Most of what was shared in the luncheon is available through the other media outlets, but here were the few nuggets that I picked up, mostly around injuries.
Whitt is the most excited he has ever been to see what his kids can do. I have heard him say similar things, but he seemed to put emphasis on “most” and “ever.” That doesn’t mean this will be the best team, just that he has a bunch of new talent and really wants to see what they can do. I am guessing not sure where they are, but could be really good.
I knew that Harry and Siale were not practicing. Whitt said that they hope to have one (didn’t say which) back by ND, and possibly both back by the second game.
He said that Shyne may be back towards the end of the year, but that they would likely seek a medical redshirt to give him two more full years.
The comment about Bradlee Anae, was in answer to a question about underclassmen on the D-Line that Whitt saw as standouts.
Someone asked Whitt a question about the comments of Troy Williams’ high school coach. Whitt was sincerely confused by the question. Didn’t know Troy’s high school coach had said anything to the media. Whitt asked for clarification (that the Utah staff knew early on that Huntley was going to start and may have strung Troy along to keep him from having an opportunity to transfer). After Whitt was told, he just shrugged his shoulders and said we gave both QB’s every opportunity to win the job and seemed honestly confused on why Troy’s high school couch would think they should have done anything differently. Like, why would you not give Troy every opportunity. From Whitt’s honest surprise, I don’t believe there were the calculations by the Utah coaching staff that have been speculated by the media. Just something for the media to fill the hours of air time that they have to fill.
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