Getting beat out for the starting job hit Utes senior quarterback Troy Williams hard, but a unspectacular performance in the team’s first loss of the season on Saturday may have hit him harder.
Williams, a senior co-captain, threw a pair of interceptions on back-to-back attempts in the fourth quarter with Utah attempting to rally from a 10-point deficit. Ultimately, Williams added a last-minute touchdown pass in a 23-20 loss to Stanford, the first of the season for Utah (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12).
The Utes offense turned in its second-lowest scoring game of the season and did not display enough life at key moments to overcome Stanford and Bryce Love’s budding Heisman Trophy campaign.