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'Drops are going to happen,' but Utah receivers ready for the test

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s wide receivers have something to learn from Pixar’s “Finding Nemo.”

“Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming.”

Or in a more football-related sense: just keep catching. Collectively, Utah’s receivers only dropped three passes that weren’t deflected by a defender during its 41-10 win over Weber State, but Utah is hoping to have more production in the passing game as the offense looks to get an early jump-start against Northern Illinois Saturday.

“It most definitely felt slow,” receiver Siaosi Mariner said, following a first-half stall on offense and a 10-0 deficit to Weber State.