EagleMountainUte

Actually, that was a one time exception that the NCAA issued for last year’s bowl season. Do you know if it has been renewed?

NCAA issues one-time waiver

I can definitely see your point. It makes sense. However, life has a way of going in unexpected directions. At Utah, JJ is the undisputed starter when healthy and is set to get the lion’s share of carries. We don’t know if that will be the same at OSU. For all we know, he might get beaten out or pick up an injury or not learn the…[Read more]

LOL… there’s a concept in life known as “is the juice worth the squeeze.”. Is JJ worth what it’s going to take to keep him or would you be better off using that money on other players? Professional teams in all sports have to deal with this situation all of the time. Sure you want to keep him but not to the detriment of the rest of the team.

The Wildcats are expected to be without top offensive lineman Jose Priebe, who entered the transfer portal, but will have most key players back for this one. Only three players departed, and none played crucial roles.

Northwestern pulled off road upsets over Wisconsin and Illinois, defeated Purdue in its final home game at Ryan Field, and arrives…[Read more]

Here are the stats from JJ’s last five games:
Oregon – 12 rushes/37 yards
ASU – 13 rushes/111 yards
Washington – 10 rushes/29 yards
Arizona – 10 rushes/47 yards
Colorado – 21 rushes/68 yards

Again, I like JJ and would definitely prefer to keep him but, if he’s going to be playing bell cow RB, he needs to find a way to stay healthier and be more…[Read more]

Utah is a better team with JJ, that’s a fact. At the same time, having JJ by itself isn’t going to catapult you to the CFP or even the CCG. So, if someone wants to overpay for a RB that’s frequently injured and really hasn’t lived up to his potential, so be it. It’s not like JJ is Barry Sanders or Earl Campbell. I also doubt that his injury…[Read more]

Utah football’s Las Vegas Bowl depth chart

Will playing in the bowl game affect his future eligibility? I mean, Bernard already graduated in 2022. This is his fifth season with Utah and he took a redshirt in 2019.

I think this goes back to the conversation regarding Rose’s medical redshirt. The rules attached to the eligibility of an athlete getting a medical redshirt are very specific and one of them is that the athlete must have suffered a “season ending injury.” I mean, it says it there in black and white “season ending injury.” How can you play in a…[Read more]

Been saying that since this rumor started. There’s nothing on the Internet or social media about him entering the portal.

If he said that, who said “and if you get caught cheating, you ain’t trying hard enough!”

Do you have links showing Jackson entering the portal? I’ve searched on social media and the Internet and haven’t found any. Or is it just an open secret?

Are you taking about Malachi Nelson? There were rumors all season about his talent level. He just wasn’t looking very good in practices and scrimmages.

Costelli was the 27th ranked QB out of the 2021 class. Riley Leonard, who just committed to Notre Dame, was the 47th ranked QB in that same class. The shocking thing about the ratings is how many five and high four star QB recruits never amount to anything.

If the 25th rated in-state kid wants to come as a PWO, I don’t have a problem with that. But I’m not going to clap like a seal when that is the best option to fill out this year’s class because that is a recruiting failure.

LOL… mike drop…

I’m not counting this class as a Loss. The point of question was why you specifically were so excited about a low three star recruit who only had offers from schools well below Utah’s demonstrated level.

What is there to be concerned about? We just pulled the best class ever last year.

The fact that any player can leave at any time. The fact that the portal can take away your best player with you not being able to do anything about it. The fact that we’re in this year and not last year. The fact that having a bad or mediocre recruiting class…[Read more]

I agree. Eventually the player realizes that changing positions is the only way to get regular playing time.

OK…let’s see what happens…