Former Four-Star Running Back and LSU Transfer Chris Curry To Transfer After Three Seasons With Utah
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by Kevin Borba
4d ago
After a injury-riddled three-year stint in Utah, running back Chris Curry is looking to give it one final go in the college football transfer portal. He initially started his career at LSU, where he signed with the tigers as a four-star recruit in the 2018 class. He spent three seasons with the Tigers before he transferred to Utah. Unfortunately for Curry, his time in Salt Lake City will mostly be remembered for back-to-back season ending injuries. Similar to Utah's Cam Rising and Brant Kuithe, 2024 will be his seventh season of college football. Over the course of his career, he's rushed for ..read more
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NFL Draft: Three Utah Utes Signed As Undrafted Free Agents
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by Kevin Borba
4d ago
The NFL Draft concluded over the past weekend, and while Utah saw five players get drafted they had a few more who earned opportunities via the undrafted free agency route. Safety Cole Bishop, EDGE Jonah Ellliss, safety/running back Sione Vaki, guard Sataoa Laumea, and wide receiver Devaughn Vele all heard their names called. Here is where their teammets ended up after things were all said and done. Team Signed With: Buffalo Bills Resume: 45 career games at Utah, 36 starts. Two-Time All-Pac-12 honorable mention Team Signed With: Denver Broncos Resume: 47 career games, 22 catches for ..read more
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Utah Named A Team To Keep An Eye On For Deion Sanders' Former Prized DB Cormani McClain
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by Kevin Borba
4d ago
The Utah Utes are rebuilding their secondary ahead of 2024 and have heavily relied on the transfer portal to do so. They have already landed three defensive back transfers in the portal and according to a recent report by On3's Pete Nakos, could be in the market for another. While updating On3's Josh Newberg on the recruitment of former five-star Cormani McClain, Nakos revealed that USC is out while schools like USF and UCF are still in the mix. He also revealed the Utes are a school worth looking out for. As a recruit, McClain was ranked as the No. 14 overall recruit in the country and was at ..read more
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Utah Sweeps UCLA For First Time Ever, Jump Into Top 25
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by Kevin Borba
4d ago
The Utah Utes baseball team is in the midst of a fantastic season that got even better on Sunday after they officially swept UCLA. It marked the first time that they swept Utah in program history, and it also saw them jump into a first place tie with Arizona. Kai Roberts launched a home run, and also nabbed stolen base No. 28 on the year for what was the single-season program record. His outfield running mate TJ Clarkson also had a fantastic day, going 3-for-4 and was just a triple shy of securing the cycle. The Utes went on to win the game by a score of 12-7, and also ascended to No. 25 in th ..read more
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Utah Utes WR Devaughn Vele Selected With No. 235 Overall Pick by Denver Broncos
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by Kevin Borba
4d ago
The Utah Utes had five players drafted in the 2024 NFL Draft, and wide receiver Devaughn Vele was the fifth and final to do so. The former walk-on who joined the team in 2019 and earned a scholarship in 2020 was drafted by the Denver Broncos with the No. 235 overall pick. He ends a bit of a dry-spell for Utah receivers, becoming the first one to be drafted since 2015. For Vele, he joins a draft class headlined by former Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, and also will reunite with Utah pass-rusher Jonah Elliss who went in the third round and also made history with his father. Over the course of his ca ..read more
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Utah OL Sataoa Laumea Drafted By Seattle Seahawks With No. 179 Overall Pick
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by Kevin Borba
4d ago
The fourth Utah Utes that came off of the board over the weekend hails from the offensive line in Sataoa Laumea. He started 44-straight games, starting at right guard for two seasons before making the move to right tackle for the past two seasons. He earned All-Pac-12 honors each of the past two seasons and will provide a great sense of physicality for a line that needs help protecting Geno Smith. He was taken in the sixth round with the pick No. 179 overall. The former four-star recruit out of California chose Utah over UCLA as a member of the 2019 class. He will be tough to replace on the li ..read more
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Utah Utes Two-Way Star Sione Vaki Selected With No. 132 Pick by Detroit Lions
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by Kevin Borba
4d ago
A third Utah Ute is officially off of the board in the 2024 NFL Draft after safety/running back Sione Vaki heard his name called. He joins Cole Bishop and Jonah Ellliss as Utes that have been taken in this year's draft, as he was taken with the No. 132 overall pick in the NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. A team that seems like the perfect fit for someone who is as gritty as Vaki, as head coach Dan Campbell is notorious for coaching physical defenses that love to bite some kneecaps. This past season, Vaki emerged as one of the most versatile stars in college football as he was asked to play runn ..read more
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BYU Snatches Up Utah Transfer Portal Target
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by Elijah Grayson-Murray
4d ago
With the spring transfer window now open, it's expected that the Utes will be active in the QB market, however an in state target is now off the table as arch-rivals BYU have officially secured his signature. McCae Hillstead is a 5'10" 185-pound QB from Utah State and in his freshman year, he racked up 1,062 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions on 94 completions for a 59.5% completion rate. The Lehi, Utah native joins a crammed Cougars QB room as his arrival makes him the 8th QB on the roster, and while losing a transfer target to your rivals is always a tough pill to swallow, the ..read more
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Dalton Kincaid's Hilarious Reaction To Reuniting With Former Utah Utes Teammate Cole Bishop
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by Elijah Grayson-Murray
4d ago
Day 2 of the NFL Draft saw two Utah Utes get selected with Cole Bishop going to the Bills with the 60th pick while Jonah Elliss went to the Denver Broncos with the 76th pick, however a former Utah star couldn't contain his excitement for the first of the two. Former Utah and current Buffalo Bills TE Dalton Kincaid is coming off a breakout season, and based on his reaction to the news that he will be reunited with safety Cole Bishop, it's safe to say that his excitement for the 2024 season just got kicked up a notch. Bishop rose up draft boards after his astounding senior bowl and combine showi ..read more
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Former Utah Stars Jonah Elliss and Father Luther Elliss Make NFL Draft History
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by Kevin Borba
4d ago
Friday marked a historical day for the Utah football program and the NFL Draft. A round after safety Cole Bishop was taken, Utah EDGE Jonah Elliss was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round with the No. 76 overall pick. On top of his NFL dreams coming true, the now-former Utes star pass-rusher made history with his father Luther Elliss. According to a social media post by the team, they became the first father-son duo in program history to be drafted into the NFL from Utah. Luther had an impressive 10-year NFL career that saw him named to two Pro-Bowls. Jonah will have a chance to ca ..read more
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