SALT LAKE CITY — It’s about execution.
That’s the answer players and coaches of any team give when an offensive scheme fails to work. And in Utah’s case Saturday, there was certainly not enough execution on the offensive side of the ball in a 23-20 loss to Stanford.
But citing execution as the problem is a vague reference and one that doesn’t clearly get to the point of what went wrong. In Utah’s case, you could start with the red zone problems, pass protection, passing distribution, etc.
Quite simply, Utah beat itself in a game that was easily a winnable game.