Los Angeles • The last two minutes of Friday night’s game ticked off the Los Angeles Coliseum clock with Utah’s defensive players standing on the field, powerless to do anything about a 30-23 loss to USC. The slow, painful ending of the Utes’ Pac-12 opener gave safety Julian Blackmon time to turn the page.
Is it really that easy, though? The list of what Utah lost is long and discouraging. Gone are the Utes’ Top 10 ranking, favored status in the Pac-12 South, realistic hope of making the College Football Playoff and the likelihood of hosting ESPN’s “College GameDay” next weekend during Washington State’s visit.