Just when it appeared that the Utes were on the verge of a historic season, they and their season were … history.
Inside of 60 brutal minutes at the Pac-12 championship game, extraordinary was majorly downgraded, suddenly and irrevocably Gone With the End, left in the vapor of three jarring touchdown runs, 208 rushing yards in total, by Oregon’s CJ Verdell, who — has anyone checked? — may be running, still.
The Utes will go to a bowl game, they will still take praise for a strong season, overall. They will be considered good. They’re almost always good.