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with the number two seed Utah Utes arriving in town to face the 23rd seed Arizona Wildcats. Opening series for Arizona. They're at the 50-yard line. Throw to Sappington, caught, and it's first down. Very well done. Completed, a beautiful pass and reception. Fifita opens the game on the outside. This time it 's Richardson. Giovanni Richardson with the explosion and will advance quickly across the field. Arizona is on the move. On first down again, he's caught by Hunter.
Second down and goal. Touchdown. Wildcats. Wesley Craig. His second and third rushing touchdowns of the year. Block here from the right guard. You'll see all these linemen going over that right side. They only make the back pass with a "full house " formation. You get the leading blockers and then a fantastic cut right there, and Craig enters the scoring zone; He had a spectacular reception at the end of the game in the comeback against TCU. Fifita takes it down. Craig is aiming for the first one and he'll be close.
Maybe I have it. He believes so. Corner over there, keeps his balance and then dives for the first down. It seems that he was able to arrive just before reaching the Right here. The field slopes upwards It's fourth down. So Utah will have fantastic field position. First down and 15 in place. Here comes a jet sweep. Craig with space. Keep moving forward. Out of bounds at the Arizona 30-yard line. Here comes a blitz. Okay, you have the initial blitz from here, but watch the cornerback. You're going to get a cornerback blitz from the opposite side. So Dampi sees the pressure coming from the right.
A 53-foot field goal. Fifita with time, launching off his back foot. And he fires a shot. Giovanni Richardson This guy is really standing out. Fifita is hit while throwing, but hits the target. Isaiah Ma'asellu keeps moving and Isaiah for Arizona. He does a great job attacking this open space and Fifita knows he'll get hit. They have the blitz on its way. Fifita dances and is knocked down, but there is a handkerchief. Wow. Personnel shortage, face mask to number 44 of the defense.
Automatic penalty of 15 yards. Well, any opening of the helmet will result in a penalty for not wearing a face mask. So he grabs it right there and you can even see on the bottom of the helmet that he's all the way to Utah's 12-yard line. Here's a jet sweep. Ma'asellu looking for space. And he leaves the field jumping in the Fifita makes the touchdown pass after the delivery. Great push from this offensive line right here. You'll see the offensive line push, but then Cyrus zero for Utah. He has a clear path and almost made it back into the top 25. First and 10.
Dampier drops out of the bag. This time he's going to run. He lunges forward to approach the first down, brought down to the ground with the tackle. Covey enters the game and here comes Dampier running. Dampier goes down the wing and leaves the field. A bit of Covey's traditional cunning here too. You'll see Ficklin, he's going to drag the linebacker out. So, once that happens, there's now a huge lane. You have offensive linemen blocking, and Dampier got away. And Danny Gonzales, the defensive coordinator, isn't going to like that because the only player you need to watch is number four, and those 7s and 10s.
Pass fake. Dampier in trouble. He pretends to contain himself. Lance. And it's a reception on the band. I mean, how did he get out of the protective bag? The magic man. Look at it. I mean, you do everything right and he still makes you look bad. That's the mark of a great quarterback. Dampier as a runner. Wow! Incredible! Touchdown Utah! Devin is the best! I mean, how good is this? So Ficklin comes in to receive the cross, and now Dampier is just going to read this little zone play right there, and there's the cut lane, and he's gone. That's where Kevin McGiven's creativity
using movement comes in. Ficklin in the game, returns, takes the center. Covey. 2 and 10 at the 25-yard line. Covey finds the rim. And Covey crosses Highway 30, folks. 14 to 10 zone. Dampier is hit while throwing. Wow! What a catch! Ricky Johnson, what a recovery! He snatched it away. And simply an incredible pass. Dampier is under pressure in the pocket, and is able to reach this ball at its highest point, and Ricky Johnson does a great job adjusting over his back shoulder. A gain of 36 yards. Utah is knocking on the door now. Dampier continues to advance.
