Utes in review: Utah helps itself vs. Washington State, getting closer to USC

Utah’s football team will go into October with a much better outlook than last year, thanks to a performance Saturday night that resembled what everyone pictured for the Utes this season.Well, except for the absences of running back Zack Moss and receiver Britain Covey.Utah’s missing those playmakers made a 526-yard offensive showing more impressive in a 38-13 defeat of Washington State that made Cougar coach Mike Leach label his team “very soft” on both sides of the ball