Utah suffered its first loss of the season in a 23-10 defeat against Arizona at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday night. The game highlighted significant execution issues for the Utes, particularly in the red zone,

Runs like these have become common for Utah’s senior running back. Almost two weeks ago Bernard gashed Utah State’s defense for a 64-yard gain. He now has 66 carries, 456 rushing yards, two total touchdowns and an average of 6.9 yards per carry on the season.

The veteran back, who has worked to get consistent reps and to separate himself as a true RB1 in Utah's system, finished the day with a career-high 182 rushing yards — including a 62-yard sprint down the field after breaking three tackles and then executing an effective stutter step to evade a fourth — on 25 carries as the team's leading rusher.

Micah Bernard is doing all the right things to cement himself as Utah’s lead running back. After missing 11 games last season with an eye injury, Bernard

No. 10 Utah took a big first step in its new conference last week and will try to keep moving forward against one of its old Pac-12 rivals when it