Santa Clara, Calif. • Utah quarterback Jason Shelley will be remembered for winning his first three career starts in November and steering the Utes to a Pac-12 South title, but his turnover-free performance ended with three interceptions on three consecutive drives on the last day of the month.
The first, and by far most damaging, interception was not his fault — even though Washington’s Byron Murphy grabbed a deflected ball and sprinted 66 yards for the Pac-12 championship game’s only touchdown. The other two pickoffs, on Utah’s next two possessions, technically didn’t cost the Utes any points, but gave the ball back to the Huskies in Washington’s 10-3 victory Friday night at Levi’s Stadium.