UTAH UTES
Dalton Kincaid Catches Touchdowns On Consecutive Drives To End First Half
Sep 10, 2022, 1:11 PM | Updated: Sep 16, 2022, 11:18 am
Dalton Kincaid #86 celebrates scoring a touchdown with Britain Covey #18 of the Utah Utes during their game against the Colorado Buffaloes November 26, 2021 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Utes standout tight end Dalton Kincaid caught two touchdown passes on consecutive drives in the second quarter against Southern Utah.
The first score was an easy touchdown for Dalton Kincaid as Cam Rising found the Las Vegas native for a 37-yard strike to give Utah a 38-7 lead with 1:08 remaining in the first half.
After the game was tied at seven at the end of the first quarter, Utah had 31 points in the second quarter, while holding the Thunderbirds scoreless. The Utes’ defense forced SUU to punt once again and the offense went down the field quickly and capped the drive with a six-yard TD catch by Kincaid.
It’s the first two touchdowns of the season for Kincaid. Kincaid finished the first half with seven receptions for 107 yards and two touchdowns as Utah took a 45-7 lead into the locker room.
Back to back TDs đź‘Ť@_DaltonKincaid pic.twitter.com/E9FaRWjdTx
— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) September 10, 2022
The 2021 campaign was a rough one for SUU only winning a single game and going 0-8 in conference play. Not only are the Thunderbirds breaking in a new conference in 2022 (Western Athletic), but also a new head coach in DeLane Fitzgerald- so far so good for the team. In 2022 they have already matched their win total in 2021 after beating the St. Thomas Tommies 44-13 last week.
The Thunderbirds bring back experience at the quarterback position this year with three-year starter Justin Miller. Despite a rough overall year for the team last year, Miller was consistently a bright spot and appears poised to help Fitzgerald right the ship in Cedar City. In 2021, Miller racked up 4,186 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, 17 interceptions and averaged 220 yards per game. Last week, Miller impressed with a 63.9% completion rate off of 359 yards and three touchdowns.
A familiar name to Utah fans on the Thunderbird roster is former running back Braedon Wissler. He didn’t get a ton of play in last week’s game for SUU, but Wissler’s name might be called on occasion. Last week he had seven rushing yards and 33 receiving yards in the Thunderbird’s win over St. Thomas.
The Utah/SUU game can be seen on the Pac-12 Network.
