The Utah Utes 22 Forever Spring Game, April 22, 2023 The Utah Utes football team has everything going for them in 2023. They have elite coaching. They have an enormous amount of star power returning from last season. They have added key pieces from the transfer portal to shore up their depth. Everything seems to be lining up for the Utes to have a special season that will begin 100 days from today. Utah will kick off the season against a solid opponent, the SEC’s Florida Gators. In fact, the Utes will likely face its toughest schedule in school history, with games against six teams that are ex ..read more

If you attended the 22 Forever Spring Game, or watched it on TV, then it’s likely you walked away feeling pretty enthusiastic about the future of the program. What Ute Fans Did See On the offensive side of the ball, both familiar and new faces made their presence known, including QB Brandon Rose, RB Ja’Quinden Jackson, WR Money Parks, and WR Mikey Matthews. Rose showed that his efforts as last season’s scout team quarterback paid off, as he commanded the White team offense throughout the first half with consistency and efficiency. He ended the day going 19-24 for 233 yards and a touchdown. Pa ..read more

If you haven’t heard, the Utes are only 156 days away from taking the field in an August 31st revenge match against the Florida Gators on a Thursday night season opener at Rice-Eccles Stadium. But who’s counting? 156 days feel like a long time to wait, but at least there are spring practices and even a spring scrimmage to help ease the itch to watch Utah begin its pursuit of a third straight Pac-12 title, and hopefully more. Even as snow continues to accumulate along the Wasatch Front, the Utes are now a week into winter…er…spring practices, preparing for the season ahead of them. While the f ..read more

Photo by KEMAL HAYIT on Pexels.com The PAC-12 2023 college football schedule is set. Most of the recruiting and transfers are complete. There is still plenty that can change, but we took a close look at each team’s key additions, losses, and returning players, along with the schedules they’ll be facing, and have placed our early predictions for what should be an exciting PAC-12 race this fall. A lot can and will change following spring ball, summer camps, and the weeks leading up to the regular season, but as of right now, this is how we see things shaking out: Utah Utes (11-1) Key Additions ..read more

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com With the Rose Bowl and the 2022-23 season in the rearview mirror, the Utes are officially in Transfer Portal season. So far, four players have transferred in to play for Utah next season (Stanford LB Levani Damuni, Ole Miss CB Miles Battle, BYU DE Logan Fano, and Colorado K Cole Becker) and eight Utah players have entered the transfer portal (DB Malone Mataele, LB Ethan Calvert, LB Mason Tufaga, TE Landon Morris, DE Tyler Wegis, RB Micah Bernard, RB Ricky Parks, OL Paul Maile). For more in depth details on these players, just check out this article. But, what abo ..read more

While it was disappointing to see the Utes lose to the Nittany Lions in the Rose Bowl, you have to wonder what could have been had Cam Rising not gone down with that game-changing injury in the 3rd quarter. Thankfully, as of right now, it’s looking like Utah will return most of its talent from this season’s roster. This means that we might get to see what could have been, but perhaps even better, in 2023. Here is a closer, in-depth look of what next year’s Ute squad is shaping up to look like. Spoiler alert: this team is gonna be stacked! Key Losses CB Clark Phillips III – Phillips finished ..read more

Photo Credit: Matt Patton At halftime of its first-ever Rose Bowl appearance one year ago, everything seemed to be going right for the Utah Utes. Despite having to use a halfback at cornerback for the short-handed secondary, Utah held a 35-21 lead over a powerful Ohio State opponent. In the second half, the lack of experience proved costly, as Jaxson Smith-Njigba accounted for a whopping 347 of CJ Stroud’s 573 yards through the air, and the Utes suffered a heart-breaking 48-45 loss to the Buckeyes. Now, one year later, the Utes will get a shot at redemption, this time against the Penn State Ni ..read more

Photo Credit: 450andylocke/Pixabay.com The Rose Bowl is now less than two weeks away, and it is starting to become clear which players will opt out, and what can be expected from both Utah and Penn State. It’s been easy to overlook the Nittany Lions this season with so much of the attention in the Big Ten being focused on Michigan and Ohio State, but make no mistake, this Penn State team will be a tough matchup for the Utes. Actually, if you’ve kept up with the way Utah plays football, then you’ll likely feel pretty familiar with the Nittany Lions style of play on the field. Penn State is a to ..read more

The transfer portal officially opened just two days ago on December 5th, and it closes on January 18th. This year, 1000’s of college athletes have already added their names to the list, including a couple Utes. Here’s a list of who has already committed to transfer to Utah, what Utes have entered the portal, and 15 names to keep an eye on over the next 43 days: Committed to Utah Stanford senior LB Levani Damuni declared his commitment to the Utes today. Damuni was the leading tackler and a team captain for the Cardinal last season. He should be an instant impact player for the Utes in 2023 ..read more

Utah and USC gave us quite the show a month and a half ago.  In a game where the two teams combined for 85 points and USC never trailed until Cam Rising’s late-game heroics in the final 48 seconds of the game put the Utes ahead for good, it’ll be hard for the sequel to live up to the hype of the first duel between these top two PAC-12 teams. However, we might be in for an even better show this Friday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for the PAC-12 Championship. What’s On the Line? The first game had plenty on the line. The Trojans came into Rice-Eccles Stadium with playoff hopes and an ..read more