Utah Football: 3 keys to victory vs. red-hot UCLA in Week 12

TEMPE, AZ - NOVEMBER 03: Quarterback Tyler Huntley #1 of the Utah Utes scrambles with the football 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) /

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2. Create turnovers

The Bruins struggle with turnovers, where they now sit at No. 97 in the country with a -4 turnover margin. Utah is at the other end of the spectrum, ranking no. 17 with a +6 turnover margin, propelled by 11 interceptions on defense and Tyler Huntley only throwing one interception himself this season.

Huntley has been fantastic for Utah this season. He has 2,297 all-purpose yards and 15 total touchdowns to just two turnovers on the season. The senior captain is over qualified as the game manager role he has at Utah, and he’s been able to capitalize this season with a 74 percent completion rate.

His counterpart, Dorian Thompson Robinson, has had his moments, but is hardly as good with the ball as Huntley. He’s fourth in the conference with eight interceptions on the season, and has one of the lowest completion percentage’s among the regular starters.

That type of undisciplined play won’t cut it against a team like Utah, as the Utes have three players with two or more interceptions on the year. That starts with Julian Blackmon, who has three and has one returned for a touchdown. If Robinson is sloppy again in this matchup, Utah will take advantage.

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