PLAYERS TO WATCH
–P Mitch Wishnowsky averaged 51.0 yards punting last week against Arizona State. He had three punts of 50-plus yards and his 60-yard punt was a season long. He has five 60-yard punts in his career. Wishnowsky has 54 career punts of 50-plus yards, ranking him second all-time at Utah.
–WR Britain Covey’s 36-yard punt return tied his season long against the Sun Devils. He also had a 33-yard kick return in addition to 24 receiving yards and four rushing yards for 97 all-purpose yards.
–RB Zack Moss reached 1,000 yards rushing for the second straight season with 128 yards on 18 carries against Arizona State. He is the fourth player in Utah history with two 1,000-yard rushing seasons, joining John White (2011-12), Devontae Booker (2014-15) and Eddie Johnson (1984, 86). Moss has 1,092 rushing yards this season.
–PK Matt Gay made field goals of 40 and 31 yards against Arizona State and has made 12 straight field goals. He is 14-of-17 this season overall and 6-of-9 from 40-plus yards. Gay has 44 career field goals, which is tied for third in a career at Utah.
SERIES HISTORY: Utah trails in its series against Oregon 22-9 with the Ducks winning eight of the last 10 games. Oregon has won the two games played between the team in Salt Lake City since Utah joined the Pac-12 in 2011.
QUOTE TO NOTE: “It was the first time in a long time that we got pushed around the line of scrimmage. Their offensive line pushed our defensive line around. We turned the ball over on offense three times and getting pushed around the line of scrimmage, that was really our own doing. After four weeks of playing very well in all three phases we didn’t play particularly well in any phase this afternoon.” — Utah coach Kyle Whittingham after the Utes lost at Arizona State 38-20 last week.