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Dampier, No. 15 Utah Roll Nebraska 44-22 in Las Vegas Bowl as Scalley Debuts

The star quarterback’s performance leaves his return or a transfer‑portal move in question.

Overview

  • Devon Dampier threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 148 yards and three scores, totaling a Las Vegas Bowl record 458 yards of offense.
  • The bowl served as Morgan Scalley’s first game as Utah’s head coach after Michigan hired longtime Utes coach Kyle Whittingham, speeding up the transition.
  • Utah finished 11-2 and set single-season program records with 3,462 rushing yards and 41 rushing touchdowns after posting 225 rushing yards and four scores in the game.
  • After falling behind 14-7, Utah seized control with a 17-0 second quarter and outgained Nebraska 535-343 overall.
  • Nebraska ended 7-6 as freshman TJ Lateef logged 182 passing yards with one passing and one rushing touchdown, and the defeat was the Huskers’ 30th straight loss to an AP-ranked opponent.