But I see that issue as rather inconsequential. Utah has other RB’s who’ll go out and run hard, and BYU will have stout run defense like usual.

Huntley is the offensive threat I’m more worried about. Both Moss and Huntley started against BYU in 2017, and these were the stats:

Zack Moss: 11 carries for 21 yards
Tyler Huntley: 27/36 300 yards, 19 carries for 89 yards and a TD.

I remember sitting in LES and feeling like Huntley was running circles around us. I rewatched that 2017 game, and he was definitely effective. Some takeaways from rewatching:
1. BYU’s 2017 offense was a natural disaster, but the defense was actually pretty good earlier in the season.
2. Utah could move the ball, but they had tons of penalties and were terrible in the red zone.
3. Huntley looked like Utah’s best player.
4.Many key BYU players from that game will also play in this year’s game (Bushman, Khyiris, Zayne, Dayan, Hifo, Shumway, Lee, Pili, Fonua, Empey, Longson, etc)

I know Moss is the media’s focus and whatnot, but Huntley is a pure athlete that can do/has done damage against us — more so than a running back potentially would IMO. Yes, he’s struggled against elite defenses, but he’s also played well against teams with high-level athletes. Having DL containment and linebackers who can spy will be key. Utah says they won’t run Huntley as much this year, but a running quarterback always “goes back to the well” when the stuff hits the fan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvjQew0gGBg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XFbYlmTPjo