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 […]
Football 5A State Championship @ Rice-Eccles Stadium SALT LAKE CITY-Helaman Casuga threw a pair of touchdown passes and the No. 1 Timpview Thunderbirds won the Class 5A state football title with a 23-16 win over No. 10 Bountiful at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Freddie Fekitoa had a touchdown run Faletau Satuala hauled […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Thursday, Utah sophomore tailback and safety Sione Vaki was named as a finalist for the 2023 Paul Hornung Award. This is annually bestowed upon the most versatile player in college football. Vaki is joined as a finalist by Arizona State junior tailback/punter Cameron Skattebo and Colorado sophomore tailback/receiver Travis […]
HOUSTON-Wednesday, Utah football junior defensive end Jonah Elliss has been named as one of four national finalists for the Lombardi Award. This award is annually bestowed upon the top college football offensive or defensive lineman who exemplifies the character and discipline of Vince Lombardi. Elliss’ fellow finalists are Notre Dame […]
Tuesday, Weber State senior point guard Dillon Jones was named as one of five Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week recipients for his contributions to the Wildcats’ 61-57 win over No. 23 Saint Mary’s Sunday at Moraga, Calif. Jones, in the Wildcats’ wins over NAIA Bendectine Mesa and Saint […]
