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SALT LAKE CITY —Utah got the 63–9 win in its home opener, but it wasn’t nearly as sharp as week one. The Utes lit up the highlight reel while piling up too many penalties and missed chances.

“We weren’t quite as in sync offensively as we were in the game last week,” Whittingham said. “We never got into that rhythm that we were in last week, consistently, but there were some really bright spots and good things that happened.” Utah eventually settled in, and quarterback Devon Dampier found his stride. Here are five takeaways from Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

“𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣.” 📣 #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/ht6kYRRSIo

— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) September 7, 2025

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