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11/26/22 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah + More +

Cameron Rising threw three touchdown passes before taking a seat for the second half, Ja'Quinden Jackson ran for three scores and No. 14 Utah routed Colorado 63-21 on Saturday night to remain in the chase for the last spot into the Pac-12 title game. The Utes (9-3, 7-2 Pac-12, No. 14 CFP) entered the weekend with an outside shot at defending their league title, and things are starting to fall into place. UCLA did its part for Utah by knocking off Cal on Friday. Then, the big assist - No. 22 Oregon State surprising 10th-ranked Oregon, with the Utah fans at Folsom Field cheering when the score was flashed on the scoreboard. All that remains is No. 12 Washington beating Washington State late Saturday, and the Utes would earn a spot based on a tiebreaker. USC already has a spot for next Friday's game in Las Vegas. The Utes built a 42-0 halftime lead and steadily started sprinkling in their backups. It didn't slow the Utes, who had 662 total yards of offense. Jackson scored on runs of 10, 2 and 66 yards. The 63 points was the most allowed by Colorado since Oregon scored 70 on Oct. 27, 2012.

The Buffaloes (1-11, 1-8) brought to a close a dreary season that saw head coach Karl Dorrell fired in October and interim coach Mike Sanford go 1-6 in his place. The team lost seven games by 30 or more points. A coaching search is underway at Colorado with rumors swirling around names such as Deion Sanders and Bronco Mendenhall. There was a fan in the south end zone wearing a suit featuring Colorado logos and a bag over their head. On the back of the bag was a letter to “Coach Prime,” urging Sanders to come to Boulder. Maddox Kopp became the fourth Buffaloes quarterback to start this season. He finished with 123 yards passing and a late 1-yard touchdown to offensive lineman turned tight end Frank Fillip. Utah tight ends Thomas Yassmin and Dalton Kincaid each turned in acrobatic scoring plays in the first half. Yassmin showed off his athleticism by catching a short pass and hurdling over cornerback Nikko Reed on his way to a 41-yard score. Not to be outdone, Kincaid looked left on a long pass and quickly swiveled to the right to haul in a 29-yard pass from Rising while falling to the turf. Kincaid stayed down for several moments after the play. - Utah/AP College Football

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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11/13/22 - Tavion Thomas, rJr/2023, Utah + More +

A few weeks ago, Tavion Thomas was on the brink of losing his place on Utah's football team. Rushing for a career-high 180 yards on Saturday night proved he's all the way back. "I was just so happy to be out there with my teammates," Thomas said. "I wasn't worried about my carries, I was just worried about finishing this thing and playing with these guys." Cameron Rising threw for three touchdowns and No. 13 Utah beat Stanford 42-7 on Senior Night. Utah (8-2, 6-1 Pac-12) started slow on a below-freezing night in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains, but scored 42 straight points after trailing 7-0 to Stanford (3-7, 1-7). Utah's defense was suffocating after the initial score while Thomas recorded his first 100-yard rushing game since the season opener at Florida and eclipsed his previous high (177) set at Stanford last year.

Thomas, who has been in and out of the lineup with personal issues, was pressed into heavy use because of injuries in the backfield. "It's been challenging but you can't run from it, you have to attack it. I've got great guys here and a great support system and they got me back slowly but surely," Thomas said. He rushed for a four-yard TD in the second quarter and a 36-yard score in the fourth - his 28th career touchdown at Utah, moving him to third on the all-time rushing TD list. "There were some bumps in the road … but I'm really grateful he continued to stick with it and fight through some of the issues he was having," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. Thomas was a 1,000-yard rusher and had 21 touchdowns last season but was away from team at times this season and missed the Washington State game. He struggled through the middle of the season but showed renewed speed and power in time for Utah's quest for a Rose Bowl return. "It was great to see Tavion in his last game at Rice-Eccles get back to his old self. I'm really proud of him and glad that he's weathered the storm," Whittingham said. - Utah/AP College Football

