Utah Tech Football Stymied at Portland State on Saturday

Utah Tech could not dig itself out of a deep first half hole as the Trailblazers were handed a 30-14 road loss at Portland State on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Hillsboro Stadium. Utah Tech (0-7/0-4 Big Sky) found itself staring at a 30-7 halftime deficit, thanks in large part to a disastrous second quarter, during which three costly Trailblazer miscues led to 16 Viking points. The two sides played even through much of first quarter, though Portland State (2-4/2-1 Big Sky) scored the game’s first touchdown when Viking quarterback Tyrese Smith found Zui Shelton in the back of the…