If the name Brian Johnson does not mean anything to you, just ask the Alabama faithful. Back in the ’08 season, Johnson was the MVP quarterback who lead Utah to a shocking 31-17 victory over No. 4 Alabama in the BCS Sugar Bowl. The former QB, who stunned the Crimson Tide, is moving up the ranks in the coaching carousel from Utah quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator. Johnson, at the ripe old age of 24, is taking over offensive duties...
Washington State redshirt freshman quarterback Connor Halliday made his first career start Saturday versus the Utah Utes, but unfortunately he might have made his last, at least for this season. During Wazzu’s thrilling but heartbreaking 30-27 OT loss to Utah, Halliday took several hits to the body throughout the game causing Halliday to suffer a lacerated liver. After the game, Halliday complained of intense pain so he was taken to Pullman Regional Hospital where specialists ultimately diagnosed the extent...
Earlier today, the Mountain West Conference released a new logo and theme. Unfortunately, the logo and theme are about as unimaginative as the Conference’s new tagline “This is our Time” and nickname “The Rock.” The release, which was supposed to mark a new era for a Conference that has only been around for 13-years, is somewhat of a disappointment. The “This is or Time” tagline doesn’t really mean anything when the conference just lost BYU and Utah this year,...
The Utah Utes wrapped up their regular season with a 10-2 record earning them a trip to the MAACO Bowl in Las Vegas, Nevada against Boise State. Unfortunately, the quarterback who led the Utes to a 10 win season will not see post season action. Jordan Wynn was diagnosed with a serious shoulder injury in his right throwing shoulder. Wynn is scheduled for surgery in the coming days and will undergo at least 6 months of rehab. Senior QB...
It wasn’t too long when Notre Dame QB Tommy Rees was 3rd on the depth chart behind Dayne Crist and Nate Montana. Now, the 18 year-old freshman is set to make his grand starting debut for the most storied football program in the nation. Rees, a true freshman who left high school early to enroll at Notre Dame, will be the starting QB as the Irish and 81,000 fans take on #14 Utah this Saturday afternoon. With Dayne Crist...
The hits just keep on coming for the Trojans. This time the Trojans have the honor of achieving something no other collegiate football championship team has ever accomplished–the revocation of a national championship award. The 2004 Grantland Rice Trophy, awarded by the Football Writers Association of America to the nation’s top college football team, has been stripped from the program. The committee voted and agreed that USC was not deserving of the award due to its most recent NCAA rules...
The Pac-10 has invited the Utah Utes to become the newest member of the future Pac-12, and sources are reporting that Utah will happily accept. Utah officals are holding a press conference tomorrow and Pac-10 officials will be in attendance. If you are a member of the Ute Nation this is undoubtedly great news. This move makes Utah an instant player in the BCS picture and gives the program national exposure. This bodes well for program revenue and recruiting, something that...
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) meetings are taking place in Phoenix, Arizona, this week. While all the media talk has been about the potential expansion of the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences, the Mountain West Conference could end up as the biggest winner if the the BCS powers that be have their way. BCS executive director Bill Hancock mentioned during meetings on Wednesday the possibility of Mountain West becoming the seventh conference to receive the coveted BCS automatic berth for the 2012 and...
