Joe Coles
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Utah football beat writer for the Deseret News. Email: jcoles @deseretnews .com.
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Philadelphia Eagles TE Dallas Goedert says former Ute Britain Covey is standing out in OTAs
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4-star linebacker Christian Thatcher commits to Utah, as the Utes beat out USC, Washington, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado.
ESPN has him as the sixth-best linebacker in the class of 2025.
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Utah officially announces a new Wi-Fi network at Rice-Eccles Stadium:
“The University of Utah installed a public Wi-Fi network over the summer to improve fans' ability to enjoy a better online and mobile experience in the stadium on game day. Fans can locate the network
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Simote Pepa grew up a BYU fan. On why he switched to Utah:
“Every year when I was a kid, I just saw the team down south lose to Utah every year over that nine-game streak and I just couldn’t take it anymore. ... I was like, ‘You know what? I’m going to go to the winning team.”
After promising freshman season, Simote Pepa can elevate Utah’s defense in 2023
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Some personal news: I’m on the Utah football beat this season for the Deseret News. Excited for the opportunity.
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It appears that Ja’Quinden Jackson will be a captain for the Vegas Bowl.
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Isaac Wilson got snaps at QB vs. the defense during practice.
Threw an interception on the first throw the media saw (no surprise for a freshman in his first-ever spring practice vs. Utah D). Shook it off and threw a TD pass to Daidren Zipperer on his next series.
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Utah LB Levani Damuni is returning.
Played in all 12 games in first year at Utah after transferring from Stanford and started six games this year, including five straight after Lander Barton’s injury. Team-high 75 tackles.
Big addition to Utah’s LB room.
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The guest picker has not been announced for “College GameDay,” but Ty Burrell and Lil Nas X will make appearances on the show.
Features on Bryson Barnes and Kyle Whittingham will air during “GameDay,” and Whittingham will be live on “The Pat McAfee Show” Fri and “GameDay” Sat.
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Four-star Spanish Fork offensive tackle Aaron Dunn is staying home, choosing Utah over Oregon and USC.
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Utah DE Logan Fano is practicing on Day 1 after tearing his ACL on Sep. 29.
DE coach Lewis Powell said Fano was “not restricted at all the whole summer” and set personal records during testing last week.
“His comeback has been impressive,” Powell said.
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Kyle Whittingham said after practice tonight it’s looking optimistic for “three, four, maybe five” of the 16 injured contributors to return this week vs. UCLA.
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Tight end Caleb Lohner was the last player off the field at practice today, staying late while working with the JUGS machine.
Freddie Whittingham praised his hands last week, and Lohner certainly looks the part of a football player in pads. 6-foot-8, bulked up to 250 pounds.
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“… This place might be the No. 1 overall seed in terms of the reception, the hospitality, the cooperation, because this is a big undertaking,” “College GameDay” host Rece Davis said about Utah.
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Utah radio voice Bill Riley has been named the athletic department's Director of Broadcasting and will leave his afternoon radio show on ESPN 700, the school announced.
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Former Michigan State punter Jack Bouwmeester commits to Utah football
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Utah gets a late-night commitment from UTEP defensive end Kanious Vaughn.
The 6-foot-2, 223-pound Vaughn had 19 tackles, six sacks and two forced fumbles while playing in all 12 games for the Miners.
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Kyle Whittingham said that if the Utes had to play today, it would be Zemaiah Vaughn and Kenan Johnson at the two outside cornerback spots, Smith Snowden at nickel.
Tao Johnson at one safety spot and a battle between Nate Ritchie/Alaka'i Gilman/Johnathan Hall for the other.
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For the record, Cam Rising is a fan of “Bad Moon Rising.”
When the song plays Thursday, it’ll mark the end of an arduous journey to get back onto the field, and the start of a new one for the QB — one that just might end with a third conference title.
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Utah quarterback Cam Rising impresses at Manning Passing Academy
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Utah is creating a football Ring of Honor at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Former quarterback Alex Smith will be the first inductee.
