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Ty Jordan ran for 154 yards and three touchdowns to rally Utah to a 45-28 victory over Washington State on Saturday. Britain Covey added a career-high 134 yards and a touchdown on six catches to help power the Utes' comeback effort. Backup quarterback Drew Lisk threw for 152 yards in relief of starter Jake Bentley. Utah (3-2, 3-2 Pac-12) outscored Washington State 38-0 in the second half to notch its third straight victory to end the 2020 season. Jayden De Laura threw for 204 yards, a touchdown, and an interception to lead the Cougars. Max Borghi added 95 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Washington State (1-3, 1-3) closed the 2020 season with its third straight loss.

Lisk breathed new life into Utah's offense after Benchley got benched late in the second quarter. He led Utah on three straight second-half touchdown drives to erase a 21-point deficit. Jordan scored twice on the three drives and tied it at 28 with 12:01 left when he bounced outside on fourth-and-2 and sprinted 33 yards untouched down the sideline for the score. Washington State committed turnovers on its final four drives to open the door for Utah to take the lead and complete an improbable comeback. - AP College Football

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RB Ty Jordan, Utah
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12/14/20 - Jadon Redding, rSr/2024, Utah, 5-11, 194 (DS#999 K) + More +

DEC 14 PAC-12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jadon Redding, So., PK, Utah,...Utah sophomore placekicker Jadon Redding scored 12 of Utah's 38 points in the Utes' win over undefeated No. 21 Colorado...Went 3-for-3 on field goals (38, 42, 43) and 3-for-3 on PATs...His 42-yard field goal in the second quarter tied his career-long, then breaking his career-best with his 43-yarder in the fourth quarter...Redding is 7-for-7 on field goals this season and 17-of-20 in his career...His 42 and 43-yard field goals against the Buffaloes were just his fourth and fifth career attempts at a 40+ yard field goal...He is one of five players in the FBS that has yet to miss a field goal, also ranking 12th in the FBS and first in the Pac-12 in field goals per game (1.75)...Also nominated: D.J. Taylor, KR, Arizona State; Brenden Rice, WR-KR, Colorado; Gary Bryant Jr., WR, USC; Jet Toner, K, Stanford. - Pac-12 Conference Football

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12/14/20 - Ty Jordan, So/2024, Utah, 5-07, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

DEC 14 PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Ty Jordan, Fr., RB, Utah,...Utah freshman running back Ty Jordan led the Utes in carries (17), rushing yards (147) and touchdowns (2) in the Utes' win over the undefeated No. 21 Colorado Buffaloes, averaging 8.6 yards per carry...He is the first Ute true freshman to rush for over 100-yards in back-to-back games since 1995...He has had 314 rushing yards in the past two games, the most in a two-game span by a true freshman in school history...Ranks eighth in the FBS and first in the Pac-12 in yards per carry this year (7.3) and is 15th in the FBS and fourth in the Pac-12 in rushing yards per game (110.8)...Accounted for five of Utah's nine rushing first downs against Colorado...Also nominated: Brenden Rice, WR, Colorado; D.J. Taylor, KR, Arizona State; Tuli Tuipulotu, DL, USC; Levani Damuni, ILB, Stanford; Carson Wells, OLB, Colorado. - Pac-12 Conference Football

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RB Ty Jordan, Utah
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12/12/20 - Ty Jordan, So/2024, Utah, 5-07, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Ty Jordan scored twice, including a game-sealing 66-yard TD burst, and Utah's revamped defense forced three turnovers to help the Utes rally past No. 21 Colorado 38-21 on a snowy Saturday to thwart the Buffaloes' Pac-12 title hopes. The soon-to-be-unseated Pac-12 South champion Utes (2-2, 2-2 Pac-12) found their footing on the frozen field in the second half, turning around 21-10 deficit by scoring 28 unanswered points. Colorado freshman receiver/returner Brenden Rice, the son of Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice, showed off his speed by scoring twice — on an 81-yard punt return and on a 61-yard catch off a bubble screen. But it wasn't enough as the Buffaloes (4-1, 3-1, No. 21 CFP) suffered their first loss under new coach Karl Dorrell during the earliest kickoff (10:05 a.m. local time) in Folsom Field history.

