Brett Ciancia has always been high on the Utes. He puts Oregon #10 and Washington #12 ahead of us from the PAC 12. He has often talked us up but many of his predictions in 2018 and 2019 played out. He has from the south Arizona State at 17 and USC at 21.
Here is an early quote on how he views this years team:
As the roster cycles ebb and flow at developmental programs, the stars are aligning for 2021. Of course, 2019 was the senior-laden starting lineup that was packed with eventual NFL picks. That made for a younger roster in 2020, and a transition year damaged by the disrupted offseason. All of those ahead-of-schedule reps and that valuable game experience in 2020 will pay dividends this fall.
His final assessment ot this year:
When 2020’s expected “rebuild” year on defense was more of a “reload” and remained among the league’s top three units, I set my target on Utah as a Pac-12 South favorite in 2021. Utah is one of the best developmental programs in America, and they operate in cycles. 2021 is the part of the process where they are becoming veteran and loaded with all-conference players.
The staff loaded up on transfer portal wins to infuse talent into the offensive skill positions, and that combination makes Utah my pick to win the South.
I like his view and I hope we can surpass the hype.
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