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RB Tavion Thomas, Utah
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10/27/22 - Dorian Singer, Sr/2025, Utah + More +

USC has the reigning Biletnikoff Award recipient. Arizona has two players on the watch list to crown this year's winner. Sophomore Dorian Singer was added to the list this week, joining teammate Jacob Cowing. Arizona is one of nine schools with more than one nominee for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation's premier pass catcher. "It's just a blessing," Singer said Tuesday. "It's showing that my hard work is paying off." Singer said he "didn't know what the Biletnikoff was until last year" - a reflection of his rise from relative obscurity. Singer began his UA career as a walk-on. He emerged as a viable pass-catching threat in Game 8 against the Trojans last season, catching three passes for 65 yards in his college debut. Singer currently ranks 30th nationally in receiving yards (605) and is tied for 41st in receptions (41). - Arizona Star News

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WR Dorian Singer, Utah
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10/27/22 - Landen King, rJr/2026, Utah + More +

Three weeks after requesting a redshirt and shutting things down for the remainder of the season, Auburn wide receiver Landen King announced his intent to enter the transfer portal. King took to Twitter on Tuesday evening to announce plans to enter the portal in December when the fall transfer window opens. The NCAA adopted new transfer portal windows in August, giving players 45 days to inform their school of intent to transfer after the sport's championship selections are made. For football this year, that window begins Dec. 4 after the College Football Playoff field is set.

The 6-foot-5, 220-pounder made the move from tight end to wide receiver in the offseason, and while he showed promise at the new position, he did not crack Auburn's season-opening two-deep depth chart. Still, King appeared in three of Auburn's first four games and made one catch for 24 yards during the team's loss to Penn State. After not seeing the field in Auburn's loss to LSU on Oct. 1, King opted to sit out the remainder of the season and requested a redshirt to preserve a year of eligibility, since he was within the four-game threshold for a redshirt. - Birmingham News

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TE Landen King, Utah
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10/20/22 - Dorian Singer, Sr/2025, Utah + More +

Another Wildcat has been added to the Biletnikoff Award watch list. Dorian Singer was added to the midseason watch, which is given annually to the top wide receiver in college football. Singer joins fellow Wildcat Jacob Cowing who was on the watch list entering the season. Singer, the 6-foot-1-inch sophomore from Saint Paul, Minnesota, is second on the team behind Cowing with 41 catches for 605 yards and two touchdowns. Singer notched eight receptions 103 yards against Cal, and 163 yards on nine catches the following week against Oregon. In last week's loss to Washington, Singer hauled in six catches for 99 yards and a touchdown. Arizona has a bye this week and will return next Saturday to host No. 12 USC at 4 p.m. for homecoming. - Arizona Star News

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WR Dorian Singer, Utah
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10/17/22 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah + More +

OCT 17 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cameron Rising, Jr., QB, Utah (Ventura, Calif.),...Was 30-of-44 passing for 415 yards and 2 touchdowns, against no sacks and no interceptions in the win over No. 7 USC. This was the first 400-yard passing game by a Utah quarterback in the Pac-12 era and first since Brian Johnson against San Diego State on Oct. 15, 2005...Set single game career-highs in completions (30), passing yards (415) and rushing touchdowns (3)...Rushed 11 times for 60 yards and 3 touchdowns. It was the first 3-rushing-touchdown game by a Utah quarterback since Travis Wilson did so against Colorado State in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 20, 2014...Orchestrated a 15-play, 75-yard game-winning drive, capped by a Rising rushing touchdown on 4th-and-goal and ensuing two-point conversion with under a minute left. It culminated a stretch of five touchdowns over Utah's last six possessions of the ballgame.

