Even in the fog of the aftermath of Utah’s disappointing loss to USC, the reasons for the defeat were clear to see — mistakes.
It sounds awful then, condemning even, while also covered in excuse, to say Utah was good enough to win here, but didn’t. That sounds like part self-betrayal and part rationalizing. And it’s both. But looking ahead to what’s left of their Pac-12 schedule, it should be heartening for the Utes to know that they can improve. And they’ll have to, considering Washington State is next up, and in three of the following four weeks, Arizona State, Cal, and Washington.