As things currently stand, it ends Colorado's Pac-12 title aspirations. The Buffaloes needed a win along with UCLA beating No. 16 Southern California later Saturday to capture the South. There could be a modification by the league given the cancellation of Washington (3-1, 3-1) and Oregon (3-2, 3-2) due to COVID-19 cases in the Huskies' program. That game was set to determine the North champion. Colorado's last appearance in the Pac-12 title game was 2016, when the team beat Utah in the regular season finale to wrap up a spot. - Utah/AP College Football

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RB Ty Jordan, Utah
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12/11/20 - Ty Jordan, So/2024, Utah, 5-07, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Ty Jordan was always passionate about football, but didn't have much, if any background in track and field. That changed not long after Jordan arrived at West Mesquite High School, roughly 15 miles outside of Dallas, in the fall of 2016. "It was told to me my freshman year, 'You gotta start running track, it's going to help you with football,'" the University of Utah freshman running back told reporters on a Zoom call Tuesday morning. "Me being so passionate about football, this is going to make me better, make me faster, make me a better athlete, then hey, this is what I'm going to do."

As a running back standing 5-foot-7, sprinting was a natural fit for Jordan, who was named Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Week Monday after rushing for 167 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries in the Utes' 30-24 win over Oregon State Saturday night. Not only was the 100-meter dash a good fit for Jordan, despite not training in the event year-round in a state that is never short on elite sprinters, Jordan managed to excel. Jordan ran a personal-best 10.52 as a junior at West Mesquite after going 10.83 or better eight times as a sophomore. For a football player moonlighting as a sprinter, Jordan was no slouch at 200 meters, either, hitting a personal-best 22.06 as a sophomore. "Track, training for track, getting that speed in, really helped my game," Jordan said. "It allows me to do certain things that I wouldn't normally be able to do without it." - Salt Lake Tribune

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RB Ty Jordan, Utah
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12/10/20 - Keegan Markgraf, rSr/2022, Utah, 6-3, 239 (DS#6 LS) + More +

2020 PATRICK MANNELLY AWARD SEMIFINALIST: Keegan Markgraf, Utah,...Markgraf has taken 139 career snaps as Utah's starting snapper, including 55 punts, 19 field goals and 64 PATs. He has been a part of 22 snaps this season with the Utes going 4-for-4 on field goals and 8-of-8 on PATs with 10 punts. Markgraf first made his appearance for the Utes in 2018 after transferring from Central Michigan, handling all PATs and field goals for Matt Gay's record breaking year where he led the Pac-12 and finished third in the country in field goals made.

He also took over long snapping duties in 2018 for Mitch Wishnowsky's All-America season when he was named a Ray Guy Award finalist. Markgraf is also an outstanding part of the team off the field, graduating in the spring of 2020 with a degree in economics with a 3.829 GPA after earning CoSIDA Academic All-District and Pac-12 All-Academic Team honors. He is currently pursuing a Master's in economics. - Utah Football

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LS Keegan Markgraf, Utah
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12/09/20 - Britain Covey, rSr/2022, Utah, 5-08, 169 (DS#34 WR) + More +

It was good to see Covey out there healthy because even he will tell you it's been a long road with injuries, not to mention the pandemic. The third-quarter touchdown reception was aided by Bentley doing a nice job of looking off the defense, then hitting Covey over the middle on a slant on second-and-goal from the 8. Covey's punt return was vintage, shades of his 2015 touchdown return at Fresno State. He fielded the ball cleanly at his own 34, shook an arm tackle, and blasted up the middle, untouched before juking the punter at the Oregon State 10 and walking into the end zone. "I don't even know if I can express how frustrating injuries have been for me," said Covey, who caught his first touchdown since Oct. 20, 2018 vs. USC. "Being healthy makes the biggest difference, I can't even explain. I came in tonight more excited than any game the past two years because I knew when I lined up, I wouldn't be thinking about injury, or any part of my body." - Salt Lake Tribune

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WR Britain Covey, Utah
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12/07/20 - Ty Jordan, So/2024, Utah, 5-07, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

DEC 7 PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Ty Jordan, Fr., RB, Utah,...Led the Utes in rushing in their 30-24 win over Oregon State Saturday night, racking up a career-high 167 yards on 27 carries (6.2 ypc) with one rushing touchdown...He also had two receptions for 22 yards (189 all-purpose) and accounted for nine of Utah's 13 rushing first downs...Scored his first-career touchdown as a Ute, punching in a one-yard rushing TD with 3:10 left in the second quarter...His 167 rushing yards is the most by a true freshman since 1995 and is the first time a true freshman has rushed for 100+ yards in a game since Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala did against BYU in 1995...Ranks 13th in the FBS and fourth in the Pac-12 overall in rush yards per carry (6.73), also ranking second among freshmen nationally in the category.

