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Colorado Buffaloes vs Utah Utes Recap - Utes Win 53-7
Byrd Ficklin scampered through the Colorado defense for 151 yards as Utah handed the Buffaloes a 53-7 defeat on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
The Utes were a -14.0-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 50.0.
Byrd Ficklin rushed for 151 yards, while Wayshawn Parker added 145 yards in the win. Larry Simmons and Ryan Davis added 39 and 36 receiving yards respectively.
Kam Mikell rushed for 44 yards for Colorado, while Micah Welch added 4 yards. Ryan Staub threw for 65 yards for the Buffaloes, while receivers Omarion Miller and Sincere Brown had 59 and 27 yards respectively.
Utah outgained Colorado 587-140 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 25-12 by the Utes.
The time of possession battle favored Utah as their offense was on the field for 33:38, longer than the 26:22 of their opponents.
Next game, Utah takes its act home to face Cincinnati looking for another win. For Colorado, they head home to face Arizona.