Utah high flyer hands over three catches for Arizona State's N'Keal Harry

Tempe, Arizona. • Former defensive lineman Utah coach Kyle Whittingham was much more disappointed by his team's inability to stop Arizona State's race match than a second-line mangle by quarterback Manny Wilkins. and his receivers from the ASU.

Whittingham said the pbad cover "was not a thing to write" in a 38-20 loss, and that his strategy at the end of the first half said enough about his confidence in the game. secondary school. Whittingham could have asked Matt Gay, the Lou Groza Award winner, to score on a 60-yard field goal. Instead, he ordered a punt. If Gay had missed the call, the Sun Devils would have taken control of their 42-yard line with about 25 seconds to go.

Whittingham quoted a light wind against Gay – 3 mph at kickoff, according to the game book – and the USS 'offensive ability for his decision.

This is far from being a sign of confidence in a Ute high school started in the season with the goal of becoming the best group in the history of the school. The Utah defense played better in the third quarter, while safety Marquise Blair returned from a suspension in the first period and cornerback Jaylon Johnson made his third interception of the season. But the second team relapsed, giving Wilkins the 61-yard pbad to N'Keal Harry in the first game of the fourth quarter. The Sun Devils recorded a total of 205 yards in the fourth period.

Whittingham praised the # 1 high school standings in the Pac-12 pbad-pbad defense, but those numbers will not help: Wilkins was 19th on 285 yards and three touchdowns. for Harry. Considered a first-round pick in the NFL, Harry caught nine pbades for 161 yards. Brandon Aiyuk added six receptions for 101 yards.

Defensive backs from Ute were eager to test themselves against Harry, but "we lost the match," conceded Johnson. "They came to play today and we did not do it."

Julian Blackmon, the other Utah cornerback, had a chance to be intercepted late in the first half, but he only managed to deflect the pbad and ASU completed the race for an early lead of 21. -17. This match could have prolonged the momentum of the Utes after having recovered 14-0.

Sharreiff Shah, Ute's cornerback coach, started playing knowing that Harry would do his share of the catch. "You just hope they're not grueling games, game-changing games," said Shah.

But that's exactly what Harry delivered.