Ranks second among freshmen in the FBS in all-purpose yards per game (123.3)...Fifth in the Pac-12 and first among freshmen in the FBS in rushing yards per game (98.7)...Broke free for a game-long 31-yard rush on a second-and-six on the Utah 29-yard line in the second quarter, finishing that drive with a one-yard rushing score to give Utah a 16-3 lead...Had a key six-yard rush for a first-down on a second-and-three on the OSU 12-yard line in the third quarter with the Utes scoring two plays later to take a 23-10 lead...Also nominated: Will Plummer, QB, Arizona; Chip Trayanum, RB, Arizona State; Ashaad Clayton, TB, Colorado; Noah Sewell, ILB, Oregon; Zeriah Beason, WR, Oregon State; Salim Turner-Muhammad, CB, Stanford; Max Williams, S, USC. - Pac-12 Football

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RB Ty Jordan, Utah
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12/07/20 - Jadon Redding, rSr/2024, Utah, 5-11, 194 (DS#999 K) + More +

DEC 7 PAC-12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jadon Redding, So., PK, Utah,...Scored 12 of Utah's 30 points in its win against Oregon State (30-24), knocking in a career-high tying three field goals with three PATs...Redding was a perfect 3-for-3 on both field goals and PATs against the Beavers...He scored the first nine points of the game on 33, 20 and 27-yard field goals...The performance was his third-career game with two-or-more field goals in a game...Has now gone 5-of-5 from 20-29 yards and is 7-of-9 from 30-39 yards in his career...Also nominated: Jamieson Sheahan, P, California; Jet Toner, K, Stanford. - Pac-12 Football

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K Jadon Redding, Utah
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12/06/20 - Ty Jordan, So/2024, Utah, 5-07, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Ty Jordan ran for a career-high 167 yards and a touchdown to help Utah survive a late rally and beat Oregon State 30-24 for its first win of the season. The Utes (1-2, 1-2 Pac-12) piled up 229 yards rushing to snap a two-game losing streak. Jake Bentley added 174 yards passing and a touchdown for Utah. Chance Nolan threw for 202 yards and a touchdown and added 36 yards rushing in his first career start. It wasn’t quite enough for the Beavers (2-3, 2-3 Pac-12) to overcome a sluggish start on offense.

Oregon State seized momentum as the fourth quarter progressed. The Beavers cut a 20-point deficit to six on Kolby Taylor’s 21-yard catch between two defenders with 5:07 left. Oregon State had a couple of chances to drive for a go-ahead touchdown. Nate Ritchie stopped Tyler for a 1-yard loss on 4th-and-1 at the Utah 31 to end the first threat. The Utes were forced to punt with 1:16 left, but Nolan’s fourth-down pass to Luke Musgrave fell incomplete with 21 seconds remaining. - Utah/AP College Football

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RB Ty Jordan, Utah
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11/27/20 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah, 6-2, 220 (DS#28 QB) + More +

Cameron Rising lasted all of 14 plays as the University of Utah's starting quarterback. Utah coach Kyle Whittingham opened his Tuesday morning Zoom press conference by announcing that Rising, a redshirt sophomore who won the starting job out of fall camp, is out for the season after sustaining a shoulder injury early in the second quarter of Saturday night's 33-17 season-opening loss to USC. Jake Bentley, who went 16-for-28 for 171 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions in relief of Rising, will start this weekend The Utes were scheduled to play Arizona State on Sunday, but with the Sun Devils dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, that game was canceled by the Pac-12 late Tuesday afternoon. The possibility exists that Utah will wind up playing Washington after its Apple Cup matchup at Washington State this weekend was canceled on Sunday. - Salt Lake Tribune