Was responsible for 475 total yards of total offense (415 passing; 60 rushing). It was the most total yards of offense for a Utah QB since Brian Johnson in that San Diego State game in 2005...With his 3 rushing touchdowns, Rising now has 12 in his career and is only the 6th Utah QB since 1996 to rush for 10 or more career rushing touchdowns...Threw for 2 touchdowns in the game, and now has 35 career passing touchdowns, which ranks 10th all-time in Utah history....Has rushed for a touchdown in 3 consecutive games, the first such feat of his career. He is the first Utah quarterback to have 3 straight games with a rushing touchdown since Tyler Huntley did so in the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl vs. Indiana, then the first two games of 2017...3rd time winning Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and first this season...Took home the award in back-to-back weeks in October 2021...Also nominated for Offense: Michael Penix, Jr., QB, Washington; Jayden de Laura, QB, Arizona; Montana Lemonious-Craig, WR, Colorado; Damien Martinez, RB, Oregon State; Casey Filkins, RB, Stanford. - Pac-12 Football

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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10/17/22 - Braeden Daniels, rJr/2023, Utah + More +

OCT 17 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Braeden Daniels, Jr., LT, Utah (Carrollton, Texas),...Earned his 36th start of his career and seventh at left tackle in the win over No. 7 USC...Gave quarterback Cameron Rising time to throw as the offensive line did not allow a sack and Rising threw for a career-high 415-yards in the win. Entering the game, the USC defense had been averaging four sacks a game...His blocking left Rising a perfect window to haul up the middle into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown and two-point conversion...Helped guide the Utes to 562 yards of total offense and 7.4 yards per play in the contest, the second time this season Utah has had over 500 yards of total offense...Daniels and the O-Line only allowed one negative rushing play in the game, which came in the first quarter...2nd time in his career that Daniels has won this award, being honored in Week 10 of last season which was the last time a Utah player took home this honor...Also nominated: Joshua Gray, LT, Oregon State; Henry Bainivalu, RG, Washington; Tommy Brown, RG, Colorado; Drake Nugent, C, Stanford; Jonah Savaiinaea, RG, Arizona. - Pac-12 Football

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OG Braeden Daniels, Utah
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10/17/22 - Dalton Kincaid, rSr/2023, Utah + More +

Dalton Kincaid turned in the best receiving performance of the year in Utah's win over Southern California - and the best in 40 years for a tight end. Kincaid caught a national season-high 16 passes in Saturday's 43-42 win, the most by a tight end since Northwestern's Jon Harvey had 17 against Michigan in 1982, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Kincaid's catches added up to 234 yards, the fifth-most for any receiver in the Bowl Subdivision this season and most by a tight end since at least 2000, according to Sportradar. Kincaid had 23 receptions over the first six games, never more than seven in any. Cameron Rising and Kincaid connected every time Rising targeted him, and Kincaid had 109 yards after contact. "He's an easy guy to throw the ball to," Rising said. "You see what he did tonight. When he touches the ball, he makes plays and he extends them." The initial statistics report for the game listed Kincaid with 15 catches. He was credited with 16 following a postgame review. Kincaid leads Utah in catches (38), receiving yards (541) and receiving touchdowns (6). He's among five Power Five tight ends to lead their teams in catches and yards. - AP College Football

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TE Dalton Kincaid, Utah
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10/15/22 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah + More +

Cameron Rising threw for 415 yards, ran for three touchdowns and scampered up the middle for a go-ahead two-point conversion with 48 seconds left in No. 20 Utah's 43-42 victory over No. 7 Southern California on Saturday night. Rising rushed a yard for a touchdown on fourth down to set up the deciding conversion. Caleb Williams threw for 381 yards and five touchdowns for Southern California (6-1, 4-1 Pac-12). Utah (5-2, 3-1) held the Trojans on their last-ditch drive, handing them their first loss as a record crowd of 53,609 shook Rice-Eccles Stadium and then flooded the field. The Utes needed every one of Rising's big plays with his legs and his arm during his career night.

