Rising throws 3 TDs and No. 16 Utah beats Colorado 28-13

SALT LAKE CITY -- , Losing a couple of early season games was far from the most difficult thing Utah had to overcome to get back to the Pac-12 title game. “We’ve taken probably the hardest thing that can happen and we’ve turned it into something beautiful,” receiver Britain Covey said after Senior Day victory against Colorado on Friday. Cameron Rising threw three touchdown passes, Tavion Thomas ran for 142 yards and a score, and No. 16 Utah beat the Buffaloes 28-13. Within the last year, the Utes lost star running back Ty Jordan and defensive back Aaron Lowe to tragic shooting deaths. Utah honored them with a TJ-AL logo on their helmets. “There’s always been a reverence whenever we’ve talked about them, but we’re getting to the point now where we just celebrate them and honor what they represent. It’s more than two guys now, it’s the entire team, the whole university,” Covey said.