Amidst the glitz and glamour of the historic Sugar Bowl and playing a storied Alabama program, the largely written-off Utes stormed out of the gates and never looked back en route to a 31-17 win.

Despite being heavy underdogs, the Utah football team beat up on Alabama in nearly every way possible and scored a 31-17 win over the former No. 1 football team in the country in the 75th annual Sugar Bowl.

On September 2, 2004, a 17-year-old kid named Brian Johnson completed one of his two passes for a modest 11 yards in Utah's season-opening win over Texas A&M.

Brian Johnson threw for 336 yards on 27-for-41 pass attempts, Freddie Brown caught 12 catches for 125 yards and the Utes scored on their first three offensive possessions to jump out to a crucial 21-point lead against Alabama.

At 5-foot-8, 223 pounds, the Texas Southern transfer is doing his best to imitate what one of Alabama's best weapons, tailback Glen Coffee, does in order to prepare Utah's first-team defense.

Try to remember the last time you saw a Utah receiver loose the football. Rack your brain for the last Ute tailback to cough up the rock. It won't be in 2008.

In what is being billed as the biggest game in school history, the Utes head into the Sugar Bowl against a top five, Southeastern Conference team.

Two days away from the biggest game in Utah history, the 12-0 Utes were the main attraction at the Louisiana Superdome.

For Utah, New Years Eve will be a chance to rest from the last true practice before the Sugar Bowl.

Utah is coming off of an avenging road win against UC-Irvine 60-52 and looks to take a big win against a top 25 team into the new year.