Cincinnati, trailing 24-7 at halftime Saturday on the road against Utah, came out of the second-half gates hot.

The Bearcats forced a punt on the Utes’ first drive of the third quarter, then Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby connected with Cyrus Allen for an 88-yard touchdown.

Utah blitzed, Allen got behind cornerback Smith Snowden and Sorsby threw a perfect pass.

With the touchdown, Cincinnati closed the gap to 10 points, and suddenly, the Bearcats had significant momentum — especially when Ute quarterback Devon Dampier threw an interception deep in Cincinnati territory on the ensuing drive.

Dampier had all day on third and 19, but instead of throwing it away, he forced a throw and was intercepted.

The black-clad fans at Rice-Eccles Stadium, who were energetic and loud from the o

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