On Saturday night against Washington State, the version of Huntley that coach Kyle Whittingham, Utah fans, even Huntley himself imagined appeared in full force, leading the Utes’ offense to a dominating performance and a critical bounceback 38-13 win.
The stats tell some of the story. He threw 30 passes, completing 21 of them. Truthfully, there were four or five drops among those nine incompletions, including one that would have counted for a first-quarter touchdown. He successfully completed passes for two touchdowns. Without Zack Moss available, he found himself relied upon for red-zone rushing, and ran for two more scores.