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Utah Football: 3 overreactions from Holy War win over BYU

By Connor Muldowney

PASADENA, CA - OCTOBER 26: Zack Moss #2 and Tyler Huntley #1 of the Utah Utes celebrate after a touchdown in the second half at the Rose Bowl on October 26, 2018 in Pasadena, California. Utah won 41-10. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - OCTOBER 26: Zack Moss #2 and Tyler Huntley #1 of the Utah Utes celebrate after a touchdown in the second half at the Rose Bowl on October 26, 2018 in Pasadena, California. Utah won 41-10. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /
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TEMPE, AZ – NOVEMBER 03: Quarterback Tyler Huntley #1 of the Utah Utes drops back to pass during the first half of the college football game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TEMPE, AZ – NOVEMBER 03: Quarterback Tyler Huntley #1 of the Utah Utes drops back to pass during the first half of the college football game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

1. Utah is the clear favorite to win the Pac-12

Nothing such as this overreaction will have any credibility after one week of action. This goes for every team around the country except for Tennessee. Sorry, Vols fans, but your team isn’t doing anything this season after losing to Georgia State.

Even though Utah pulled away and looked dominant against BYU in the second half, there’s clearly work to be done.

Rust has to be shaken off from Tyler Huntley even though he did complete 13-of-16 passes. He threw for just 103 yards and was ultra conservative with his throws all night. He needs to get back to his dominant ways. If he’s not back to his 2018 pre-injury form, the Utes could be in trouble.

The defense did look solid even though it gave up over 200 passing yards, but that’s an area of strength for this team, especially the front-seven.

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Utah may have looked like one of the best Pac-12 teams in Week 1, but it’s far too early to call the Utes the clear favorite just because of an 18-point win over BYU.

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