Micah Bernard rushed for a career-high 182 yards and No. 12 Utah held off a fourth-quarter comeback to beat No. 14 Oklahoma State 22-19 on Saturday within the Utes’ first Big 12 recreation since leaving the Pac-12.
Brant Kuithe scored two touchdowns and Cole Becker kicked three discipline targets for Utah (4-0, 1-0).
Freshman Isaac Wilson threw for 207 yards and a landing and ran for 41 yards instead of injured Utes starter Cam Rising, who warmed up however didn’t play.
Oklahoma State’s Alan Bowman, benched after an ineffective first half, returned halfway by the fourth quarter and scored two touchdowns and two 2-point conversions, serving to Oklahoma State (3-1, 0-1) reduce Utah’s result in three factors.
Bowman, who was 8 of twenty-two for 89 yards within the first half, completed with 206 yards and two interceptions. Sophomore Garret Rangel performed the third quarter and a part of the fourth earlier than Bowman returned with 9:26 left and the Cowboys trailing 16-3.
Utah held Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon II to 42 speeding yards. Gordon received the Doak Walker Award because the nation’s prime working again final season.
Utah turned the ball over 3 times within the first half however nonetheless led 10-3. Cowboys security Trey Rucker intercepted Wilson twice. The Utes’ protection restricted Oklahoma State to 119 yards and 5 first downs. Gordon carried the ball six instances for 16 yards earlier than halftime.
The groups traded discipline targets earlier than Utah pressured a punt and drove 64 yards in 11 performs for the one landing of the primary half. Kuithe scored on a direct snap from the 1-yard line.
The conclusion
Utah: The Utes performed with out starters Connor O’Toole and Karene Reid on protection, however nonetheless introduced in Gordon and Bowman. Utah restricted Oklahoma State to 285 yards and compelled eight punts.
State of Oklahoma: The Cowboys have been near finishing the comeback, however they could not cease Bernard ultimately, and the Utes ran out the clock.
Next
Utah: They host Arizona on Saturday.
State of Oklahoma: Visits Kansas State on Saturday.
