From Sports Illustrated, emphasis is mine
Utah 24, Florida 11 says more about: Florida
Utah fans, do not take this as a slight, because this win was a testament to the program’s culture. Competence is simply in the walls in Salt Lake City. There’s no other way to square the fact that this team rotated backup quarterbacks, didn’t have its best offensive weapon (in addition to multiple other starters), yet still managed the game effectively enough to put the Gators to bed without having to do too much on offense in the second half. Utah proved that they are who we thought they were, and you can add that to the list of times they’ve done so recently, like the Pac-12 title game eviscerations of USC and Oregon in the last two seasons, or the regular-season hurting of the then No. 3 Ducks (also in 2021).
With the Utes, you know you’re getting a team with a plan and an ability to execute it. Head coach Kyle Whittingham said his team has started too sluggish on the first offensive play of the season the last few years, so they decided to dial up a deep ball to Money Parks. It worked.
….[lots of stuff about Florida]
The Gators gave Utah opportunities to win the game, and the Utes took them gladly, because Utah isn’t a team that makes crucial mistakes (but yours probably is).
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