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Utah Football: In-Game Notes vs. Baylor
General
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
- Baylor won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. The Utes defended the North goal to begin the game.
- Attendance: 52,827
Offense
- Tight end Dallen Bentley made a career-long 12-yard reception during the first quarter. It surpassed his prior career-long catch of five yards vs. Northwestern during the 2023 Las Vegas Bowl.
- Wide receiver Money Parks had a 28-yard touchdown reception on some trickery in the first quarter. It marks Parks' 26th consecutive game played with a reception.
- Running back Micah Bernard caught a two-yard touchdown pass on the Utes' second scoring drive. It was Bernard's first receiving score since the Stanford game in 2022.
- Quarterback Cameron Rising eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for his career with a 25-yard keeper in the first quarter. He is the fourth Utah quarterback to hit the milestone, following Travis Wilson (1,225 from 2012-15), Tyler Huntley (1,146 from 2016-19) and Alex Smith (1,083 in 2004-05).
- Utah's 17 points in the first quarter were the most since Oct. 12, 2019 at Oregon State (21).
- Tight end Brant Kuithe reeled in a five-yard catch in the third quarter; it is Kuithe's 34th straight game appeared with a reception which leads all tight ends in FBS.
- Running back Micah Bernard reached 100 rushing yards for the game during the fourth quarter. It is Bernard's third career 100-yard game (146 at BYU in 2021; 110 at Stanford in 2021).
Defense
- During the first half, the Utes' defense held Baylor to 48 total yards of offense (19 rushing).
- Utah stopped Baylor on its first eight third-down conversion attempts; during the third quarter the Bears converted on their ninth attempt.
- Safety Tao Johnson contributed a one-yard TFL on Baylor's opening drive. It was Johnson's first TFL since the Arizona game in 2023.
- Defensive end Connor O'Toole had a strip-sack in the first quarter; it went as his first forced fumble (and first strip-sack) since the Colorado game in 2023.
- On that strip-sack linebacker Karene Reid came up with the fumble recovery; it was Reid's first recovery since the Oregon game in 2022.Â
- O'Toole's second sack came as a third-down stop to begin the second half; it surpassed his single-game career-high for sacks (previously 1.5 at Arizona in 2023).
- Safety Nate Ritchie tied his career-high tackles (7) during the third quarter.
- Johnson surpassed his career-high tackles (previously 5) during the second half as well.
Special Teams
- Kicker Cole Becker's first PAT of the game counted as his 200th career point scored (including his time at both Colorado and Utah).Â
- Becker added a 30-yard field goal late in the first quarter; it was his first FG attempt of the season and seventh straight make, dating back to the Arizona State game in 2023.
- Tao Johnson returned a blocked field goal 77 yards for a touchdown; it is...
- the fifth known blocked FG touchdown in program history
- the first since Nov. 6, 1999 vs. Wyoming (Jay Hill, 58 yards)
- the longest since Sept. 8, 1990 at Minnesota (LaVon Edwards, 91 yards as time expired to win the game)
- Overall, it was Logan Fano's first career blocked FG and first for Utah since the Arizona game in 2023 (Connor O'Toole).
- Today's game is the fifth career outing for punter Jack Bouwmeester with multiple 50-yard punts.