Los Angeles • This is a tale of a Utah defense that on Friday night against USC sagged early, then steadied, then sagged again, then soared, then sagged, then lost, 30-23.
At first, that D demonstrated bad intentions, when Leki Fotu hit Kedon Slovis on the Trojans’ second play, knocking him out of the game. Matt Fink replaced the freshman SC quarterback, and … well, he thrived, throwing for 351 yards and three touchdowns.
Somehow, it held the Trojans to a mere 13 rushing yards, but, at the end, when the Ute offense needed the ball back, down a score, crucial yards on the ground were gained.