SALT LAKE CITY — In a wild, heart-stopping seven-minute stretch that will live in Rice-Eccles lore, No. 12 Utah erased a 12-point deficit and stormed past Kansas State 51–47 on Saturday night — a comeback fueled by chaos, grit, and Devon Dampier’s fearless dual-threat heroics.

After a costly fumble gave the Wildcats a 47–35 lead, Utah’s defense swung momentum when Tao Johnson intercepted a two-point attempt and returned it the length of the field for a defensive conversion.

Dampier then engineered two clutch drives — first firing a 20-yard touchdown to Larry Simmons to cut the deficit to three. Then, after a defensive stop, then breaking free on a fourth-and-one keeper for a stunning 59-yard run to set up the go-ahead score with just over a minute left.

Lander Barton sealed it seconds l

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