Pledger, Rising Extend Utah’s Lead Over Oregon During Pac-12 Title Game
Dec 3, 2021, 8:49 PM | Updated: 9:51 pm
Quarterback Cameron Rising #7 of the Utah Utes stiff-arms linebacker Noah Sewell #1 of the Oregon Ducks in the face during the PAC-12 Football Championship Game featuring the Oregon Ducks and the Utah Utes on December 3, 2021 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS – Utah running back TJ Pledger ran into the end zone for a goal line touchdown to take a commanding lead against the Oregon Ducks.
The No. 17 Utes and No. 10 Ducks played in the Pac-12 Conference Championship game at Allegiant Stadium on Friday, December 3.
With 6:33 left in the third quarter, Pledger burst for four yards and across the goal line for a Utah touchdown.
The score extended the Utes’ lead to 29-3.
TOUCHDOWN UTAH
TJ Pledger takes it in from 4 yards out. Cam Rising gets the two-point conversion.@oregonfootball 3@Utah_Football 31
6:33 | Q3#GoUtes #Pac12FCG pic.twitter.com/IIp0Rk5FgD
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) December 4, 2021
After the run, Pledger had four carries for 14 yards and a touchdown.
Utah quarterback Cam Rising ran into the end zone for a two-point conversion after Pledger’s run. The two-point play stretched the lead to 31-3.
The touchdown capped a three-play, 45-yard drive that lasted only 26 seconds.
Following the drive, Rising was 12/21 passing for 151 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. He added eight carries for 52 yards on the ground.
The Pac-12 title game between Utah and Oregon is broadcast on ABC and 700 AM.
