Pasadena, CA . — With a multitude of questions about Utah’s identity heading into 2025, the team got an emphatic response on the Rose Bowl turf Saturday night. Kyle Whittingham’s program didn’t just beat UCLA — they dictated every phase of the game, bludgeoning the Bruins with a physical run game, suffocating defense, and a quarterback who looked as poised as the stage demanded.

By the final whistle, Utah finished eight yards short of 500 yards of total offense and earned a 43–10 win, sending a clear message in their season debut.

The Utes wasted no time establishing their style. On the game’s opening drive, the offensive line mauled UCLA’s front, springing backs for chunk gains and giving quarterback Devon Dampier clean pockets. It was old-school Utah football, wrapped in new-school wri

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