No matter how this Utah football season ends, it will be remembered for how the Utes responded to losing two of their best players in a four-day period in early November.
The injuries to quarterback Tyler Huntley and running back Zack Moss struck the team on many levels, as vital players and popular teammates. They were part of the Hallandale Trio with receiver Demari Simpkins, as Florida high school teammates who wanted to do things that Utah never had done. That still can happen, after Huntley and Moss helped Utah contend for the Pac-12 South title with a 4-0 October, with Simpkins contributing to the team’s closing run.