The Utes won the Pac-12 championship and are going to the Rose Bowl.
Utah quarterback Cameron Rising celebrates after leading his team to a touchdown during an NCAA college football game against USC for the Pac-12 Conference championship, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in Las Vegas.There were deafening cheers Friday night inside Allegiant Stadium.
USC and Utah traded touchdown passes early in the fourth quarter, the latter coming on a 60-yard catch and run from Rising to tight end Thomas Yassmin, who broke one tackle on the left sideline, went upfield, then dragged another would-be tackler to the end zone to extend the Utes back to a 10-point lead, 34-24, with 10:08 remaining.
Three plays later, Ja’Quinden Jackson 53-yard romp, complete with two broken tackles and dragging a defender to the end zone, slammed the door, putting Utah in front, 40-24, with 5:29 left. Down 17-3, Utah got the ball back thanks to a fourth-down pass breakup by freshman safety Sione Vaki after USC, which was doing anything it wanted on offense, went for it on fourth-and-8 from the Utah 37-yard line.
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