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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah started so fast adjoin Fresno State in Saturday's 59-27 win that the absolute antagonism was amid Ute receivers Dres Anderson and Kenneth Scott.
"There's consistently antagonism amid us. Aback we were advancing off the acreage aback I denticulate the aboriginal one, Dres said, 'I got to get me one of them.' Afresh aback he scored, I thought, 'Oh able-bodied then,'" Scott laughed.
The affable action for aloof rights aside, Anderson said he's animated Scott is aback advantageous again.
"It's way easier for me now. I don't consistently see a assurance over the top. I'm blessed because I get man coverage," said Anderson, who had three catches for 84 yards. "We accept been seeing for a continued time that we'd be a abundant one-two combo."
Travis Wilson threw for a career-high bristles touchdowns, and Scott had six receptions for 77 yards.
Wilson completed 11 of 20 passes for 181 yards and larboard the bold aboriginal in the third division with Utah advanced 38-7.
"I was absolutely admiring with the offense, the bounce and the execution," Utah drillmaster Kyle Whittingham said. "The breach aloof played a absolutely apple-pie game. Travis looked acceptable today, absolutely distributing the brawl for us."
In the third quarter, Utah's Nate Orchard recovered a breeze that went aerial over the Fresno quarterback's arch and concluded on the Fresno State 1. Two plays later, Wilson threw his career-best fifth touchdown canyon to Anderson.
Utah's aegis had seven sacks.
"Guys were aloof relentless, aloof capital to get to the quarterback and advice our DBs out and we do that by accepting sacks," Orchard said.
The abutting Utah control concluded with Wilson's replacement, Kendal Thompson, scrambling 14 yards to accomplish it 45-7 for Utah (2-0).
"We were absolutely rolling there," said Whittingham, whose teams accept generally struggled on breach and accept not played in a basin bold the accomplished two seasons.
Wilson affiliated with Westlee Tonga over the average on fourth-and-1 and the bound end abject two Bulldogs into the end area for 24-0 Utah advantage.
"It affects your anima aback you abatement abaft aboriginal and you're on the road," Fresno State drillmaster Tim DeRuyter said.
Brandon Connette threw a 2-yard scoring canyon to Malique Micenheimer to get Fresno State (0-2) aural 24-7, but Utah caked it on.
Wilson, who has been diagnosed with an aberrant intracranial avenue but was austere to play, ran aboriginal and generally adjoin the Bulldogs and had his helmet yanked off, which garnered a amends on Utah's aboriginal touchdown drive.
"Me active every anniversary is allotment of the bold plan. I'm account the aegis off some of our plays and I saw some advantages I could booty in active the ball," Wilson said. "I was absolutely blessed how we fabricated plays."
Wilson's 41-yard canyon to Anderson led to a acreage ambition and afresh he begin Scott for a 7-yard touchdown reception. Aloof over 9 account into the game, Wilson hit Anderson in abounding stride with a 38-yard canyon for addition TD and a 17-0 Utah lead.
"I absolutely would like to accept a few added completions, but we fabricated some big plays off those completions," Wilson said.
The Bulldogs didn't acquire a aboriginal bottomward until the additional quarter, afterwards accepting aloof 4 yards and punting bristles times in the antecedent period. Duke alteration Connette adequate Brian Burrell, who started the bold 2-for-8 for 14 yards, and the Bulldogs confused bottomward the acreage in the additional quarter, but the drive died on a bootless fourth bottomward at the Utah 25.
Connette was 16 of 24 for 177 yards and a touchdown and ran for another. Burrell was abundant added able aback he alternate in the fourth division and threw two touchdown passes, including a 4-yarder to Greg Watson on the final comedy of the game.
Fresno State had not absent afterwards approved division amateur beneath third-year drillmaster Tim Deruyter but has now suffered back-to-back blowouts, afterwards falling to USC 52-13 in the opener.
The aftermost Utah quarterback to bandy bristles TDs in a bold was Brian Johnson, adjoin San Diego State on November 15 in Utah's best 2008 season. Wilson's antecedent aerial was three TD tosses.
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