This showdown between a pair of talented quarterbacks shot out of the chute after kickoff like a dueling beanbag toss.
Josh Rosen came into Saturday’s game in Provo surfing the cresting wave of a well-oiled hype machine: Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, projected first quarterback drafted into the NFL, etc., etc.
Taysom Hill, the 26-year-old fifth-year senior, was the comeback kid story of the summer, an inspiring story of overcoming injuries, overcoming pain, setbacks, hundreds of hours of rehabilitation, surgeries, a bastion of courage and determination.
Both, however, are quarterbacks breaking in new offenses with different philosophies than they worked with in their careers.