Arizona State trails No. 18 Utah at half, 24-3, with no light at the end of the tunnel. The Sun Devils yielded just 27 net yards of offense while taking another ride on the quarterback carousel after Trenton Bourguet was carted off on the Sun Devils opening drive.
The three-score differential is misleading of how lopsided the half went as the Sun Devils trail in total yards (27 to Utah’s 299), first downs (four to Utah’s 20), time of possession (9:39 to Utah’s 20:21). ASU field to convert a single third down, going 0 for 7.
The Sun Devils defense, which has been the teams identity and consistent week in and week out, got gashed.