WATCH: Money Parks makes USC defense look silly, races for huge Utah touchdown
Utah’s first two touchdowns of the 2022 Pac-12 Championship Game came from drives that were of the grind-it-out variety, churning out plays and methodically moving down the football field.
Utah’s third touchdown of the title fight with USC was, well, not that.
Money Parks converted a third-and-19 from midfield, but not only did he convert the long third down, but he also scored on the long third down.
Yes, the Utah receiver scored on this.
Money Parks scored on this play lmao pic.twitter.com/Vf2tz30f9q
— Derek Peterson (@dr_petey) December 3, 2022
Parks took a crosser and raced 57 yards to put the Utes ahead 24-17 early in the third quarter. It was the third score in a 21-0 run by the Utes to go from on the mat to out in front.
Here’s the play:
OH MY WORD! 3rd and 19 and @Utah_Football gets the 1st down AND THE TOUCHDOWN! 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/g4P68Hc2RI
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) December 3, 2022
And the Pac-12’s social media team had an even better angle:
This angle of that Money Parks TD 🤯🤩
(camera person is ok 😅) pic.twitter.com/v7rzX8KVFU
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) December 3, 2022
USC’s defense has been a problem spot all season. The Trojans entered the Pac-12 title game 11-1 in spite of that. Missed tackles, though, will kill you in a title game.