Highlights, key plays and photos from No. 13 Utah’s win at Baylor

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Final score

No. 13 Utah 55, Baylor 28

Make it three straight wins for Utah in blowout fashion.

Utah, in its first game after a bye, used a bevy of big plays to slice and dice its way to a road victory over Baylor, with Byrd Ficklin delivering two of those chunk plays that ended up as touchdowns.

The Utes had four touchdowns of 60 or more yards in the win, none bigger than Ficklin’s 74-yarder in the third quarter that made it a 35-20 game after Baylor had clawed back within 28-20.

Utah forced the Bears into two turnovers and three turnovers on downs, including a 65-yard pick-six from Elijah Davis, which helped make up for an otherwise subpar night for the Utes defense, as they gave up 563 yards of total offense.

After a slow start, the Utes offense got on track and ended up with 483 yards, including 380 on the ground.

Ficklin had 166 rushing yards and two touchdowns on just six carries, including a 67-yard score in the first half, while Wayshawn Parker added 129 rushing yards and scored twice, once on a run and again on a reception.

Fourth quarter

Utah 55, Baylor 28

3:28 — The Utes have scored again — stop me if you’ve heard this before.

This time, it came on a 1-yard NaQuari Rogers run, as Utah marched 75 yards on 10 plays to put another score in the end zone. The extra point was blocked. Utah 55, Baylor 28.

8:18 — Baylor isn’t going away, as Kole Wilson caught an 18-yard touchdown to cap a 75-yard drive.

There was an ugly scene after the scoring play, though: both Utah’s Elijah Davis and Baylor’s Ashton Hawkins threw punches at each other and were ejected.

Sawyer Robertson then hit Josh Cameron for a two-point conversion to make it a 21-point game. Baylor 49, Utah 28.

11:03 — Utah is turning this one into a blowout with its 21st straight point, as Devon Dampier found Wayshawn Parker for a 5-yard touchdown pass. Utah 49, Baylor 20.

That was set up by a Trey Reynolds interception he returned 31 yards to the Baylor 9.

14:12 — The Utes have their largest lead of the game, with NaQuari Rogers scoring on a 3-yard touchdown early in the fourth. Utah 42, Baylor 20.

Utah started the drive in good field position after the Bears turned the ball over on downs, and the Utes moved the ball 54 yards in eight plays for the score.

Third quarter

Utah 35, Baylor 20

7:14 — Talk about a definitive response.

Byrd Ficklin scored his second long touchdown run of the night, this time from 74 yards, to give Utah a two-score lead again. Utah 35, Baylor 20.

Ficklin, who’s getting more reps in conjunction with Devon Dampier, took a QB run and burst through the line before successfully stiff arming a defender and outracing several defenders to the end zone.

8:09 — The Bears have made it a one-score game again.

After Utah moved the ball just 18 yards on its first drive of the second half, Baylor responded by going 63 yards on 10 plays before stalling out in the red zone. That led to a 31-yard field goal from Connor Hawkins. Utah 28, Baylor 20.

Halftime

Utah 28, Baylor 17

The Utes have the lead at halftime on the back of three explosive plays.

Utah scored on a 65-yard pick-six from Elijah Davis, a 67-yard Byrd Ficklin run and a 64-yard Wayshawn Parker carry.

Baylor has had a handful of big plays as well, including a 29-yard touchdown pass to Josh Cameron just before halftime to make it an 11-point game.

The Utes already have 179 rushing yards and 243 yards of total offense at halftime.

The Bears actually more total yards, with 362 in the first half. Baylor, though, missed a field goal, turned the ball over on downs inside the Utah 25 and is losing the turnover battle 1-0.

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Second quarter

Utah 28, Baylor 17

0:04 — Baylor keeps sticking around, cutting it to an 11-point game with a quick touchdown drive.

Sawyer Robertson escaped a sack attempt and found an open Josh Cameron, who made his way into the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown. Utah 28, Baylor 17.

That capped a two-play, 55-yard drive that started with 22 seconds until halftime.

4:28 — Another big play ended up in the end zone for Utah.

This time, Wayshawn Parker broke through the line and ran untouched for a 64-yard touchdown, giving the Utes a game-high 18-point lead. Utah 28, Baylor 10.

That capped a two-play, 75-yard drive for the Utes, who have three touchdowns of over 60 yards already.

5:01 — Baylor scored again, though the Utes held inside the 10.

The Bears moved the ball to the Utah 6 before being forced to kick a 23-yard field goal from Connor Hawkins. Utah 21, Baylor 10.

10:47 — The Utes are burning Baylor on third down.

This time, it was Byrd Ficklin, who broke a tackle on third-and-2 and raced for a 67-yard touchdown, his longest run of the season. Utah 21, Baylor 7.

After struggling to move the ball on their first two drives, the Utes have put up 151 yards on back-to-back touchdown drives.

12:00 — The Bears had an answer for Utah building a two-score lead, as Josh Cameron caught a 1-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-goal. Utah 14, Baylor 7.

Bryson Washington ran for 48 yards on the 75-yard drive, including a 40-yard gain that moved Baylor inside the 10.

First quarter

Utah 14, Baylor 0

0:11 — Moments after Elijah Davis was called for pass interference to extend a Baylor drive, he got his revenge.

Three plays later, Davis jumped a third-down pass from Sawyer Robertson and returned it 65 yards for a touchdown to double the lead. Utah 14, Baylor 0.

2:31 — The Utes perfectly sold the play fake on a third-and-1 in Baylor territory, and Devon Dampier found a wide-open Dallen Bentley for a 25-yard touchdown pass for the game’s first score. Utah 7, Baylor 0.

How to watch the game

The game between Utah and Baylor will be televised on ESPN2 and will be live streamed on Watch ESPN. The game kicks off at 5 p.m. MST.

Pregame prep

Here are a few stories to get you ready for the rivalry game between the Utes and Bears.