Touchdown Utah. 18 yards. It's coming this way on the right, and then you'll see a couple of different Wildcats that have a chance. And he's going to break a tackle right there, and then there's another tackle, and now he has the space, and he's gone into the end zone. The short route. Trying to prepare, and he does. Towards the scoring zone. And he is intercepted. makes the pitch. Cyrus Palu takes him down and ends the first half. 17-25 for Dampiure and the Utah offense. Here's the option. Bray and they hit him hard.
I think Arizona went for that ball, and they did. The Wildcats have the ball. They bring it in with this little movement right here, and there goes Dampiure. He's only going to throw the option, but he's behind Bray. And Bray never caught him. Arizona is there for a crucial play in this second half. That's exactly what Brent Brennan's group needed here. A mistake by Utah's offense at this time. Fafita in trouble. It remains standing. Throw the ball. He leaves the field inside the five-yard line These guys are electric. Dampiure and Fafita right there. It looks like they're going to knock him down on the stock exchange, but he manages to escape
. And how about that arm block? Straight to the face of the deep one. It's Rabbet Evans. He manages to break free and gain a few extra yards. Fafita retreats. Watch, shoot, catch, touchdown. Isaiah Maizell. He's only going to find the gap in the end zone here, and what you see from Utah's defense is that they spread out in zone, but the safety runs all over the end zone with a cross-path. Maizell. For Utah, and it is Dampiure who takes action. Dampiure passes the ball directly forward to Bray. How embarrassing.
Bray continues to advance. Full throttle. And Daniel Bray goes deep into Arizona territory. I'm telling you, Alex Harrison, the center, does an exceptional block here. Reach the supporter. The double block neutralizes the linebacker, and then there's Bray's speed overcoming cornerback Jevion Cole. He misses the tackle and starts the run to inside the five-yard line. With the backup quarterback in the game, Dampiure. And Dampiure, under pressure, throws for a touchdown.
Wow. It looks like a whiteboard play. And the Utes are back in full force. 20 First, he can run with the ball. Arizona manages to take that away by pressing him hard. So what does he do? Throw outwards. An incredible move by Dampiure in this situation. Dampiure. Take a step forward. He launches a bombshell into the field. Incomplete pass. Intended for Pagan. Quinn Olsen. Well, this seems like a very close call. in my defense. 15-yard penalty First automatic down. I did n't see much contact before the ball arrived, but he didn't turn to defend the pass and then Option.
The launch. Kuithe, first down for Utah. Dampié retreats. Turn the corner. Spear towards Fia. Intercepted! Jaden Clark! He tracked him down came out of nowhere. There's no way Dampie saw that, and as he was moving away and couldn't put any power into the ball, he couldn't lead his tight end Hunter Andrews Reese out wide. He goes out on the outside with power and gets the first down. Kuithe dancing. Lance. Completely free. Hunter advancing. Hunter tackled at the 20-yard line. A mark of 68 yards. And he was completely free, and again it's Fia's creative move to keep their eye on the field. Hunter makes a great play for Fia.
Fia's shot in the corner. Gio! Like a hero! Gio Vani Richardson. Great American football play. The catch is incredible. The only thing that makes it better is that launch. It was an absolutely precise pass from Noah Fifita. It's not out of bounds. That's where your teammate can make the play. It goes over the shoulder at the 38-yard line. And breaks again. Daniel Break has been unstoppable. It's moving. Camp here. Look at Vaki. Sai Takitaki, caught over the shoulder. What a trap. Puka Run the ball like this and throw it like this. I mean, come on. That's perfect. Without reproach Damuni on the corner.
Incomplete. Third and goal at the 20-yard line. Damuni throws to the corner and it's complete Puka was the target. Tyrone Reese Puka and the tie. Fifita, were retreating. Fifita is in trouble and falls at the 10-yard line. Great job by this Utah defense. And now they're coming for him. Notice this change. They'll have an outside blitz and then the player doing the blitz will run inside and that confuses the tackle and the running back, and then that Ridley protection kicks for the fourth time from his own end zone.
