Perhaps Utah quarterback Devon Dampier wasn’t exaggerating when he said during fall camp that sometimes he had eight seconds in the pocket.

Utah’s offensive line entered the season opener with plenty of hype surrounding them. The Utes returned all five starters from a season ago — left tackle Caleb Lomu, left guard Tanoa Togiai, center Jaren Kump, right guard Michael Mokofisi and right tackle Spencer Fano.

Fano has been consistently projected as a first-round NFL draft choice — appearing as high as No. 3 — and Lomu has received mock draft love, too, appearing in some as a first-round selection. The two talented tackles anchor the ends of the Utes’ front, with three seniors in the middle in Togiai, Kump and Mokofisi.

All offseason long, we heard about how good this group was going

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