Southern Utah Thunderbird vs. Utah Utes | Full Game Highlights | ESPN College Football

today marked 606 days since cam Rising was last on the field for Utah it's been more than 700 days since Brandt keithy has played a game for the youths these Utah fans glad to see seven and 80 back on the field tonight Utah won the toss they deferred to the second half so the youths will kick it away Braden Whistler and Devin Perkins back to receive we are underway in Salt Lake City on a beautiful Thursday night temperatures in the upper 70s low humidity little bit of smoke from the pregame fireworks hanging over the stadium as Southern Utah the Thunderbirds make their way onto the field for the first time tonight Jackson Barry getting his first career start the red shirt Jr from Prosper Texas appeared in five games 6 F 200 lb and he has been a different player for southern Utah since this past December trying to get off the field and get Cam rising in the offense the ball for the first time tonight Barry hit as he throws but it's complete out of the back field Lamson he gains nine you're going to see three Running Backs from Utah in this game got a pop pass trying to get it to the outside that's dejon Stanley that came across the formation and got the carry for a gain of six parks in motion again Rising he's going to tuck and run everybody holds their breath and he steps out of bounds after a gain of 10 tight formation multiple tight ends on the field Stanley wheel route out of the back field he's wide open makes the catch at the 40 20 10 touchdown Utes flag comes in at the end maybe a little excess on the celebration and a linebacker gets caught up in the in the receiver's route and the speed this guy possesses it's instant touchdown [Applause] because time to throw and it's complete across the 40 mark Bales the senior from raway New Jersey pressure complete to the tight end not a whole lot [Applause] there Barry with time now he's hit and escapes Dives forward across the 35 down to the 33 but that's short of the first down back set behind him that's keithy that goes in motion from right to left it's Bernard on the carry and he bowls his way down to the 43 yd line 13 Personnel three tight end one running back bring Kei in motion he cuts off the backside and just run some chunk yardage thanks okay they've already got one of those big plays the 64 yd touchdown pass have they got another one yes they do welcome back brt keithy touchdown Utes great play design and say all right 12% block down turn around delay release Kei takes it up and by that time the safety sees him and he's already gone touchdown right up the SE cty going into last season lover on the ground with a nice cut back gets it up the middle down to the 30 yd line there was some thought that Rising was going to be able to return a seasoning and in this first year in the Big 12 he is preseason First Team all Big 12 and he's got another touchdown what a night for Brandt keithy the seventh year senior with an 18yd reception his second touchdown catch of tonight he goes out everybody's watching the tight end flank out and then is Lee kibi one of the best players at the tighted position in the nation Stanley in the back out of the backfield releases it's the same play a wheel route and he's going to take it the distance no Flags touchdown Utah 79 yds you got it rich it was the exact same play having a great day with formations Personnel packages and just movement in the offense and this is just inside zone right here inside Zone handed off to the running back offensive line starting to get a double team at the point of attack driving them back it says sorry guys just had to get a quick workout in Rising on the bootleg that one is complete to Dorian singer his second catch of the game run off boot and they have a comeback on the outside easy pitch and catch Mike Gund admitted that they started game prep earlier than they normally would for the season opener out of respect for what South Dakota state has been absolutely keii on the reception fighting his way into the end zone for a touchdown that's a grown man TouchDown for brt keithy his third of the game just 68 seconds remaining in this first half he in a slide on a little wheel route comes and stops but then there's four Defenders there that should have stopped him we talking about a guy with the will to be great he just wouldn't be denied 1 2 3 four four Defenders trying to keep him out the end zone and they can't do it it's Brant Keith's father Dennis played football here is Isaac Wilson making his season debut inside rice CLE stadium and he is sacked on his first play as a quarterback right you know you look at it I mean he just runs around him and Kyle Whittingham says he simply got better every single day in Camp he was an early en rolly so after winning a state championship didn't get the impression that that was anytime soon I thought Morgan scall Had interesting things to say about the fact that he has to focus on the job that he's got not the job that he's going to have one day big completion there to Mark bals he's had a nice game tonight bails with his third catch gets him out of pocket moves the launching point of the quarterback and he's able to throw across his body and get it to the receiver shows his arm off number one arm Talent number one second down play and that one is intercepted Elijah Davis steps in front of the pass that's the first turnover created by this Utah defense tonight and that's going to make Morgan scall smile let the guy cross his face on the wheel route and then he undercut it on out sitting down in zone he thought it was manto man Barry thought it was manto man but it was a Zone and the corner sat out there sat on the route was Wilson back in fourth down for Utah Wilson dumps it complete that's a first down and more on the reception dren Zipperer gain of 18 and a first down along with Wilson Zipperer once again flag on the play Colorado has won the football game Hail Mary that didn't get all the way to the end zone North Dakota State it's landed King the tight end moving to the right side stretch to the left Mitchell trying to get to the corner going for the pylon touchdown Mike Mitchell his first career touchdown as a youth in high school Mike Mitchell rushed for 22 yards they will have scraped the linebacker to the outside from the two blockers on the outside he just outran the defender to the corner [Music] a really special moment each home game here into of the game for Utah it is Brandon rose rose takes a shot toward the end zone that ball is caught for a touchdown Caleb loner great back shoulder pass veteran pass for young Isaac Wilson in his debut as a Utah youth on this film for Utah absolutely they're going to see things you know especially early and you know they're going to see a lot of what these players can actually do a knee and that is going to do it so a successful start to the season for Kyle Whittingham and the Utah Utes the return of Cam Rising after being out of the game for 605 days a great start to his season a great start to brt Keith's season as well the outstanding tight end three touchdown catches a big night for dejon Stanley huge night for him had a couple of touchdown receptions was good on the ground 513 yds of total offense tonight for the youths and they hold Southern Utah to just 150 yds as well down the good times staring down the CL throw some Hallelujah