19th-placed Oregon State shocked the NFL world, beating 10th-placed Utah Football in a thrilling clash.
Beavers quarterback DJ Uiagalelei faked a quarterback sneak and pitched to Silas Bolden, who ran 45 yards for the score that all but sealed the Beavers’ 21-7 victory over No. 10 Utah on Friday night.
“You’ve just got to play with no fear. Go out there with confidence. Make plays,” Bolden said.
Damien Martinez added an early touchdown dash and the Beavers (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) bounced from last weekend’s close loss to No. 16 Washington State.
Utah’s Johnson, making his third straight start, completed just three of 12 passes for 35 yards before he was replaced with Bryson Barnes in the third quarter.
“Oregon State came right out from the get-go, excellent game plan, both on O and D. Give them all the credit. They made plays,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said.
“We didn’t make plays. We had one touchdown and not even 200 yards of offense. We’re going to win exactly zero games doing that.”
“I think they were excited to play,” Beavers coach Jonathan Smith said about his team’s rebound. “They knew the challenge, how good these guys were.”
