SALT LAKE CITY – With the weather cooperating, Devonta’e Henry-Cole had three touchdowns, all three quarterbacks were live and found the end zone and the defense made a number of solid plays during today’s Utah Football scrimmage.
Troy Williams started the afternoon by taking at the team’s own 25 with the first-team offense. He led it on an eight-play drive, scoring on a 46-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Fulks.
Tyler Huntley lined up with the second-team offense at the 25 as well but was unable to lead his side to a score after two failed attempts. The first drive resulted in a fourth-down sack by sophomore defense end Chris Hart and the second drive stalled after a three-and-out.
Zach Moss picked up 12 yards on the ground, enough for a first down, and Huntley scampered 14 yards for another first down. Freshman defensive end Maxs Tupai swatted down a pass attempt forcing a third down, but a defensive penalty gave the offense another try, which Huntley converted with an eight-yard run.
Williams lined up with the second-team offense but was unsuccessful after a pair of drives. Freshman defensive end Nick Heninger picked up a sack for a loss of three, for the second sack of the day.
The first-team offense, with Williams under center, got the first crack at the red zone. After a pair of incompletions, he connected with sophomore wide receiver Siaosi Wilson for a gain of 13. Sophomore running back Zack Moss ran the ball in on an 8-yard touchdown run to cap the drive. Huntley took the field with the second-team offense, but was unable to come up with a touchdown. Cristian Antezana fired wide on a 43-yard field goal attempt
In the next series, a 7-yard run from Demari Simpkins set up a 7-yard touchdown run by Huntley on the read option. Williams entered and in found senior wide receiver Jameson Field for 13 yards before sophomore running back Devonta’e Henry-Cole ran the ball in from six yards out.
The teams continued to run situational sets including short-yardage and timed drills.
Henry-Cole ran in his second touchdown, a 7-yarder, during the first two-minute drill. Huntley was able to find freshman wide receiver Samson Nacua for a first down and then once more on an 18-yard gain. The young QB also found senior Tyler Bell for a 58-yard gain.
Cooper Bateman entered late and played with the third-string offense, connecting with Austin Turley on a 70-yard touchdown and Tyquez Hampton to end the scrimmage.
