SALT LAKE CITY — The No. 13 Utah Utes bounced back from its first loss of the season last week and beat the Oregon State Beavers 27-12 Saturday in a lackadaisical affair.

While never really in question, Utah sauntered to a win to improve to 7-1 on the season as the Pac-12 South division leader. The following are a few takeaways from the game.

The overall game was … meh

The overall feel of the game was that of a Power 5 team playing an FCS opponent, except Oregon State has better prospects in the future.