They wore all black on a black-out night at Rice-Eccles Stadium, perfect not for a celebration, but for a funeral, or at least a sad memorial for Utah’s large 2018 intentions.
In what was the biggest game of the year for the Utes, against Washington’s Huskies on Saturday night, they responded in a manner that was … well, limited, showing neither the kind of explosiveness or precision necessary to reach their goal of slaying the Pac-12 this season.
Utah, here on this occasion, simply was not good enough to beat the league favorite, losing 21-7, its offensive talents and discipline not vast enough to fulfill the promise the players had spoken about before the season started.