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SALT LAKE CITY – Either lopsided wins or bitter losses have been the story through the first two months of Utah’s football season .

It figured somewhere down the line, probably in November, when the stakes get raised, the Utes would have to grind out a rugged win against a fellow Big 12 opponent. But once again, not so much, even though the opponent on Saturday was nationally ranked Cincinnati.

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The Bearcats came into the last month of the regular season as one of two undefeated teams, along with BYU, in Big 12 play. After a close loss to open the season against Nebraska, they had won seven consecutive games be

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