Jordan & Kaylee Abel: SUU at Utah

Hey guys, Jordan here again. I had the opportunity to attend the Southern Utah at Utah game last night. It was a fun, defensive game.

SUU's defense started off with a bend-don't-break mentality when Utah drove its first two drives down and were stopped and settled for field goals. Utah's offense looked poised though. Utah quarterback Troy Williams isn't afraid to air the ball out.

SUU's offense looked good on the first drive gaining two big chunks of yards on the first two plays but receiver Ty Rutledge fumbled on his first carry from the wildcat position and Utah recovered. SUU quarterback McCoy Hill would bounce in and out of the game with an apparent shoulder injury.

Utah eventually settled down and didn't allow much yards against them, but the offense didn't fully sync as the Utes were held to only 24 points.

I was thoroughly impressed by SUU's defense. They played incredibly well against a superior team. Obviously, there were times where coverage broke down, but Utah, being in the Pac 12, should have better speed and talent. That showed a little bit, but SUU will do some major damage in the Big Sky, especially if their offense gets going.

Although I expected a bigger margin of victory for Utah, I was impressed by the presence of Troy Williams in the pocket and his poise throughout the game. The offensive line needs work, but Troy Williams stood strong in the pocket and made some beautiful throws. I was also impressed with Troy McCormick. McCormick looked like he was just toying with SUU at times and looked like he was having the most fun on the field. I expect him to start next week against BYU.

Defensively, I wasn't impressed initially, but thinking back, the defense never had problems outside of the first SUU drive, which ended in a fumble. They held SUU scoreless, so you can't ask for more than that.

Here are some of the pictures from the game:

This is the front of the stadium taken from the parking lot area near the building formerly known as "The Fountain of Ute." It was a beautiful evening for football.