Against the Buckeyes, Utah allowed 683 yards and 48 points. Quarterback C.J. Stroud threw for 573 yards and six touchdowns and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 15 passes for 347 yards and three TDs against a depleted secondary.
Utah football: Cornerback Clark Phillips III opted out of the 2023 Rose Bowl Game. Sophomore Zemaiah Vaughn is the most likely candidate to start at right cornerback when the Utes face Penn State Nittany Lions in Pasadena
With 11 seconds left in the half, Coach Whitt called a timeout. Utah had dominated the Ducks in the first half to the tune of 21-0, but he wanted to give his star punt returner a chance to crush.