Andrew Strauch remembers Utah's 2016 visit to the Rose Bowl as “probably one of the best days of my life.”
That’s because he was kicking for UCLA, not playing for a Bruins defense that allowed 332 rushing yards to Utah’s Joe Williams in a 52-45 loss.
Strauch made a 39-yard field goal and six extra points that afternoon, taking advantage of by far his biggest kicking opportunity during four years in UCLA’s program. That explains why he’s in Utah’s preseason camp as a graduate transfer, competing with fellow walk-ons Jadon Redding of Virginia and Nels Haltom of Bountiful for the job vacated by Matt Gay, a Lou Groza Award winner and a fourth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.