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No. 12 Utah vs. Utah State: How to watch, Game time and TV
The Utah Utes aim to improve to 3-0 as they take on the Utah State Aggies in a critical early-season matchup. With the history of dominance in their favor, Utah looks to extend its winning streak in the Battle of the Brothers. Key strategies for the Utes involve leveraging their tight ends, enhancing offensive line performance, and maintaining solid pass protection.
The tight end position has long been considered a quarterback’s best friend, and this week, it could be Utah’s biggest advantage. Utah State’s cornerback Avante Dickerson has shown impressive skills, allowing only three receptions through two games. To counter this, Utah’s offense may benefit from focusing on their tight ends rather than forcing plays against Utah State’s strong cornerback play.
Utah State’s defense has struggled against tight ends, allowing 15 receptions for 186 yards and a touchdown over two games. The most vulnerable areas of the Aggies’ defense include safeties Torren Union and Ike Larsen, and linebacker Jon Ross May, who have consistently allowed completions when targeted. Utah’s tight ends can exploit these matchups, potentially opening up the field and creating mismatches that could jump-start the passing game.
Utah’s offensive line showed improvement in the run game in week two, but head coach Kyle Whittingham expects more with Cam Rising likely out. The Utes were successful running the ball last week, which needs to rise against a Utah State team. The key for Utah’s offensive line will be maintaining their physicality and improving execution, particularly at the second and third levels.
In pass protection, Utah has been relatively solid, allowing just 13 pressures in 60 pass plays. Utah State’s pass rush has been inconsistent, generating pressure on only 17 of 63 pass plays this season. Limiting these pressures will allow Utah to maintain control and keep their offensive
Cam Rising’s injury status becomes major factor in Utah’s CFB Playoff hopes
No. 12 Utah heads into their 113th meeting with Utah State looking to continue their historical dominance. The Aggies only have one win in the series in the last three decades, and the Utes hope to maintain that trend in Logan. Utah will look to bring energy, physicality, and execution to secure another victory in this storied rivalry.
No. 12 Utah at Utah State
Saturday, Sept. 14
Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. ET
TV: CBS Sports Network (Available of FuboTV)
SALT LAKE CITY — A California man in Utah, as part of his duties with the National Guard, is accused of trying to solicit sex from a young teenager.
Joshua Ruben Rodriguez, 29, of Fresno, was charged Tuesday in 3rd District Court with attempted rape of a child, a first-degree felony, and enticement of a minor, a second-degree felony.
The investigation began when an agent with the Utah State Bureau of Investigation posed as a 13-year-old girl on a “popular social media site … in an attempt to locate and apprehend adults attempting to have sexual contact with children,” according to charging documents.
On April 16, Rodriguez sent the agent a message — believing he was talking to a teen girl — that stated, “I’ll be direct with you, I would like to get to know you and (have sex with) your mind into a daze to where you feel like a woman,” according to charging documents.
When the “girl” asked if he had a problem with her age, Rodriguez replied, “I don’t have a problem with your age,” the charges state.
The agent told Rodriguez to meet at an apartment complex in Salt Lake County where the girl lived, claiming her mother would be gone. When Rodriguez arrived, he was taken into custody, the charges state.
“(Rodriguez) does not have ties to Utah. He is a resident of Fresno, California. (He) was in town as part of his military service with the California National Guard,” prosecutors stated in charging documents while requesting he be held without bail pending trial.
ST. GEORGE, Utah (KUTV) — One person was hospitalized at the St. George Regional Hospital after a car rolled and caught fire just south of the Utah-Arizona border.
The Beaver Dam and Littlefield Fire Department in Arizona said its crews responded to the crash near the Black Rock Road exit – roughly two miles south of the state border – on Sunday night.
Upon arrival, crews put out the car fire and found the driver had left the scene. A single occupant, who was able to get out of the car on their own, was transported to the hospital by a Beaver Dam ambulance.
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Their condition has not been publicly released.
Details on what led to the crash and the condition of the driver were not immediately available.
The Beaver Dam and Littlefield Fire Department said law enforcement investigated the scene.
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz missed out on the NBA Playoffs, but still scored a big win thanks to a coin flip.
In Monday’s tiebreaker coin flip to determine who had the fourth-worst record in the league last season, the Jazz came out winners over the Sacramento Kings, who had the same 22-60 record.
Had the Jazz lost the coin flip, they would have been fifth in NBA Draft Lottery odds. Only the worst four teams are guaranteed to remain within the top eight of the lottery.
If Utah had fallen to fifth, there would have been the chance they could have dropped out of the top 8 teams in the lottery, and owed the draft pick to Oklahoma City, which was top-8 protected in a previous trade.
The Jazz now have an 11.5 percent chance to win the first overall pick in the NBA Draft Lottery, which is scheduled for Sunday, May 10.
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