What Happened in Utah College Football November 3, 2012

Utah 49 Washington State 6

The Utes have struggled in their second year in the PAC-12, but we now know that they are not the worst football program in the conference.  They can beat the really awful PAC-12 teams very handily.  The proved that again on Saturday with a 49-6 drubbing of the other Cougars on the Hill.  For the 3rd time in the past 2 weeks, Reggie Dunn went coast to coast on a kickoff return.  But it was the WSU unspecial teams that gave the Utes the short field most of the game, where three first have scoring drives were on the Cougar side of the 50 yard line.

Utah MVP: RB John White

Utah State 38 Texas State 7

It was a first half of dominance for the Chuckie Keeton/Kerwynn Williams show in Logan.  The Aggies took a 35-0 lead into the locker room at halftime and the second half had all of the charm of an NFL pre-season game.  The Bobcats were never in the game nor much of a threat and both teams were playing backups when the 4th quarter began. 

USU MVP: WR Matt Austin

North Dakota 33 Southern Utah 29

I predicted that the Fighting Sioux would take a big lead and that SUU would be short in a comeback.  The opposite happened, UND had to make the comeback on Saturday and the T-Birds could not hold them off.  UND tallied the final score with 10 minutes left in the game.  But SUU fumbled while after crossing the 50 yard line on their second to last drive of the game.

SUU MVP: QB Brad Sorensen

Montana 24 Weber State 21

It was a back and forth affair in Ogden, but the last time that Weber's offense had the ball, Mike Hoke lost the handle deep in Montana territory.  The ensuing field goal turned out to be the difference in the game.  After Cordero Dixon returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown, Weber State never got the ball back.  Montana scored 10 points off of WSU turnovers.

WSU MVP: KR Cordero Dixon