Ty Jordan Breaks Out Long TD Run To Put Game Away Against Colorado
Dec 12, 2020, 1:40 PM
Utah Utes running back Ty Jordan (22) runs the ball during a PAC12 football game between the Utah Utes and the Washington Huskies on November 28, 2020, at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA. (Photo by Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah true freshman Ty Jordan put the game away for the Utes with a 66-yard touchdown run against Colorado.
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The long score was set up with Utah’s defense forcing the Buffaloes to turn the ball over on downs. On the first play on offense for Utah, Jordan busted out the 66-yard TD.
It’s his second touchdown of the day and third on the season. Jordan finished with 147 yards and two touchdowns after that score.
💨 HE GONE!@_ylfotyt with the long TD to put @Utah_Football up 35-21! pic.twitter.com/ZaINiRbXXY
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) December 12, 2020
It was a tale of two halves for the Utes as they trailed 14-10 at the half. Colorado came out in the second half and scored a 61-yard TD on their first play. Utah answered with a three-play scoring drive where Jordan started it with a 35-yard run before Bentley threw a 7-yard pass to Solomon Enis. Then Jordan ran in an 18-yard TD to trim Colorado’s deficit to 21-17.
The Utes scored 24 unanswered after that point to take a 38-21 lead with Jadon Redding scored a field goal after Jordan’s second TD run.
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports. You can download and listen to the podcast, here.
