Utah’s epic defense is keeping the team in contention amid injuries, punchless offense
The Utes are among the nation’s elite in third-down defense, sacks, rushing yards allowed, total yards allowed, and points allowed, which has helped the team to a 4-0 start and a No. 10 ranking despite myriad injuries and a punchless offense.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes defensive end Jonah Elliss (83)celebrates after sacking UCLA Bruins quarterback Dante Moore (3), in the final Bruin drive in the 4th quarter, in PAC-12 football action between the Utah Utes and theUCLA Bruins, at Rice-Eccles Stadium, on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.
Eric is a West Valley City native and a graduate of Granger High School and the University of Utah who joined The Tribune in 2003. He hoards rescue cats and guinea pigs, reads historical fiction, watches British baking shows, and obsesses over 1980s hair-metal bands in his spare time.