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Isaac Wilson on being named QB2:
"It's just a great opportunity for me to even be here. The offensive staff, everyone's been doing so much for me and I'm just trying to give back by being on top of my plays, helping around. Of course it's a good feeling, but I got to keep
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Hard to overstate the importance of Cam Rising announcing he’s returning before the end of the season. Beyond the impact it could have on other Utah players’ stay/go decisions, have to imagine it makes Utah a more desirable destination when transfer portal opens in early Dec.
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Former Utah football running back Jordan Wilmore transfers to Utah State
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Big 12 has five teams in the top 25 of the opening coaches poll — No. 13 Utah, No. 17 Kansas State, No. 18 Oklahoma State, No. 21 Arizona, No. 24 Kansas.
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Utah WR Devaughn Vele is selected in the seventh round by the Denver Broncos.
Will join former Utes Jonah Elliss, Tim Patrick and Garrett Bolles in the Mile High City.
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3-star, 6-foot-2, 180-pound WR Tavian McNair commits to Utah.
Chooses Utes over a final four of Cal, Kansas and UNLV.
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Kyle Whittingham said postgame that Isaac Wilson took a “big step” forward today.
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Isaac Wilson to UCLA transfer TE Carsen Ryan in the bottom right.
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Utah QB Cam Rising reveals the full extent of his injury suffered in the Rose Bowl on ESPN 700.
“I think it’s important that I just kind of let everybody know I didn’t just tear my ACL, I tore my ACL, meniscus, MPFL and MCL."
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Ja’Quinden Jackson is in Las Vegas. Was listed as RB1 on today’s depth chart.
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3-star safety Nathan Tilmon commits to Utah, picking the Utes over Texas and TCU
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Matt Thaiss will make his MLB debut with the Angels. Here’s my story from May on how Thaiss embraced positional versatility with the
@SaltLakeBees
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Utah makes Corner Canyon five-star WR Jerome Myles’ Top 5.
Five-star receiver Jerome Myles plans to reveal a commitment on Oct. 30 and has five schools standing out in his recruitment heading into the college season:
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Whittingham: Very proud of Micah Bernard. 6.2 yards per carry, a really productive game. As close to being RB1 as we have now.
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I thought this was interesting from Devaughn Vele after the Washington loss. Vele was asked by Scott Mitchell on the ESPN 700 postgame show about why Utah didn't go uptempo as much in the second half.
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Rising to Brant Kuithe for a TD. Kuithe made a nice grab for the score.
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Kyle Whittingham on LB Lander Barton on ESPN 700 coaches show:
"I'm convinced if he made a wholesale commitment to tight end, he would be the best TE in the Pac-12 ... We're thrilled to have him at linebacker and maybe down the road there may be some two-way action for him."
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Cam Rising will make his full return to practice as the Utes prepare for an early road test at Baylor on Sept. 9.
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Former walk-on QB Bryson Barnes was placed on athletic scholarship after the Florida game.
“It definitely helps a lot. You don’t have to worry about paying for school. I don’t have to go back to Lowe’s and kind of work a part-time job anymore,” Barnes said.
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Syracuse WR Damien Alford is transferring to Utah.
Orange’s leading receiver last season — 33 receptions for 610 yards and three TDs.
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3-star QB commits to Utah. Offers from BYU, Houston, Oklahoma State and Missouri, among others.
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Whittingham: Smith Snowden capable of playing on outside, Cam Calhoun back this week. Mentioned Scooby Davis as well.
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TE coach Freddie Whittingham on Caleb Lohner:
"Caleb is a guy that has all the traits that you look for in a tight end. He's tall, he's 250 pounds now. He can run, he's got good hands, and I would say from when he arrived in May through all of the summer work that was done, he'd
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Dalton Kincaid calls USC “that school from California;” Scott Van Pelt tells him to “make the move and get on a plane” for Utah’s big game vs. Oregon on Saturday.
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“I’ve always been a Utah fan since I was little and just being on that field, that experience is truly everything to me.”
Why Isaac Wilson was named Utah’s backup quarterback:
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Notes from today's Utah football practice:
- A bit of a skirmish broke out after a couple players got into it.
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Utah and Oklahoma State kicks off at 2 p.m. MT, televised on Fox.
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“After practice I went to (OC Andy Ludwig's) office and just made the comment that it just felt different with Cam (Rising) back there,” offensive line coach Jim Harding said. “And if I feel that way, I'm assuming the players do as well."
