Utah’s 21-7 loss to Washington in September is the game that changed the Utes' offensive approach this season, after receiver Britain Covey suggested his group lacked an identity.
The Huskies' visit to Rice-Eccles Stadium for Utah's “Blackout” game also is remembered as the night when Covey survived, somehow.
Washington’s sound, hard-hitting defense held the Utes to a season-low 261 total yards, making coach Kyle Whittingham, offensive coordinator Troy Taylor and the rest of the world recognize they needed to do something different. The Utes responded with more of a run-oriented scheme that produced improvement in a loss at Washington State to end September, then they won seven of their next eight games and claimed the Pac-12 South title.