Idaho Falls' 66-14 loss to No. 21 Utah

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  Idaho fell 66-14 to No. 21-ranked Utah“Utah, the No. 21-ranked team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, looked the part. The Utes didn’t seem affected by the Vandals’ defense and allowed little from the Idaho offense. Idaho went into the game as a 34.5-point underdog, according to FanDuel. Utah outperformed that line as the Vandals fell to the Utes 66-14 on Thursday in front of an announced sellout crowd of 51,444 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.”
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  The game was Idaho's season openerNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The game was on ThursdayNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The game was at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City“Utah, the No. 21-ranked team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, looked the part. The Utes didn’t seem affected by the Vandals’ defense and allowed little from the Idaho offense. Idaho went into the game as a 34.5-point underdog, according to FanDuel. Utah outperformed that line as the Vandals fell to the Utes 66-14 on Thursday in front of an announced sellout crowd of 51,444 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.”
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  The Utes intercepted Idaho senior quarterback Joshua Wood on the third play from scrimmage“On the third play from scrimmage, Idaho senior quarterback Joshua Wood fired a pass that was intercepted by Utah senior linebacker Trey Reynolds at the Idaho 29-yard line.”
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  The interception led to a touchdown just four plays later“That led to a touchdown pass just four plays later, and after the extra point, the Utes led 7-0 with 12:42 left in the first quarter.”
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  Idaho coach Thomas Ford Jr. acknowledged the talent gap between the teams“"Obviously not the performance we were looking for," Ford said in a postgame radio interview. "I felt like we took some good swings, especially early, and I never thought the group stopped fighting. But we just did not play well enough to stay in the game with a very, very good football team. ... That’s a Big 12 team, and they’re a ranked team in the top 25 in FBS for a reason. And that talent gap was definitely noticeable at the end of the game."”
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  Thomas Ford Jr. stated, 'That’s a Big 12 team, and they’re a ranked team in the top 25 in FBS for a reason.'“"That’s a Big 12 team, and they’re a ranked team in the top 25 in FBS for a reason. And that talent gap was definitely noticeable at the end of the game."”
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  Idaho entered the game as a 34.5-point underdog according to FanDuel“Idaho went into the game as a 34.5-point underdog, according to FanDuel.”
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  Utah outperformed that line“Utah outperformed that line as the Vandals fell to the Utes 66-14 on Thursday in front of an announced sellout crowd of 51,444 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.”
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  The final score reflected a dominant performance by the Utes“Utah, the No. 21-ranked team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, looked the part. The Utes didn’t seem affected by the Vandals’ defense and allowed little from the Idaho offense. Idaho went into the game as a 34.5-point underdog, according to FanDuel. Utah outperformed that line as the Vandals fell to the Utes 66-14 on Thursday in front of an announced sellout crowd of 51,444 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.”
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  The game drew a sellout crowd of 51,444 fans at Rice-Eccles Stadium“Utah, the No. 21-ranked team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, looked the part. The Utes didn’t seem affected by the Vandals’ defense and allowed little from the Idaho offense. Idaho went into the game as a 34.5-point underdog, according to FanDuel. Utah outperformed that line as the Vandals fell to the Utes 66-14 on Thursday in front of an announced sellout crowd of 51,444 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.”