Micah Bernard Extends Utah Lead With Catch & Run TD
Nov 9, 2024, 10:00 PM | Updated: Nov 10, 2024, 10:44 am
Utah Football Micah Bernard Touchdown PHOTO by Joel Davidson
SALT LAKE CITY – Throw out the records when BYU and Utah meet on the gridiron. Utah’s offense has struggled to find consistency all year, but Brandon Rose, Brant Kuithe, and Micah Bernard have the Utes offense rolling with three first-half touchdowns.
Penalties played a significant role, with BYU committing two 15-yard penalties to extend the Utes drive.
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Making the first start of his career, Rose has looked like a seasoned veteran against a fast and athletic BYU defense. A face mask and roughing the passer penalty against the Cougars didn’t rattle Rose.
Already leading 14-10 of the No. 9 team in the country, Rose took the 1st-and-goal snap and hit a wide-open Bernard on a short screen play. Bernard did the rest, sprinting into the endzone and extending the lead to 11.
Rose is 8-of-10 for 87 yards and two TDs. Bernard has carried eight times for 39 yards.
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No. 9 BYU’s remaining schedule
- Saturday, November 16 – Kansas Jayhawks @ BYU Cougars | 8:15 p.m. MT
- Saturday, November 23 – BYU Cougars @ Arizona State Sun Devils | Kickoff TBA
- Saturday, November 30 – Houston Cougars @ BYU Cougars | Kickoff TBA
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Utah’s remaining schedule
- Saturday, November 16 – Utah Utes @ Colorado Buffaloes | 10 a.m. MT
- Saturday, November 23 – Iowa State Cyclones @ Utah Utes | Kickoff TBA
- Friday, November 29 – Utah Utes @ UCF Knights | 6 p.m. MT
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Big 12 Standings Entering Week 11
- BYU – 5-0 in the Big 12 (8-0 overall)
- Iowa State – 4-1 (7-1)
- Colorado – 4-1 (6-2)
- Kansas State – 4-2 (7-2)
- Texas Tech – 4-2 (6-3)
- Arizona State – 3-2 (6-2)
- Cincinnati – 3-2 (5-3)
- West Virginia – 3-2 (4-4)
- Baylor – 3-3 (5-4)
- TCU – 3-3 (5-4)
- Houston – 3-3 (4-5)
- UCF – 2-4 (4-5)
- Utah – 1-4 (4-4)
- Kansas – 1-4 (2-6)
- Arizona – 1-5 (3-6)
- Oklahoma State – 0-6 (3-6)
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Brian Preece is a sports.ksl.com insider covering Locals in MLB and Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian’s Bees and Beehive baseball coverage here.
