EagleMountainUte

That would necessitate a massive change to the immigration system which would affect hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people, who have zero ties to the USA other than they go to school here. You couldn’t do a change like that just for athletes, it would essentially affect all foreign students, so it’s never going to happen. According to…[Read more]

Another guy I’m hearing about is OSU WR Silas Bolden. However, the Utes have a lot of competition for his services to include Michigan State, where he would be reunited with Chiles and Smith, among others.

You’re right. Here’s a website that explains it all in depth:
Can International Student-Athletes Benefit from NIL Agreements?

In essence, they’re here on a student visa and that explicitly forbids any sort of employment while in the USA.

Evidently you’re not the only one that thinks that Matthews is just a guy. I’ve been keeping up on him seeing where he’s going to land and, so far, all I’ve heard is crickets. Maybe he jumped before knowing where he was going to land?

Would you keep a guy that lied to your face and potentially derailed your season by not being honest about his injury situation? I know I wouldn’t. This is not Whitt’s first rodeo. If he didn’t know the extent of Rising’s injury that’s as bad as thinking he could play this year with a blown-out knee. I’m sure that there’s a lot of smoke and…[Read more]

Eagle, I don’t think we’ll ever know the reality of that story. If Rising was economical with the truth regarding his recovery timeline, is Whitt so hard up for a QB that he’d keep someone that lied to him? That’s a tough pill to swallow for a head coach. It really looks like no one (Rising, Whitt, Utah medical staff, etc..) comes out looking…[Read more]

Because RBs as a position are expendable. Rising was 1st Team All PAC 12 in 2021 in the most important position in the field and would have been in the same area in 2022 if Nix, Williams, and Penix hadn’t parachuted in. In addition, if you look at JJ’s total production in the last two seasons, it’s just slightly more than what Jayden Daniels got…[Read more]

That’s why I said I’d be interested in seeing the rating numbers. They have to be abysmal. The only bowl games I watched so far were the last few minutes of the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. I went to the Las Vegas Bowl and would have watched it because it’s Utah. I have a deep suspicion that things are going to get much worse for the ratings…[Read more]

This was the chronicle of a death foretold. I’ve said countless times in this forum that Elliss has by far the highest draft grades of any Ute eligible for the draft. He’s a borderline 1st RD pick. Of course he was going to declare for the draft. If he hadn’t declared and had a down season or an injury next year it would have cost him hundreds…[Read more]

You feeling me now Tanny? Told you there was no way with his draft position that he’d be coming back.

Last post on this subject for me…the question is whether the DB made contact with the receiver prior to the ball arriving. If he did, its DPI. There’s no way a person can lawyer himself or herself out of that.

Madden once said that you could call a hold on every play, not DPI. Ok then, so let’s just change the rules to what they were during the Jack Tatum/George Atkinson days of “bump and run.”. There’s nothing I hate more than having rules that aren’t enforced. In my life, I’ve seen DPIs less egregious than that called and also some that were much…[Read more]

Yes, next year he’ll be RS Sophomore in his third season with the Wildcats. If he continues on an upward tick, he’s a legitimate Heisman candidate ala Johnny Manziel or Kyler Murray. After another great season, the NIL would really have to be substantial for him to chance an injury or a regression in his game.

If you mean college career, then I’d say that he’s going to finish it in Tucson. He’s NFL draft eligible after next season.

That is interesting. Maybe I’m wrong, but Marlaska is the first Ute player without any real protagonism that I’ve seen leave for a better football program. Everyone else has kind of taken a step down.

Jim, I also found that comment by Whitt kind of problematic. How could a guy that’s two full years into the program not have a grasp of the offense? Is it that difficult or just another example of coach speak?

Here is how the NCAA rulebook officially defines the defensive pass interference rule:

“Defensive pass interference is contact beyond the neutral zone by a Team B player whose intent to impede an eligible opponent is obvious and could prevent the opponent the opportunity of receiving a catchable forward pass. When in question, a legal forward…

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Here’s another view of the last play of the game. To me, that’s textbook DPI.

pic.twitter.com/4QrVZZJ641

— wow that was crazy (@CowardlyDoggo) January 2, 2024

He was draped all over the guy’s back with his left hand on his shoulders so that he could elevate and swat the ball with his right. There’s also a ton of contact well before the ball gets to the receiver.

Eagle, Penix ended the regular season as the #14 rated QB in the FBS.