For two weeks last September, with an open date between games vs. Washington and Washington State, everyone attached to Utah’s football team agonized about the Ute offense. That was nothing new, in a program that has searched for offensive consistency for a decade.
A year later, though, the unthinkable is happening. People are worrying about Utah’s defense. Washington State’s visit Saturday night ordinarily would cause mild concern, with the Cougars’ prolific passing offense, but the Ute secondary’s troubles last week in a 30-23 loss to USC have increased the amount of alarm.
Of all the potential issues for the No.