Social Reaction: Utah Dominates Arizona For Second Straight Win
Oct 15, 2018, 6:34 PM | Updated: 6:40 pm
Arizona Wildcats head coach Kevin Sumlin and Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham shake hands after the Utes won 42-10 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. (Spenser Heaps/Deseret News)
(Spenser Heaps/Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Football team handled the Arizona Wildcats, 42-10 on Friday night at Rice Eccles Stadium.
Social media was buzzing as the Utes dominated the game from the opening kickoff.
KSL TV’s Nadine Wimmer took the night off to catch the Utah game.
Utes Win Big At Home
The Utah faithful were happy with the win as the Utes won their second straight game and improved to 4-2 on the season.
I love my Utes.. Friday W’s make for a great start to the weekend!!! #GoUtes #AZvsUTAH
— S Stewart (@DinhoTheRealest) October 13, 2018
UTES WIN!!! That’s 2 40 point games in a row!!! Amazing! #LightTheU #GoUtes #Utes #AZvsUTAH pic.twitter.com/kAYXUqYEtI
— James Williams (@JamesfromUtah) October 13, 2018
I know @ArizonaFBall has their defensive struggles; but, it was nice to see @Utah_Football actually play a solid game on offense. Solid performance on all three facets of the game. #AZvsUTAH
— Spencer Bertrand (@steve_dnartreb) October 13, 2018
Tyler Huntley’s Big Performance
After posting 201 passing yards on 14-of-19 completions with two touchdowns, also running the ball 11 times for 64 yards and one more score, Tyler Huntley was awarded the game ball after the victory.
Game ball: @_SNOOP1 pic.twitter.com/MGxEayQ2n0
— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) October 13, 2018
Britain Covey High School Flashback
Beginning of the second half, the fans witnessed a great trick play as Utah quarterback Tyler Huntley pitched the ball to running back Zack Moss, who handed it off to wide receiver Britain Covey. He threw the ball downfield to Huntley for a 58-yard touchdown.
.@brit_covey2 throws 58 yards to @_SNOOP1 for the Ute TD.
(you read that right 👀)
Keep this one on a loop, @utah_football fans.#AZvsUTAH | #Pac12FB pic.twitter.com/2conxfkd0K
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) October 13, 2018
Been a while since I’ve thrown one 😆🏹🎯 https://t.co/gwqfk7uDgU
— Britain Covey (@brit_covey2) October 14, 2018
Utes QB is a better wide receiver than any of @UofA’s a actual WRs 😂 #AZvsUTAH
— Chad (@chadkins) October 13, 2018
Whittingham Win No. 200
The win on Friday night marked head coach Kyle Whittingham’s 200th victory as an assistant coach or head coach at Utah. Whittingham is in his 25th season on the hill and 14th season as the head coach.
A big shout out and thank you to all the former and current players for making this program what it is today. It’s an honor to be associated with you! #ItsAllAboutThePlayers https://t.co/roXQJuRJhY
— Kyle Whittingham (@UtahCoachWhitt) October 13, 2018
Congrats coach!!!!! What a honor…. https://t.co/d5WXzS2Ftg
— Eric Weddle (@weddlesbeard) October 13, 2018
Well done @UtahCoachWhitt | grateful to be a part of many of those! https://t.co/rBuIjMvJBl
— Andy Phillips (@AndyDPhillips) October 13, 2018
Congrats coach! Your impact on our lives goes much deeper than football. Enjoy 200 and good luck with 201 next week. https://t.co/Rctm4sECal
— Jake Murphy (@Jake_Murphy82) October 13, 2018
Couldn’t have said it any better Jake. Congrats @UtahCoachWhitt!! Forever thankful for the opportunity to be a part of the brotherhood that I call family. https://t.co/HUQpQO4QBd
— Kenneth Goobie Scott (@Kscott_2) October 14, 2018
Will forever be an honor to have been coached by The Legend. Congrats @UtahCoachWhitt!! https://t.co/VaYclkml92
— Isaac Asiata (@AsiataFive4) October 13, 2018
Utah will look to win their third consecutive game on Saturday when they host USC at Rice Eccles Stadium. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network.
