Devon Dampier accounted for 5 touchdowns and 458 yards of complete offense and Utah scored 37 consecutive factors to beat Nebraska 44-22 within the Las Vegas Bowl on Wednesday afternoon.
The Utes (11-2) ended a 5-game bowl dropping streak and scored a win in Morgan Scalley’s teaching debut. Scalley, Utah’s defensive coordinator since 2016, was promoted to move coach after Kyle Whittingham resigned. Whittingham was anticipated to educate the sport however left earlier within the week to affix Michigan.
Dampier was 19 of 31 for 310 yards and two TDs and ran for 148 yards and three extra scores for the Utes, which posted their third 11-win season at school historical past and first since 2019.
Nebraska (7-6) misplaced its third straight and fourth out of 5 after a 6-2 begin, getting outscored 121-48 over the ultimate three video games. The Cornhuskers gained 157 yards on their first two drives, each leading to TDs, then 186 the remainder of the best way.
Enjoying with out Large Ten speeding chief Emmett Johnson, who declared for the 2026 NFL Draft, Nebraska received 88 speeding yards from Mekhi Nelson (who had 59 in the course of the common season) whereas quarterback TJ Lateef threw for 182 yards, a TD and an interception and ran for a rating.
Up 10 at halftime, Utah made it 31-14 on the opening possession of the third quarter on a 3-yard run by NaQuari Rogers. Dampier added his third speeding TD, from 5 yards out, with 5:56 left within the third.
Dampier capped his efficiency with a 17-yard TD cross to Dallen Bentley halfway via the fourth quarter.
Nelson received the scoring began with a 38-yard TD run for Nebraska lower than 4 minutes into the sport. Utah matched that rating on its opening possession, getting a 2-yard TD run from Dampier.
Lateef hit Jacory Barney Jr. on an 8-yard TD cross to place the Cornhuskers up 14-7 with 2:20 left within the first. The Utes tied it once more on a 20-yard TD cross from Dampier to JJ Buchanan slightly below 5 minutes into the second quarter.
A 28-yard area purpose by Dillon Curtis gave Utah its first lead with 4:13 left earlier than halftime, and Dampier made it a 24-14 recreation on an 11-yard TD run with 20 seconds remaining within the half.
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