TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — For the second time in four NFL drafts, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have selected one of the best kickers in college football. They can only hope Utah’s Matt Gay, the 2017 Lou Groza Award winner, doesn’t turn out to be another Roberto Aguayo. The Bucs took […]
SALT LAKE CITY-As the college football bowl season has wound down, numerous seniors aspiring for NFL careers have been granted invitations to postseason all-star games in hopes of impressing scouts and general managers. Several University of Utah seniors have received invitations to participate in both the East-West Shrine Game and […]
WACO, Texas-Wednesday, Utah punter Mitch Wishnowsky was named to a third major All-American team as he was selected to the second team of the American Football Coaches All-American squad. The senior from Perth, Australia ranks ninth nationally in punt average at 45.1 yards per boot. He has also made the […]
LOGAN, Utah-Monday, Utah State kickoff returner Savon Scarver, a sophomore out of Las Vegas, was named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American team as a first-team member. This is the second consecutive year an Aggie has achieved this honor as defensive back Jalen Davis was named as a second-team […]
The College Football Playoff semifinalists combined to place 10 players on The Associated Press All-America first team, including a high of four from No. 1 Alabama. There were also two Utah Utes and one Utah State Aggie on the roster. Utah punter Mitch Wishnowsky was the punter on the second […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, the Pac-12 Conference announced football schedules for all member schools for 2019, including the University of Utah. The Utes will have seven home games, starting September 7 against Northern Illinois and the regular season finale will be a home game against Colorado November 30. The season commences […]
LOGAN, Utah-Monday, Utah State linebacker David Woodward was named as a first-team All-American by Pro Football Focus. Woodward, a sophomore out of Olympia, Wash., is one of two Mountain West players to receive this distinction, with Boise State tackle Ezra Cleveland, being the other, as he gained honorable mention plaudits. […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Saturday, BYU and Utah reconvene for the “Holy War,” as the teams meet for the 98th time in a series dating back to 1922. The Utes have dominated this series of late as they have won eight of the last nine overall and have an all-time series lead […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jason Shelley may be a freshman and undersized for a major college quarterback, but he doesn’t lack confidence. “We know what we can do. We know we can play. We’re here for a reason,” Shelley said. “We couldn’t wait to prove it.” In his first […]
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State’s Manny Wilkins, N’Keal Harry and Eno Benjamin shredded the No. 1-ranked defense in the Pac-12 and in the process threw the Pac-12 South race into a free-for-all. On an awful Saturday afternoon in the desert, No. 16 Utah lost sole possession of first place […]
