No. 12 Utah hopes to have a few of its injured avid gamers again in motion — in all probability even quarterback Cameron Emerging — because it travels to Waco, Texas, to play battered and ego-bruised Baylor on Saturday.
This would be the first-ever assembly at the gridiron between the 2 systems.
The Utes (1-0) waylaid Florida 24-11 at house closing Thursday, the use of the combo of backup quarterbacks Bryson Barnes and Nate Johnson to do exactly sufficient on offense to overcome the Gators.
Barnes handed for 159 yards, together with a 70-yard TD to Cash Parks at the Utes’ first play from scrimmage, and ran for some other ranking. Johnson pitched in 51 overall yards (45 of them dashing) and a landing.
Emerging has been cleared for complete touch after rehabbing a torn ACL suffered in closing yr’s Rose Bowl sport. His standing for Baylor shall be made up our minds through sport time. He was once considered one of 8 avid gamers from the Utes’ projected two-deep roster to leave out the Florida sport with an damage.
“It was once a excellent win for our program on Thursday evening,” Utah trainer Kyle Whittingham stated Monday. “We undoubtedly performed significantly better on protection than we did within the earlier yr (in opposition to Florida), and that was once in reality the storyline of the sport.”
Utah’s protection held Florida to only 1-for-13 on third-down conversions and 13 yards at the floor. The Utes additionally accumulated 5 sacks, seven tackles for loss and an interception within the dominating defensive efficiency.
“We will be able to transfer directly to some other Energy 5 program in Baylor this week,” Whittingham stated. “We’re very assured that they will be a much-improved staff between Week 1 and Week 2. … So, we’re going to must play exceptionally neatly and feature an ideal week of preparation similar to we need to each unmarried week.”
The Bears (0-1) are licking their wounds after a shocking 42-31 loss to Texas State at house closing Saturday. Baylor racked up 524 yards of overall offense in spite of dropping beginning quarterback Blake Shapen to a knee damage halfway during the fourth quarter.
By the point he was once pressured to the sideline, Shapen had thrown for 303 yards and two TDs and ran for some other ranking. He was once changed through Mississippi State switch Sawyer Robertson, who threw for 113 yards at the Bears’ ultimate two drives earlier than each resulted in turnovers.
Baylor trainer Dave Aranda stated Monday that Shapen would leave out 2-3 weeks with an MCL sprain. He additionally dominated out beginning protection Devin Lemear because of an elbow damage.
“We are running thru the ones accidents, and we’re going to be with the ones guys as they rehab and get again into enjoying form and it all,” Aranda added. “(I am) eager about the blokes we’ve got were given and having a look ahead to their efforts this week.”
Aranda stated he anticipated development around the board from his staff and added that it might be particularly wanted from the offensive line.
“It will be demanded that we make stronger,” Aranda stated. “I believe like from that onerous lesson that we had Saturday, shifting ahead during the week, that we’re going to see some excellent development.”
Saturday’s sport is the second one of 4 at house to start out the season for the Bears. Baylor has 8 house contests on its agenda in 2023.
—Box Stage Media
