So, ESPNU has a replay of the game on, so I decided to chart the lone scoring drive that the Utes had, and here are the results:
Started on our own 20:
Run: Moss, 4 Yards
Run: Moss, 5 Yards
Pass: Haller, 4 Yards (Same one that was dropped on the 4th down play later in the game)
Run: Moss, 11 Yards
Run: Moss, 4 Yards (Moss injured on the play)
Pass: Fotheringham, 5 Yards
Run: Shyne, 5 yards
Pass: Nacua, 5 Yards
Pass: Boyd, Dropped
Pass: Scramble by Huntley, 28 Yards
Run: Moss (option pitch), 7 yards
Run: Moss (Left side), 4 Yards, TD.
Drive Summary: 12 Plays, 85 Yards, Moss 4 Yard TD Run
Run: 7
Pass: 4
Scramble/Broken play: 1
6 of Moss' 13 carries came on this drive, but only one went for more than 10 yards.
Huntley was 3 of 4 with the lone incomplete pass being a drop.
My three takeaways here:
1. Offense needs to be balanced. 7 rushes and 5 passes with one being a scramble by Huntley I think would qualify. I suspect that if I charted the rest of the game (which I probably will do), you'd see a lot of imbalance in the offensive drives.
2. We don't need to be designing runs for Huntley, we've got plenty of guys to run the ball, but he should have the green light to run when he's got green grass in front of him.
3. That nearly half of Moss' carries came on this drive shows the exact problem the offense has that caused us to lose this game...or at least one of the problems.