Utah's defense is ready for a do over.
"They definitely out-physicaled us last year, and that was definitely embarrassing," Utah defensive end Jonah Elliss said. "I mean, that's our mentality going into this is we've just got to be physical, man. Like, they showed us up last year and we've just got to do that to them this year."
In the first three games of the season, Utah has been much improved and looks more like the defense that head coach Kyle Whittingham and defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley hope to employ each time the Utes take the field. It's a defense that is "ahead of schedule, meaning we're further along than we were last year," defensive line coach Luther Elliss said.
"Stats wise, we're doing pretty well, but we're trying to be No. 1 in everything — run game, pass game, sacks, takeaways," added Jonah Elliss. "We're trying to be No. 1 at everything, so we need to work on everything to keep improving."Jonah Elliss said the team is having more fun as a collective group. Even with the starting lineup fluid on a game-to-game basis, it's Utah football playing loose and comfortable as a veteran unit.
UCLA Bruins running back Keegan Jones runs past Utah Utes safety R.J. Hubert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. "You know what's on the line," Barton added. "Those regular season games, you could lose them and it doesn't affect your ability to win the Pac-12 championship. But now that conference play's here, it's just exciting. Energy is up everywhere. We know what's at stake, and we've got some good opponents in the Pac, so it should be fun."
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