The highlights were fast and furious in the Rose Bowl on Saturday in Pasadena, California.
Utah was making its first appearance in the Grandaddy of Them All and the Utes and Ohio State were putting on a show.
At one point in the second quarter, the schools scored five touchdowns in 2:43.
One of them was a spectacular kickoff return by Britain Covey, good for 97 yards.
UTAH 97-YARD KICK RETURN TD ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/Vx5K537La6
— ESPN (@espn) January 1, 2022
Britain Covey will turn 25 on March 18. Twitter had some fun with the length of the Utah player’s college career.
He is older than Mac Jones, Trey Lance, Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa among others already with NFL experience.
Britain Covey is the first player to return a kickoff for a TD in the Rose Bowl since Britain Covey did it in 1932.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) January 1, 2022
Britain Covey, who started playing college football in the Obama administration, puts Utah up 7-0.
— Pacific Talks (@PacificTalks) January 1, 2022
congrats to Britain Covey, playing in his final collegiate game after 14 years at Utah
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) January 1, 2022
Britain Covey! Old but fast!
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) January 1, 2022
Marvin Harrison catching TD passes. We have all been here before. (Britain Covey may have been in the same recruiting class as Marvin Sr.)
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) January 1, 2022
Britain Covey has been around so long he committed to Utah just 14 days after Ohio State won the 2014 national championship. pic.twitter.com/4JucSPhIII
— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) January 1, 2022
Utah RS Britain Covey with his 6th return for TD this season! I know he’s an older prospect with size and durability concerns, but he has a unique skill set. Absolutely worth drafting on Day 3.
— Todd McShay (@McShay13) January 1, 2022
