Utah freshman quarterback Byrd Ficklin made his first career start on Saturday night.

And it took him less than a minute to find paydirt.

On the second play from scrimmage, Ficklin kept the ball and broke off a 63-yard touchdown run to put the Utes up early.

Despite being listed as probable on Friday’s availability report, junior quarterback Devon Dampier will only be available in an “emergency situation,” ESPN reported just before kickoff.

It’s the first time the junior has not started in a game for Utes this season.

This season, Dampier has completed 68.7% of his passes for 1,375 passing yards, 13 touchdowns and four interceptions. He also has 80 carries, 442 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns.

Before making his first official career start, Ficklin had appeared in six games,

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