The few thousand fans who stayed through the weather delay were divided almost evenly between red and blue, occupying the lower rows of LaVell Edwards Stadium early Friday morning. They all witnessed a statement of Utah’s offensive identity.
Any remaining questions about what the No. 14 Utes want to look like in 2019 and how much offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig intends to use running back Zack Moss were answered when the game resumed. He carried the ball eight times for 47 yards in the final sequence of Utah’s 30-12 victory.
Of all the possibilities that existed for the final 9:01 of the game, played after a 53-minute delay, this was the most impressive and satisfying development for Utah: BYU never touched the ball again.