Tempe, Ariz. • Utah’s resounding victory over UCLA to conclude October naturally played into a theme of the Utes' coming back to the Rose Bowl in January as Pac-12 champions.
The Utes' 38-20 loss at Arizona State and junior quarterback Tyler Huntley's season-ending collarbone injury Saturday created another potential return trip in December, amid the reality that the Cheez-It Bowl in Phoenix doesn't come with a parade.
The sequence of events that ended their QB’s year, their four-game winning streak and their command of the Pac-12 South race left the Utes facing two major questions: How big is the dropoff from Huntley to Jason Shelley?