ProudUte

There need to be some changes made to the portal and NIL, if we want to see college football, continue to be viable. Below are a few ideas. I am not a lawyer, just a college football fan.
1. Make a cap on NIL money. (Maybe 250 K per year with a bonus if you stay at least three years.)
2. Players must sign a contract that would prevent them from…[Read more]

They say he will get drafted in the 6th or 7th round. I don’t get it.
Going into the 2022 season, he was considered our top receiver, even higher than Kincaid who was picked in the first round. Are the prognosticators concerned about his injury? Do they think he is not a real tight end?
I have always been a huge Kuithe fan and I hope he has…[Read more]

The word on the street is that he had some interesting NIL offers so he put his name in the portal early enough to be able to play this fall. Some rich BYU donors stepped up and matched the offers. He is now staying.
I can’t blame the BYU donors for doing what they did. Epps is a very good WR. Keeping him is a big deal.

First of all – I am not sure there are a lot of rules.
Second, I am quite sure the NCAA is doing very little investigating.
This brings up the question. Let’s say there was a company in Alabama that offered Kincaid a million if he transferred to Alabama. The offer was not made directly to Dalton, but possibly a parent or a sibling. Let’s assume…[Read more]

This is a great article about the 2023 team. Whitt talked about Cam’s status:
“He’s throwing already. He’s ahead of schedule with his rehab. We don’t want to push it because if you do that, you end up with chronic soreness and swelling,” Whittingham said. “To this point, he’s doing great. We fully expect to have him for the opener, certainly, un…[Read more]

He is a former Oregon WR that played at Florida State last year. His stats are not that impressive.

Tony gets a big win. His final day partner was Rahm (the hottest golfer in the world). This win has to boost Tony’s confidence going forward. It is his 6th PGA win and 2nd this season.

Looks like he signed a contract guaranteeing 250K. So, he may make the team.
Jason Shelly has been invited to the Commander’s minicamp.
I am shocked that Noah Sewell was not picked until the 5th round. He was projected as a first-rounder about a year ago. I am not sure if he had some injuries.

Who will be the Ute picked in the 1st round next year – to make it three in a row?
The best possibility is Kuithe. If he has a great year and stays healthy – he could be a 1st round pick.
I think Jackson will play on Sundays, but he is new at RB and it’s tough to be a 1st rounder as a running back.
Pepa should also play on Sundays, but I don’t…[Read more]

Two wide receivers entered the portal including Gilmore and Reed(sp) Bartle expected this.
We need to get some WRs from the portal. The biggest priority is with WR. Getting another tight end would help.
Riley thinks we need to get a safety in the portal because Ritchie’s injury status is unknown.
CB1 is a battle between Battle and…[Read more]

Thought the game went as planned. No injuries.
QB2 not selected yet. Yet to be determined.
Johnson missed a third of the spring practice.
Rose has a good command of the offense. He can play without overthinking things. His trajectory from day 1 to the end of camp was excellent.
Like what he saw from Mikey Matthews. Great quickness and good…[Read more]

OnlyU, you are the one on this board who really has some insights. Please give us some tidbits. It’s four months until we play, so we need something to help us through the next few months. By the way, how are Kuithe and Rising really doing with their rehab?

I should say first – there isn’t typically much you can learn from a spring game.

The good – I like what I saw from JQJ at running back and I liked that he caught a few balls. I like what I saw from Mikey Matthews. He is not afraid to take a hit. It’s hard to judge, but I liked what I saw from Battle at CB.
The bad – I detect a small limp from…[Read more]

The Utah/USC championship game will be on the PAC12 60in60 just before the Utah spring game tomorrow. I have it set to record so I can enjoy it a few times this summer while I wait for the 2023 season to start,

This is a headline in 247 Sports. So what do you all think? Is he the guy we want? I have seen him play and he is talented. It would be fun to get him just to make some of the crazy BYU fans upset. I am not sure the baggage (his mom) is worth his talent.

Nice article about Kincaid. He was a 2-star or less coming out of high school. Now he is projected by ESPN to be the first tight end taken in the 2023 draft. What a story!!!
Kincaid

Coach Whitt seems happy with most positions groups except wide receiver. He said that we do NOT have the depth we need at WR. He said Rose is leading the pack in the battle for QB2. Whitt seems pleased with Glover’s progress. He sounds very happy with the defense, especially the Dline.
Spring Ball

It sounds like he lacks experience since he comes from New Zealand. However, he has the size and athletic ability to be a good player for the Utes.

DE Vili Taufatofua commits to Utah

1. We won the NCAA championship in skiing.
2. We were once again in the finals for gymnastics. I think we take this for granted because we are always there.
3. Two consecutive PAC12 football championships followed by two Rose Bowls. The team may be even better this year. (Really depends on Rising.)
4. We had the best football recruiting class in…[Read more]

A press conference today announced that Utah (under the Miller Group) is going to try to bring major league baseball to Utah. They have talked to MLB leaders and they believe they have a good chance of getting a team.
I am glad it’s baseball and not football. An NFL team would reduce interest in Utes football as the Jazz did to the basketball…[Read more]