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Senior Bowl, Feb 5, Mobile, Alabama:
Devin LLoyd, Utah, LB (“National Team”)
Braxton Jones, SUU, OL (“American Team”)
Full rosters
https://www.seniorbowl.com/the-game/rosters/
 

None in Utah: Ole Miss, Oklahoma and TCU
https://www.on3.com/news/source-jaxson-dart-focused-on-three-transfer-destinations-visits-usc-trojans-oklahoma-sooners-ole-miss-rebels-tcu-horned-frogs-lincoln-riley-caleb-williams-gerry-hamilton-transfer-portal/

Fully supported by the 2021 Utes, I’m sure, Reser Stadium west side stands were demolished today…
https://duckswire.usatoday.com/2022/01/07/ducks-twitter-reacts-to-video-of-demolition-at-oregon-state-beavers-stadium

Weird stuff.
https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nascar-clash-la-coliseum-photos-contruction-short-track

This CFP game Mich vs Georgia is getting pretty ugly for the BigTen.  Harbaugh smash-mouth football only gets you so far with today’s rules and players.  Michigan’s DBs keep getting torched.

Dink and dunk with the pass and run it down their throats.  Kennedy Brooks with the 16 yd TD run for Oklahoma.

Might be old news but I saw that Bryan McClendon was briefly seen in the UMiami’s website as an assitant coach under Cristobal.  McClendon refuses to confirm or deny he’s headed to Miami.   Probably wasn’t going to be the permanent head coach, but doesn’t bode well for Oregon as they prepare for Oklahoma at the Alamo Bowl with 3 key players opting…[Read more]

AP 8th ranked USC pauses basketball activities.
Statement from USC:
https://usctrojans.com/news/2021/12/19/usc-mens-basketball-game-against-oklahoma-state-in-okc-canceled.aspx
Next up they’re supposed to host Ariz State and then Arizona on Dec 30 and Jan 2, respectively.

I was hoping he’d pull off an upset as it seems to me Heisman winners tend to disappoint in their subsequent bowl game, especially outside of the CFP.
 

So, Columbus news is focusing on temporing the Buckeye fans’ disappointment of being outside-looking-in on the CFP, which is apparently their mindset instead of embracing going to the traditional Big-Ten Champion’s bowl game.   Even the writer can’t resist closing the article by proffering opinions on the CFP they are missing-out on.  May explain…[Read more]

Making way for Christobal hiring and an opening at head coach of Oregon.

Just in case everyone forgot Mens College Basketball season is also underway.

Here is what DucksWire thinks the Ducks need to do in order to beat the Utes tonight.
3 Keys for Ducks
TLDR: Stop the run, Protect the QB, Use Travis Dye more.
Well, Thomas the Tank is unstoppable, Las Vegas is the new Sack Lake City, hopefully Utes’ D will key on Dye

While looking forward to the Pac-12 Championship game, a look back at the Pac-12 Conference season by Jake Curtis, SI Cal beat reporter, reveals some Utes in strong contention for Player-of-the-Year accolades….
Jake Curtis Pac-12 Accolades 2021

AP Poll…https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll

There is a football ranking system run by a guy named DP Dwiggins who puts Utah at #7.  His site is called DPDsdogs.com
http://dpdsdogs.com/ncaa/fbsrank.htm
His methodology is here:
http://dpdsdogs.com/ncaa/rankexp.htm
One thing I note about his method is that there are 2 factors and each has a time-based weighting, so it is weighting recent…[Read more]

GO UTES!

KU 57, Texas 56 OT.  Wow, total meltdown of that program this year.