Football camp: Day 15 (Final scrimmage and finale)

Camp concluded with a scrimmage at Rice-Eccles Stadium Saturday morning.
“It was a good work day,” said Utah coach Kyle Whittingham. “We had lot of improvement from scrimmage two.”
Even so, Whittingham added that the Utes still have “a lot of things to work on.”
Practice resumes Monday afternoon, the day classes begin. That’s when the focus on season-opening opponent Pittsburgh will kick into high gear.
Scrimmage highlights:
OFFENSE: Terrance Cain completed 14-of-18 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns, while Jordan Wynn was 9-of-20 for 147 yards. He was picked off twice and threw for one score.
Running back Tauni Vakapuna completed a sweep of leading the Utes in rushing in all three scrimmages. He finished with 27 yards on nine carries Saturday. Eddie Wide and Matt Asiata each carried the ball six times, netting 19 and 16 yards, respectively.
Nine players made receptions. DeVonte Christopher led the way with four catches. Dallin Rogers, Brad Clifford and Reggie Dunn scored touchdowns.
DEFENSE: Neli A’asa and Chad Manis intercepted passes and Wykie Freeman had a breakup.
Trevor Reilly, Joe Kruger and Boo Andersen were credited with sacks. Reilly and Kruger also made an additional tackle-for-loss. Chris Washington, Brandon Burton and Chaz Walker made stops behind the line of scrimmage as well.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Joe Phillips connected on field goals from 48, 22 and 43 yards. Nick Marsh made a 19-yarder.

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