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Stanford safety Alaka’i Gilman is transferring to Utah. Had 50 tackles, one interception, four pass deflections last season for the Cardinal.
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Whittingham says Cam Rising and Nate Johnson will still split reps in practice.
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Caleb Williams compliments Utah’s crowd here
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Footage of Hunter Andrews as a running back in here.
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Ja'Quinden Jackson giving a pregame hype speech to the team right now.
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Salt Lake City’s Nathan Chen sets world record in Olympics short program
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Back in September 2023, Utah running back Dijon Stanley tweeted, “Your time is coming be patient…”
A year later, Stanley’s moment has arrived.
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Head coach Kyle Whittingham, TE Brant Kuithe, LB Karene Reid, QB Cam Rising and DT Junior Tafuna will represent Utah at Big 12 media days in Las Vegas next week.
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Kyle Whittingham said that they’ll know in the next 48 hours if Cam Rising is cleared vs. UCLA.
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Whittingham: Some weeks the tight ends will be more involved and some weeks the wide receivers will be more involved.
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Utah DC Morgan Scalley said that safety Nate Ritchie is "ready to go, no issues." He also said that defensive end Van Fillinger is a full go.
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3-star edge rusher from Folsom, California commits to Utah. First defensive commitment of the 2025 class.
First and foremost I want thank my Heavenly Father for blessing me with the life I have and the gifts he has given me. I am grateful to my parents, family and coaches for supporting me and helping me throughout my recruiting journey. So with that being said, I am excited to
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Corner Canyon four-star offensive lineman Isaiah Garcia commits to Utah, choosing the Utes over Oregon and Stanford.
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After Alex Smith, who are the next players/coaches you’d like to see added to the Ring of Honor?
Utah says honorees must meet one of the criterion which includes “owning school records, being a consensus All-American, playing 10 or more years in the NFL, coaching a team to at
Utah is creating a football Ring of Honor at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Former quarterback Alex Smith will be the first inductee.
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Utah's depth chart for Las Vegas Bowl is out.
Most positions look pretty accurate to what we'll see on the field on Saturday.
Bryson Barnes at QB. Togiai at left tackle, Kump at left guard. Caldarella at slot receiver. Ritchie and Hall at safety. Cornerbacks status quo.
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Brant Kuithe on his leaping catch in the end zone on a ball from Cam Rising:
"It felt good. Got up a little bit. I didn't think I could, I'm getting old," Kuithe joked. "It felt good just to be back and just excited. We have 14 more practices to go and just can't wait."
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How Dallen Bentley went from playing five snaps in high school to starting at tight end for Utah
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Buffalo Bills pick Utah safety Cole Bishop at No. 60, reuniting him with former teammate Dalton Kincaid.
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Utes pick up a commitment from three-star Hawaii LB Max Fonoimoana.
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Kyle Whittingham said you may see Utah add another receiver or two from the portal.
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Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen named an All-Star Game reserve
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Cam Rising throwing as Utah holds its first spring practice. Nice completion for a touchdown during the media viewing session.
Brandon Rose throwing as well.
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Utah has hired former Ohio State QB coach Corey Dennis as an offensive analyst. First reported by
@nwbaird
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Was Ohio State’s QB coach from 2020-2023, coaching Justin Fields, CJ Stroud and Kyle McCord.
Dennis is Urban Meyer’s son-in-law.
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This is one of the most meaningful honors in the Utah football program. Between this and the Moment of Loudness, Utah continues to incorporate the memory of Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe throughout the program.
Congrats to
@MonterrenParks
for being named this year’s recipient of the 22 Forever Memorial Scholarship‼️
#GoUtes
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Utah safety Cole Bishop decides not to run the 40-yard dash at pro day and stick with his excellent 4.45-second NFL Combine time. Probably a smart decision.
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Whittingham says LB Hunter Andrews is with the RBs right now. He played RB in high school.
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Washington WR Taeshaun Lyons transfers to Utah. Former four-star prospect redshirted this season for the Huskies.
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TE coach Freddie Whittingham: "When you look at the tight ends and the wide receivers combined and the quarterback group, I would say we are as deep and as experienced and as talented as I've seen."
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