This week, Southern Utah and Utah Tech each received representation on the FCS Freshman All-American Team. The Thunderbirds were represented by redshirt freshman receiver Zach Mitchell (36 rec, 460 yards, 4 TD’s) and the Trailblazers’ representative is freshman receiver Beau Sparks (74 rec, 723 yards, 7 TD’s).
LOGAN, Utah-Monday, Utah State graduate junior quarterback Levi Williams was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week. The 6’5″ 230-pound Williams is a Smithson Valley HS (Wyo.) product and posted 351 yards of total offense in the Aggies’ 44-41 win over New Mexico last Friday which made the […]
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Friday, Utah junior defensive end Jonah Elliss was named as a finalist for the 2023 Lott IMPACT Award. This award is named in honor of former USC/San Francisco 49ers/Los Angeles Raiders/New York Jets defensive back Ronnie Lott and honors the college football player who best exhibits his characteristics […]
OGDEN, Utah-Tuesday, Weber State senior linebacker Winston Reid was named as one of 30 finalists nationally for the Buck Buchanan Award. This is annually presented to the national defensive player of the year in NCAA FCS football. Reid, a former Copper Hills High School star, posted a Big Sky Conference-best […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Tuesday, Utah Tech football freshman receiver Beau Sparks was named as one of 22 national finalists for the Jerry Rice Award. This is annually bestowed upon the top freshman in NCAA FCS football. The 6’4″ 255-pound Sparks, out of Franklin High School of El Paso, Texas, led the […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Monday, Utah Tech freshman tailback Nygel Osborne was named as the United Athletic Conference’s Freshman of the Week. The 5’11” 195-pound native of Inglewood, Calif. ran for 60 yards on 7 carries and a pair of scores in the Trailblazers’ 24-16 loss to Southern Utah. Osborne ran for […]
SAN FRANCISCO-Monday, Utah men’s basketball standout Branden Carlson was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week. Carlson, a 7-foot graduate senior out of Bingham High School and South Jordan, Utah, averaged 23.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game for the Utes at the Charleston Classic. Carlson’s attainments in […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Monday, Utah Tech Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Beazer announced the firing of Trailblazers head football coach Paul Peterson. Utah Tech’s season ended last Saturday evening with a 24-16 defeat to Southern Utah. Peterson went 2-9 as the Trailblazers’ head coach this season and 17-32 overall, including […]
OGDEN, Utah-Monday, Weber State football posted two on the Big Sky Player of the Week sheet after the Wildcats concluded their season with a 48-21 win over Cal Poly. Weber State freshman quarterback Richie Munoz was named the conference’s co-offensive player of the week and sophomore linebacker Josh Kelly was […]
