WATCH: Utah Karene Reid Intercepts UCLA's Dante Moore, Returns For Pick-Six

Utah started their mathcup against UCLA in the best way possible

With hopes and reports indicating that No. 11 Utah would have star quarterback Cam Rising for No. 22 UCLA, the Utes were without the veteran quarterback despite him being suited up pre-game.

UCLA and highly touted five-star Dante Moore opened the game up with the ball, but it took just one play for the Utes defense to make their presence felt. Moore dropped back and ended up throwing his first pass of the game to a lurking Karane Reid, who returned it for a touchdown. 

First play of the game! Utah defense comes up HUGE with the Pick-6 pic.twitter.com/6mvWrDfih1

— AllUtes (@FN_AllUtes) September 23, 2023

The score gave Utah a quick 7-0 lead, and now has put all of the pressure on Moore to bounce back.