Pass interference. Number 43 of the kicking team. 15-yard penalty. First down. At yard 37. Braid, look for the edge again. And he gets the first down while walking down the sideline. Houston Pierre is a decoy. First down. Houston Pierre, with a good move, gets another first. What do I know? Why use it as a decoy when you can just make a good feint right there? You have Trace McSorley with number three. He presses inwards and then Dan Pierson along the edge. First shot and an immediate goal. Braid touchdown for Utah. Daniel Braid doing a test block right here. He's going to go straight here to the center and then up to the lineout. It comes out of a great
combined block. He's a substitute. 6-4, 200 pounds. Blow to Dan Pierre. And it falls to the ground. Blomstrom again. Kapita. Over the rear foot, incomplete shoulder pass Richardson was the intended receiver. For Vario, the profound man. Pedal backwards. And he was intercepted as soon as he caught the ball at the 15-yard line. And he dropped it. So after the collision, the ball is left loose. Arizona gets it back And it will be Arizona's turn. Once he touches it, it's fair play. They crush him.
Arizona enters for Kapita's play fake. Deep regression. Take a step forward. Big problem and falls to the ground. This Utah defense is 7 yards away. His first attempt. He achieved everything. At the 17-yard line, Gray, another big hole. Daniel Brunskill in motion. Up to midfield. 33 yards. There are only three players inside the tackle area for Arizona. So they're running straight downhill. They are so concerned about the quarterback's perimeter game. They're letting the ground game go right through the middle. Here's Darden, he's been captured. Darden looks towards the band, incomplete Mack, some in the gang say he caught him.
No, the tip of the ball definitely touched the grass and that allowed him to score. It seemed that it might have been diverted a little. Did you see the tip of the ball before he gained control, how it bounced towards his stomach? After a review, the decision of incomplete pass is upheld. Fourth chance. Noah Fifita prepares, launches a deep pass caught by the winger, Maile. Then it is blocked by its own partner and is left completely open. Maile raises his hand Randy Moss-style and that's when the man coverage punishes them. Good change of direction by the receivers and the defenders did not communicate. They are at the same level.
Touchdown for UCLA. First and 10 at the 20-yard line. Here's Fifita's run and she'll gain eight, maybe nine yards. Fifita throws the short pass. Maile reaches the edge. surround him and throw him the short pass. I want you to notice the block coming from the left side of the screen, from Chris Hunter, right there. That's the key block and now it's a sprint, and Myzelle gets to the pylon first. He is a fast runner. He has power and wins the race against Jackson. throw is made at the 30-yard line.
Dampier, with time, throws to the middle and is caught. Whitmore gets in, Whitmore keeps running. Touchdown Utah. Wow. 70 yards. The location of this pass is incredible, as the safety moves to the left. He will have the route going back from left to right. Look how he anticipates the gap and fires a shot straight at the path. A perfect pass, an impeccable ball placement. That translates into yards after the reception and Whitmore starts trying to silence this crowd.
Fifita in trouble, throws short and Myzelle catches it. And Arizona will turn the ball over on downs. Jackson was confused. He watches Fifita clap, but the ball doesn't arrive until after the second clap. I think center Zach Hinning felt Utah had jumped into neutral, so he crossed the ball to try and get Ronnie Richardson offside. A first down could seal the deal. Dampier takes it, gets the first down Yes, there you have it. And he just drops in at the 10-yard line. And he'll be in the running to get to New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist, as he should be.
The number two Utah Utes survive by defeating Arizona on the road, traveling on the same day as the game, 40 to 39. Dampier, two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns. And the Utes improve and remain undefeated. Utah rushes for 296 yards, Bray for 197, Dampier for 100 yards and four total touchdowns.
