Utah had a week off before facing Kansas on Saturday.

The Utes certainly showed signs of both rust and rest.

There were highs and lows all night for head coach Morgan Scalley’s program on both offense and defense.

No. 12 Utah (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) still did enough to get a 41-24 win over Kansas (2-3, 0-2) Saturday in Salt Lake City.

Senior quarterback Devon Dampier had 238 passing yards and two touchdowns, along with 71 rushing yards, while Wayshawn Parker had 171 rushing yards and two touchdowns to lead the Utes.

Here are three takeaways from the game:

Kansas scores 10 unanswered points before the half

Instead of Utah’s offensive lull coming in the third quarter this week, it came just before halftime.

The Utes went up 21-7 with 10:17 remaining in the second quarter. But the game entirely flipped on its head after the Utes punted, turned the ball over on downs and Dampier threw an interception.

Kansas turned Utah’s offensive miscues into a 10-point swing, bringing the Jayhawks within 21-17 at halftime.

All 17 Kansas points came in the second quarter.

After Utah didn’t convert on a fourth-and-3, Kansas quarterback Isaiah Marshall found Cam Pickett for a 32-yard gain, and then the quarterback powered it in for an 8-yard touchdown a play later.

On the Utes’ next offensive drive, Dampier was picked off on an underthrown ball. Kansas, once again, quickly drove down the field to score on a field goal, cutting the Utes’ lead to 4.

Devon Dampier overcomes two early turnovers

Dampier had two turnovers in the first half.

The first came on a strip-sack. The other was the underthrown ball over the middle, which resulted in his second interception of the season.

Kansas converted two touchdowns off his miscues.

Those mistakes didn’t linger.

Dampier led Utah’s offense to a big-time showing in the third and fourth quarters.

He had two passing touchdowns in the second half, one of which was a 1-yard touchdown pass to “rhino” offensive lineman Semi Taulanga.

That wasn’t the last time Taulanga made a mark, either. On the next Utah possession, Taulanga helped spring Parker for a 90-yard touchdown run.

Utah’s passing defense struggles

KU quarterback Isaiah Marshall started the game 4-for-10 against the Utes’ secondary.

He finished the night with 333 passing yards and two touchdowns, catching fire in the second and third quarters against Utah’s man-to-man coverage.

That helped Kansas hang around into the fourth quarter.

Utah’s defensive unit did come up with a key stop with 8:31 remaining in the fourth quarter, stopping Marshall short of a score at the goal line to force a turnover on downs.

On the next drive, Parker broke free for his long rushing touchdown, which clinched the game for the Utes.

Next up: Utah will travel to take on Colorado (2-3, 0-2) at 8:15 p.m. MDT next Saturday in Boulder, Colorado.