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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s offense came to play Saturday against visiting Fresno State — a team that barely missed the cut for a BCS bowl last season — and won big, 59-27.
On the first offensive play of the game for Utah, quarterback Travis Wilson connected with Dres Anderson for a 41-yard gain.
Beautiful throw by Wilson for the first #Utes offensive play.
— Bennett Joshua. (@MrBennett3) Sept. 6, 2014
It didn’t take long, though, for the game to get out of hand as Utah took a 17-0 lead in the first quarter and built on the momentum throughout the game.
I have a feeling the Utes are gonna do pretty good this year
— Danny P. Huynh (@ChinitoBolo) Sept. 6, 2014
#Utah up 17-0 on Fresno State in 1st, so that puts a bit of a damper on USC’s domination of the Bulldogs last week. Good for Utes, though.
— Ted Miller (@TedMillerRK) Sept. 6, 2014
Utah’s defense was not to be outdone, though, holding Fresno State to four total yards of offense in the first quarter, showing a much-improved style of play and intensity.
Dear Kalani, I take back everything I said last week. You are AWESOME! #Utes
— Brandon Fleming (@murphy1118) Sept. 6, 2014
The defense managed seven sacks on Fresno State’s quarterbacks Brian Burrell and Brandon Connette and had 13 tackles for loss of yardage.
Utah is embarrassing Fresno State.. 31-7 before halftime? Wowzers. I actually thought Fresno would really challenge the Utes. #Whoopsie
— BroncoCountry.com (@Rafter17) Sept. 6, 2014
#Utes are gonna win a lot of games if they play more halves like this one.
— Thlete (@Thlete) Sept. 6, 2014
Utah is a team I think could sneak up on Michigan if they take them for granted. Keep an eye on the Utes
— Toddy〽️ (@ToddyBjr) Sept. 6, 2014
Hard to say how good this team is yet. Fresno has been destroyed by both USC and now the Utes and Utah has done it with few takeaways.
— Ute Football Central (@utecentral) Sept. 6, 2014