Rising, who was once committed to current USC coach Lincoln Riley when he was at Oklahoma, became the first Utah QB to throw for 400 yards since Brian Johnson had 417 against San Diego State in 2005. Dalton Kincaid had 15 catches for 217 yards, the most for a Ute since Carl Harry had 255 yards in 1988. Southern Cal's Mario Williams had four catches for 145 yards and Jordan Addison had seven receptions for 106 yards before an ankle injury took him out of the game. Against an all-out blitz, Williams connected with Michael Jackson III, who stepped through a tackle for a 20-yard touchdown with 6:15 to play for a 42-35 lead. It was Jackson's first catch of the season. Utah has won 23 of its last 24 home games, including a streak of 12 in a row. Addison, the 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner at Pittsburgh as the nation's top receiver, had seven catches for 106 yards but hurt his ankle on a reverse in the third quarter. - Utah/AP College Football

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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10/07/22 - Landen King, rJr/2026, Utah + More +

Promising second-year wide receiver Landen King will sit out for the remainder of the season; a source confirmed to AL.Com after reports surfaced from WarEagleTV.com on Tuesday evening. King converted to tight end after catching five passes for 59 yards as a freshman tight end. A highlight play for King was his touchdown catch in overtime of last year's Iron Bowl. He came to Auburn as a 3-star tight-end recruit from Texas in the 2021 class. King played in three of Auburn's first five games. His one catch was a 24-yarder against Penn State. The 6-5 220-pound wide receiver didn't play in last week's LSU loss or the season-opening win against Mercer at Jordan-Hare. - Birmingham News

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TE Landen King, Utah
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10/04/22 - *Clark Phillips III, rSo/2023, Utah + More +

OCT 3 PAC-12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Clark Phillips III, So., CB, Utah (Lakewood, Calif.),...Named Walter Camp National FBS Defensive Player of the Week on Sunday morning, Oct. 2...Made three tackles and tallied three interceptions (the second a 38-yard return for a TD) in Utah's Homecoming win over Oregon State (Oct. 1). Anchored a defense that held the Beavers to just three points in the second half...Is the only player in FBS this season with three interceptions in a single game. The last Pac-12 player to have a three-pick game was Cal's Jaylinn Hawkins in 2018...Phillips is the first Ute with a three-interception game since Robert Johnson at Colorado State in 2009. The last Utah player to accomplish the feat in a home game was Norm Thompson in 1970.

Two of his interceptions came during the first quarter, including a 38-yard pick-six to put the Utes ahead 14-7 at the time. Phillips now owns seven career interceptions and three returned for a touchdown...Only active player in the Pac-12 with three-plus pick-sixes and one of 10 players in FBS football. Phillips is one of seven players in Utah football history with three or more career pick-sixes. Since the start of the 2021 season, Utah's five pick-sixes as a team (R.J. Hubert - 1; Devin Lloyd - 2; Clark Phillips III - 2) lead the Pac-12 and rank short of only Pitt (6) for most in the Power Five. First weekly Pac-12 honor for Phillips. The last Utah player to be named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week was Devin Lloyd, who took home the award 3 times last season...Also nominated: Brandon Dorlus, DE, Oregon; Eric Gentry, ILB, USC; Christian Young, S, Arizona; Stephan Blaylock, DB, UCLA. - Pac-12 Football

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CB *Clark Phillips III, Utah
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10/03/22 - *Clark Phillips III, rSo/2023, Utah + More +

Utah cornerback Clark Phillips intercepted three passes against Oregon State, most in a Bowl Subdivision game this season, and returned one 38 yards for a touchdown. Phillips now has seven interceptions in his career and a pick-six three seasons in a row. He did it against Washington State in 2020 and again in 2021. Utah's previous three-interception game was by Robert Johnson at Colorado State in 2009. The Utes hadn't had a player do it in a home game since 1970. - AP College Football

