Scouting Report Card: Grading Penn State’s Rose Bowl opponent

Let’s grade Utah’s 2022 season before Penn State faces them in the Rose Bowl.

Running Backs

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Grade: B+

Tavion Thomas will be heading to the NFL, so in will step Utah’s younger combo of Micah Bernard and Ja’Quinden Jackson, who each rushed for over 400 yards and combined for 12 touchdowns. Jackson actually leads Utah with eight rushing touchdowns this season. So even without its top rushing option, the Utah running game looks to be pretty formidable for the Penn State defense.

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