All year long, Trey Klock had been catching passes in pregame warmups. The graduate transfer from Georgia Tech, initially purely an offensive lineman, was often used this year as a blocking super back in short yardage packages. But the 6-4, 296 punt senior, who played tight end in high school, had to wait all year to get his turn in the limelight.
With Northwestern trailing 20-17, JR Pace scooped up a Trae Williams strip and returned it near the Utah 31. Immediately, a play Mick McCall had been sitting on became salient.