Cam Skattebo ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns to assist Arizona State upset No. 16 Utah 27-19 on Friday night time in Tempe, Ariz.
Skattebo had his third 100-yard recreation of the season to assist the Solar Devils (5-1, 2-1 Massive 12) snap a four-game dropping streak within the sequence. Sam Leavitt threw for 154 yards and a landing for Arizona State.
Micah Bernard led Utah with 129 dashing yards and a landing. The Utes’ Cameron Rising returned from a three-game absence on account of a throwing hand harm. Rising threw for 209 yards but in addition tossed three interceptions.
Utah (4-2, 1-2) took a 16-13 lead late within the third quarter on a 6-yard run from Bernard. The Solar Devils answered rapidly. Skattebo stumbled by way of a deal with, stayed on his ft, and raced 50 yards to place Arizona State again up 20-16.
Errors on fourth down proved expensive for Utah within the fourth quarter.
The Utes turned it over on downs on the Solar Satan 20 when Rising accomplished a move to Cash Parks, who got here up in need of the primary down. Then, a fourth down 12-yard landing catch by Mycah Pittman on the following Utah drive was nullified by Parks’ move interference penalty.
It led to Cole Becker’s fourth subject objective — a 46-yarder — that trimmed Arizona State’s result in one with 5:42 left.
Skattebo sealed the upset win along with his second lengthy landing run, racing 47 yards to make it 27-19 with 2:41 remaining. Caleb McCullough reeled in his second interception of the sport a minute later to slam the door on a Utah comeback.
Rising made his first begin since injuring his throwing hand in opposition to Baylor in Week 2. The senior struggled in his return to motion, tallying 97 yards and finishing simply 35 p.c of his move makes an attempt earlier than halftime.
Arizona State’s offense endured no early sluggishness. The Solar Devils scored touchdowns on two of their first three drives.
Leavitt ran 9 yards to transform an extended fourth down and adopted with a 26-yard scoring toss to Jordyn Tyson on the subsequent play that tied it up 6-6. Skattebo ran for six yards to transform one other first down, organising a 2-yard run from backup quarterback Jeff Sims that put Arizona State up 13-6 within the second quarter.
Utah drove contained in the Solar Satan 30-yard line 5 occasions within the first half. The Utes settled for 3 subject targets, a punt and Rising threw an interception on the opposite drive.
–Area Degree Media
