Scenes from an unforgettable (and painful) USC loss to Utah

USC fans endured a painful defeat, but it sure was an entertaining night of football with numerous richly dramatic moments. Here’s what they looked like:

Saturday in college football was thrilling, exciting, emotional, and special. If you watched any of the Alabama-Tennessee game, you saw the craziness, athleticism, action, and upheaval which make college football such an attractive, compelling, infuriating sport.

USC and Utah fans climbed aboard for their own roller-coaster ride in prime time.

Caleb Williams, Travis Dye, and the rest of the USC offense were terrific, but Cam Rising and Dalton Kincaid had the final say. Rising’s 2-point conversion won the game for Utah in the final minute. USC and Lincoln Riley walked away with a gut-punch loss.

The action was incredible, though. Here are the images captured by USA TODAY Sports photographer Rob Gray in Salt Lake City: