Down to their fifth-string quarterback, the Utes football team almost pulled out a spectacular comeback against #22 Iowa State, only to lose its seventh straight game, 31-28. The seven-game skid is Utah’s longest since 1986,

Quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. left the game after trying to play through a thumb injury, and the Terrapins fell, 29-13, to ensure a losing campaign.

Utah’s losing streak continues. And its bowl hopes are no more. The Utes fell 31-28 to No. 22 Iowa State on Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium. With a chance to tie the game in the final seconds, senior kicker Cole Becker pushed a 54-yard field goal wide right.

TCU scored on five straight possessions after the UA got within 14-13 late in the first half. And like many times this season, the “middle eight” comprising the end of the fir