USU barely pulled out a win against FCS bottom-feeder Southern Utah. This has Ute fans extremely confident in their team's chances and many predicting a blowout. What does one excruciatingly bad game say about a team? Most teams have at least one, and their stories tell us a lot.
This power 5 contender’s rushing defense completely fell apart. Despite having an offense that had struggled mightily all year, their opponent racked up 418 yards rushing and controlled the ball en route to an 18 point win.
Ranked in the top 10 and expected to contend for a playoff, the run defense was useless against a withering read option attack, which piled up 452 rushing yards.