Chasing Stanford: Can the Utes find the offense to compete?

ESPN’s Pac-12 Blog continues their series looking at what several Pac-12 teams must do to catch reigning Pac-12 champion Stanford. Next up: Utah.

X-factor: If the Pac-12 is driven by offense — and it is — then logic says this is a quarterback-driven league. Which it is.

Highly-touted, but not a fit for Chris Petersen in Seattle, Williams comes to Utah by way of Santa Monica College where he had tremendous success. He’s got Pac-12 experience, and Whittingham said that gives him a “leg up” in the competition to replace Wilson. He might be what Utah needs to get the offense back on track. He has dual-threat potential, but Utah doesn’t necessarily need a runner at the position. Some consistent accuracy in the pocket could be enough to take the pressure off of the defense.