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CB *Clark Phillips III, Utah
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10/03/22 - *Clark Phillips III, rSo/2023, Utah + More +

OCT 2 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CLARK PHILLIPS, UTAH, Sophomore, Cornerback, Lakewood, CA/ La Habra HS,...Clark Phillips recorded three tackles and three interceptions as 12th-ranked Utah (4-1) defeated Pac-12 rival Oregon State, 42-16. Phillips returned one of his interceptions 38 yards for a touchdown and helped the Ute defense hold the Beavers to just three second-half points. Notes: Clark Phillips is the sixth Utah player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since 2004, and the first since former Ute linebacker Hunter Dimock (Nov. 13, 2016). - The Walter Camp Football Foundation

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CB *Clark Phillips III, Utah
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10/01/22 - *Clark Phillips III, rSo/2023, Utah + More +

Cameron Rising threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns and added 73 yards and a score on the ground to lead No. 12 Utah to a 42-16 victory over Oregon State on Saturday. The Utes (4-1, 2-0 Pac-12) forced four turnovers to avenge their only Pac-12 loss from last season. Third-string quarterback Ben Gulbranson threw for 177 yards and two interceptions to lead the Beavers. Gulbranson played the final three quarters after starter Chance Nolan left with a neck strain. Oregon State (3-2, 0-2) suffered its second straight loss despite rolling up 417 yards and 21 first downs.

Utah broke open a close game with a pair of third quarter touchdowns. Devaughn Vele fought scored on a 16-yard catch. Then, R.J. Hubert picked off a pass from Gulbranson in the end zone and returned it 70 yards to set up Jaylen Dixon’s 22-yard scoring run. A 4-yard toss from Rising to Dalton Kincaid gave the Utes a 42-16 lead early in the fourth quarter. Clark Phillips III intercepted Nolan twice in the first quarter, becoming the first Utah player since Julian Blackmon in the 2017 Heart of Dallas Bowl to have multiple interceptions in the same game. Phillips finished with three interceptions - the first Utah player to do since Robert Johnson had three picks against Colorado State in 2009. - Utah/AP College Football

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CB *Clark Phillips III, Utah
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09/30/22 - Brant Kuithe, rSr/2025, Utah + More +

Despite the season-ending ACL tear he suffered last Saturday in the Utah Utes' win over the Arizona State Sun Devils, tight end Brant Kuithe made his weekly appearance on the "Bill Riley Show" in Salt Lake City by phone on Tuesday, and naturally the injury was the topic of conversation. "I'm doing all right," Kuithe said at the top, noting that swelling in his knee has to go down before the surgery to repair it can take place. Despite suffering a leg injury in high school, Kuithe said this is the first time he will have to undergo surgery. "It's all new to me, but trying to embrace it as much as I can and trying to stay positive," he said. "It's really the only thing I can do at this moment." Kuithe said that on the play in which he got injured (the last of the first quarter), he made the catch and in an attempt to make the ASU defender miss, he tried to spin.

As soon as he started to make a cut, he heard a pop. In a lighthearted moment, he said, "I still made him miss, which I guess I could say that I made someone miss with a torn ACL." Nevertheless, he knew something had happened and he tried to get to the sideline as soon as he could. Kuithe said that in a sense, the fact that he can't do anything to change what happened is helping him have a positive outlook about the recovery road ahead. "I kind of have a new perspective on football right now and trying to figure out what I need to do and how I can help this team without being on the field," he said. "Everything's all new and trying to take it one step at a time." He also said he realized quickly that as unfortunate as it is, "I'm alive, you know? Like, I can't sit there and try to think that this is the end of the world, 'cause it's not. "Yeah, I'm missing a season, whatever. I'm not sure what's going to happen down the road (in terms of staying in school or trying to go to the NFL), but at least I'm still alive and I'm breathin' and I still have an opportunity to go play again. It's just another bump in the road, some adversity I have to go through." - Deseret News

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