Utah coach Morgan Scalley did not sound like a man whose team had just stretched the nation’s longest active winning streak to 12 games. After his team’s impressive comeback win at Folsom Field, he gave Colorado coach Deion Sanders and his players more credit than most coaches would give a 2-4 team coming off its fourth straight loss.
Honestly, he had a point. Utah outgained Colorado 248-70 in the first half and led 13-0 amid the offensive struggles. Then Colorado flipped the game, outgaining Utah 324-161 after halftime.
Morgan Scalley gives Colorado’s defense its due
“Credit to Coach Sanders and Colorado for the way they competed and fought,” Scalley said after the game. “I knew going into this game, I thought this was going to be a battle, particularly their defense and how stout they were. I think you look at really all metrics that matter, and I don’t know that we should have won this game, outside of the score.”
The numbers back him up. The Colorado front sacked Utah’s quarterback Devon Dampier three times and held Utah to 131 yards on the ground on 39 carries, just 3.4 yards per rush…