Wazzu drops third straight, losing to Utes 21-17

The Utah Utes put up 21 unanswered and held off the Washington State Cougars for a 21-17 victory in Pullman.

WSU (4-4, 1-4 in Pac-12) offense sputtered and failed to find a rhythm for most of the game. The Cougars got an opportunity to mount a late comeback but Utah (6-2, 4-1) iced the game away, draining the remaining 4:48 of game clock on the final possession.

It’s the Cougars third consecutive loss and fourth in their last five games. The Cougars have yet to put up at least 20 points in those three losses and failed to eclipse 30 since their loss to Oregon in week four.

The Utes received the ball to start the game and instead of their usual starter Cameron Rising taking the field, it was…