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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11/24/20 - Nephi Sewell, rJr/2022, Utah, 6-0, 224 (DS#24 OLB) + More +

The safety-turned-linebacker has long been slotted into that spot as a starter, but on Saturday, he essentially reverted back to safety. As Whittingham explained it, the Utes did not stick with their typical nickel package, which employs three cornerbacks and two safeties. For matchup purposes, they went with three safeties and two corners, with Sewell backing up into a safety spot for much of the night. Regardless of the position, Sewell had a big night. His 23 yard scoop-and-score off a Kedon Slovis fumble early in the second quarter tied the game at 10. He later picked off Slovis inside the Utah 15 after Jordan fumbled the ball at his own 23 a few plays earlier. Sewell finished with 10 tackles, two of which went for a loss, in addition to the fumble-recovery touchdown and the interception. "As a defense, I feel like we played really well," Sewell said. "There were obviously some mental mistakes; we have to clean those up. If we'd done that, personally, I feel like it would have been a way closer game." - Salt Lake Tribune

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OLB Nephi Sewell, Utah
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11/22/20 - Munir McClain, rSr/2025, Utah, 6-3, 220 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Munir McClain, the suspended receiver at the center of a federal probe over pandemic unemployment benefits, and his brother, linebacker Abdul-Malik McClain, are leaving USC and will enter the NCAA transfer portal. The decision comes after a tumultuous few months that fractured the family's relationship with USC. In mid-September, Munir McClain was suspended from the football team with minimal explanation. Michael Blanton, USC's vice president of ethics and professionalism, later told his mother, Shan McClain, that Munir's name came up in conjunction with a complaint alleging unemployment fraud and identity theft at USC. A month later, federal investigators approached players on campus and asked about the sophomore. Munir McClain, who applied for and received pandemic unemployment assistance over the summer, maintains that he's done nothing wrong and that USC has yet to provide a full explanation for his suspension. - Los Angeles Times

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WR Munir McClain, Utah
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11/06/20 - Bronson Boyd, rSr/2022, Utah, 6-0, 187 (DS#999 CB) + More +

The University of Utah's already young, inexperienced secondary got even younger and more inexperienced late Monday afternoon. Redshirt junior cornerback Bronson Boyd has entered his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal, Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham confirmed on his weekly radio show Monday evening. Boyd's decision to transfer comes on the same day Utah released its first in-season depth chart. On it, Boyd is listed as a backup at one cornerback spot behind much-hyped four-star freshman Clark Phillips III. As expected, with Phillips at one cornerback spot, sophomore JT Broughton is penciled at the other cornerback spot, with sophomore Malone Mataele set to start at nickel. "That was disappointing," Whittingham said. "He was a great teammate, a great member of our program and he did everything we asked of him. For whatever reason, with Clark coming in and JT on the other side, maybe he thought there would be better opportunities elsewhere. I wish he stayed stayed with us and finished the season, but he had his mind made up." - Salt Lake Tribune

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CB Bronson Boyd, Utah
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10/28/20 - Munir McClain, rSr/2025, Utah, 6-3, 220 (DS#999 WR) + More +

USC wide receiver Munir McClain was on his way to an early morning workout Sept. 18 when he was told that coach Clay Helton needed to speak with him in his office. Two days earlier, Michael Blanton, USC's vice president of professionalism and ethics, had called McClain to question what he knew about unemployment benefits from California's Employment Development Department. Their conversation took place over two phone calls, and McClain went to physical therapy in between. In his office that Friday morning, Helton informed the sophomore wide receiver that he was being suspended. McClain still would be able to attend class, receive stipends and meals, rehabilitate his surgically repaired anterior cruciate ligament, and receive coronavirus testing from the university. But he would remain away from the football team until further notice.

A month later, two federal agents were at McClain's dormitory door and subpoenas were being issued for other USC football players in conjunction with a federal fraud probe. But as questions swirled around the nature of that investigation and McClain's role in the eyes of investigators, the specific cause for his suspension from USC's football team remains unclear. In a news conference in front of Galen Center on Sunday, his mother, Shan McClain, and Najee Ali, a local civil rights activist, said that no specific explanation had been given. - Los Angeles Times

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WR Munir McClain, Utah
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