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Kyle Whittingham started with the Utah football program in 1994 as the Utes defensive line coach. One year later, he was named defensive coordinator, a title he held onto until 2005, when Urban Meyer departed the program for the Florida Gators, leaving Whittingham to take over. In the thirty seasons that Whittingham has been in […]

Utah football is the center of attention this weekend as they host the Oregon Ducks in a huge top-15 showdown in Salt Lake City. The Utes are fresh off a huge win over the USC Trojans on the road, and now they have a chance to move into the top 10 if they beat the […]

As someone who grew up in a small farm town that proudly calls itself “the Onion Capital of the World” and is home to more cows than people, I couldn’t help but chuckle when I read Utah football coach Kyle Wittingham’s quote on his quarterback, Bryson Barnes, following the Utes win over the USC Trojans. […]

It’s been an odd season so far for Utah football. While they have raced out to a 6-1 start to the campaign, highlighted by a wild 34-32 victory over USC on Saturday night, they have been patiently awaiting the return of star quarterback Cam Rising. However, after their takedown of the Trojans, head coach Kyle […]

USC football suffered their first loss of the season last weekend against Notre Dame, and they now have another difficult test this Saturday against Utah football. Last year, the Utes were a major bugaboo for the Trojans as they kept them from winning the Pac-12 championship and making the College Football Playoff. Utah and USC […]

In today’s era of college football, it is common to see a player sit out in a bowl game to avoid injury, unless the game is part of the College Football Playoff. This is especially common when a player is planning to leave for the NFL after the season. Last year, the Utah football team […]

As Utah football continues to wait for the final clearance in quarterback Cam Rising’s ACL rehab, the Utes will stick with the same practice plan they’ve had for the past few weeks. Both Rising and Nate Johnson, who’s started the first four games of the season for Utah in the former’s absence, will take first-team […]

The Utah football team beat Florida 24-11 in its 2023 season opener without Cam Rising. But Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham is well aware that the quarterback is essential to the team’s hope of repeating as Pac-12 champions. Whittingham’s Cam Rising injury update following the win over Florida was a positive one, suggesting that the […]

Kyle Whittingham and his Utah football program is starting the season with a big game against Florida at home on Thursday, and with uncertainty surrounding quarterback Cam Rising and tight end Brant Kuithe, who are both returning from torn ACLs, Whittingham is not elaborating on their status or the depth chart ahead of the game, […]

Kyle Whittingham is set to enter his 19th full season as the Utah Utes head coach, and during his time in charge, he has managed to accomplish quite a bit with his team. Utah is consistently one of the top teams in the Pac-12 conference, and have won their conference championship for two straight seasons […]

2024 4-star wide receiver David Washington out of Las Vegas Academy has committed to play for Kyle Whittingham and Utah football, according to 247Sports. Washington is the No. 2 ranked player in Nevada and is the No. 46 wide receiver in the country. Washington is listed at 6-0, 180 lbs. As a junior in high […]

The Pac-12 may soon be in fragments with USC and UCLA leaving after the 2023-24 season, but Utah football is still currently the team to beat after winning back-to-back conference titles. That has not stopped head coach Kyle Whittingham, though, from giving an honest critique of his roster with the spring transfer portal now active. […]

Utah football was dealt a crushing blow in the 2023 Rose Bowl when quarterback Cam Rising left early with an apparent leg injury, which undoubtedly played a part in the Utes losing 35-21 to the Penn State Nittany Lions. Since that day, there hasn’t been a lot of talk about Rising and his health. But, […]

It’s never too late for a massive shakeup in the college football world. As the 2022 season is coming to a close, the Utah football team found a way to deliver one more shocker to their rivals USC. A 47 – 24 decimation of the Trojans might have cost USC a spot at the College […]

Utah football head coach Kyle Whittingham is not prepared to make excuses following the Utes’ 20-17 loss to Oregon. And those non-excuses included quarterback Cameron Rising’s previous knee injury, per The Salt Lake Tribune. “If you’re out there, you’re good to go,” Whittingham said. “Look at (Oregon quarterback) Bo Nix. Bo Nix was out there, […]

Cameron Rising was surprisingly held out of Utah football’s recent matchup against Washington State. The Utes managed to earn the win, but FOX was reportedly upset amid Rising’s absence from the affair. Kyle Whittingham said he understood that FOX was frustrated, however, Whittingham added that he was even more frustrated, per Josh Furlong. Furlong shared […]

Utah football fans were looking forward to seeing star quarterback Cameron Rising take the field for their game against Washington State on Thursday night. Unfortunately, they never got to see Rising on the field, besides the pregame warmups. Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham shockingly held the star signal-caller out of the game in favor of […]

After trailing 21-7 in the first half, Utah and head coach Kyle Whittingham knew the ways of old weren’t going to help them upset USC yesterday. So, after they pulled within one point following Cameron Rising scoring his third rushing touchdown, Whittingham and offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig knew the right decision was going for a […]

Saturday’s highly-anticipated matchup against the USC Trojans will present itself as an opportunity for the Utah Utes to bounce back following last weekend’s disappointing 42-32 defeat at the hands of the UCLA Bruins. Utah football head coach Kyle Wittingham has now added more intrigue to the narrative after he appears to have taken a veiled […]

College football is back, and with it, comes the crazy upsets that seem to happen every week. Case in point, the first week of football in 2022. The Utah Utes, ranked seventh in the nation amongst football programs entering the season, lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Florida Gators. It a was a terrible performance […]

Talk about adding insult to injury. The no. 7-ranked Utah football program shockingly lost to the unranked Florida Gators 29-26 on Saturday. Not only was it not how Utes heads coach Kyle Whittingham wanted to start the season, but the team then became stranded at a Gainesville airport when the team’s charter flight was unable […]