Tag: Football
Marcus Mariota Heisman Trophy Award
PAC12 and Oregon Duck standout Marcus Mariota was in New York for the Heisman Trophy presentation Saturday December 13, 2014 and WON the Heisman Trophy Award. The 2014 Heisman Trophy winner was announced Saturday night on ESPN, with the three finalists being Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon and…
Tom Hacket Wins Ray Guy Award
University of Utah punter Tom Hacket won the 2014 Ray Guy Award for the best punter in college football Thursday December 11th on ESPN. The Junior punter from Australia is the first Utah player to win a National College Football Awards Association honor. Hackett has also earned first-team all Pac-12 honors…
Nate Orchard wins 2014 Ted Hendicks Award
Utah’s Nate Orchard was announced Wednesday as the winner of the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation’s top defensive end, beating out an impressive cast of finalists from higher-profile programs. Orchard averaged an FBS-high 1.46 sacks per game for the Utes, totaling 17.5 for a Utah pass rush that led the…
Utah Football drops Oregon St. 29-23 in double OT
Corvallis, OR – Utah football drops Oregon St. 29-23 in double OT despite having only 62 Passing Yards, three third down conversions and using two different quarterbacks. Utah’s Devontae Booker was the work horse for the win along with kicker Andy Phillips. Devontae Booker ran 19 yards for a touchdown in the second overtime to…