (tonight vs. TCU) and a return TD on a blocked field goal (vs. Baylor) in the same season.
- Punter Jack Bouwmeester eclipsed 5,000 career yards.