Utah’s special teams miscues were magnified in its 24-21 loss to BYU last weekend.
Not a lot went right for the Utes’ special teams unit in Provo, and a few mistakes proved costly in the three-point defeat.
Utes on the air
Utah (5-2, 2-2) vs. Colorado (3-4, 1-3)
Saturday, 8:15 p.m. MDT
Rice-Eccles Stadium
TV: ESPN
Radio: 700 AM/92.1 FM
Perhaps the most glaring miscue of the night was Mana Carvalho’s muffed punt near the end of the second quarter. Utah had scored a touchdown to level the score at seven, then forced a BYU three-and-out.
The Utes had all the momentum, and it looked like they would get the ball back near midfield with 2:30 remaining with a chance to score before halftime, and they would also get the ball out of the locker room in the second half.
In an instant, h