ProudUte

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Let’s assume for a moment that Cam is not ready to play by September. We have two four-star QBs. We have a high three-star guy coming in and Barnes who has some playing experience.
Will Utah look to the portal after spring ball? I highly doubt it. If we did that – we would be bringing in a guy to possibly…[Read more]

According to this article – 3of the 4 top college QBs will be playing in the PAC12 this year. Quite impressive. Our defense will be tested this season.
Top QBs

For this ranking – I left our Utes out. This is my early thought on how the teams will finish the season:

1. Washington
2. USC
3. Oregon State
4. Oregon
5. UCLA
6. Washington State
7. Colorado
8. ASU
9. Arizona
10. Cal
11. Stanford
I think Utah will end up in the top four and possibly number one. But, that will depend on Rising, injuries, etc.…[Read more]

Bill Riley said that since ND lost their Oline coach – bringing Harding along with him was part of the deal.
Bill also said that ND is traditionally cheap when it comes to paying coaches a la BYU. Their current coach makes less than half of what KW makes. Considering the money that ND has and makes – this seems odd to me.

They are just behind Stanford. That is amazing. Congrats to the team. They are representing Utah well!!!
They could be a number 1 seed if they are able to win out.

That is a horrible way to end a SB. How could they call that holding? I had no dog in this fight, I just think that was a bad ending to the football season. Make KC earn it.

Another win today. Now 22-2 and ranked 7th in the nation. Up next a tough road test at Arizona on Feiday,

Go Utes!!!

It talks about his close relationship with Whitt. I did not know that BJ has known Jurts since he was a young boy. BJ’s high school offensive coordinator is Hurts dad.

BJ

Speaking of KW BJ said, “He’s one of the best to ever do it, and I’m happy I got the chance to work for him and play for him.”

I am very happy for BJ’s success. I hope to…[Read more]

According to this article, Utah has the most returning production of any team in the PAC12 (tied with USC). We are ranked 5th on offense and 45th on defense. I think our defense will be fine with some incoming talents like Richie, Fano, etc.

Returning Players

I was shocked. We have the former PAC12 first-team QB as our starter. I knew we wouldn’t be in the top three because of the transfers – Williams, Penix, and Nix. But, 8th – really? I certainly hope we are better than that. Also, no mention of Johnson in the article. He goes into great detail on the backups of other teams.

PAC12 QBs

I love college football. I post this just so I can talk Ute football. What is our biggest strength and weakness going into spring ball. Od course things will likely change before game 1 against the Gators.

Strength
I would probably say QB except I do not know how healthy Rising will be. Will he be able to run? For Rising to be great, he…[Read more]

Every kid and his family have their reasons for making a school choice. I don’t know why Walker chose USC, but I hope it works out for him.

He knows he will have a top-10 or better quarterback and a coach who has always had a prolific offense. USC is a good place to get a degree. I wish he was coming to Utah but I hope he has a nice career at…[Read more]

Coach Prime is putting an interesting staff together. He has hired the former FSU and Vikings head coaches. What do you think? Is this a good thing for Colorado? Or are there too many egos on the sideline?

I read yesterday that Utah has signed 16 of the top 1000 high school football players. By comparison, our friends down south have signed 4. Also, according to Rivals, Utah had a better recruiting class than any team in the “new” Big12. The 2023 recruiting class is amazing. It’s a great time to be a Utah football fan.

Go Utes!!!

Here is an article about Walker Lyons. He has started his missionary training and still has not announced his college choice yet. It sounds like he will sign with some team on the NLI day. Some are suggesting Georgia may be his choice.

If I was him, I would not sign with any team until I returned from my mission. He can change his mind then…[Read more]

I think we will go 6-4 and considering the schedule, that’s not too bad. If we do win six more games – we will end up 13-7 in conference play. Considering where we were – this would be a major accomplishment. Coach K left us in a bad place. I like the direction we are headed. I hope we can get back to where Ute basketball was 20 years…[Read more]

Coach Prime does it again

Here is my position-by-position thoughts.

QB – (Net +) I hope we have a healthy Rising and I “hope” that Johnson is our backup and that we have a package where he plays 4-5 plays a game.

TE (Net even) I know we lose Kincaid but we get Kuithe back and I hope Yassmin continues to make progress. Also, I hope Jacobsen is in the mix as a…[Read more]

because he was still in physical therapy.

I don’t know a lot about knee injuries so I have a question. Would he be doing PT if he was going to have ACL surgery? Or did he already have surgery and I had not heard?

We have now got a pretty good idea of who will be on the 2023 football team.  There will be some more portal changes after spring ball.
Offense:
We will lose a couple of linemen, but four of five linemen will have been starters.  This bodes well for our offense.  Rising will be back, so we will have an experienced QB which is huge.  We lose…[Read more]