Not sure Ekland was trolling. That seems to be the company line about the Ute defensive backfield coming out of Husky town. The grain of salt comes from what seems to be a clear confusion by their “analyst’s” on what kind of defense Utah actually runs or not knowing any of the the players other than Bradlee Anae on the defensive side of the football without looking at a roster or stats sheet.
These are the same writers who claimed “Washington State moved the ball on Utah” without acknowledging that they were held almost 200 yards under their season average in games not against Utah.