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(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Utah Utes head coach and Fox college football personality Urban Meyer watches during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025.

Why Urban Meyer was at Utah’s fall camp last week

By Jason Batacao | August 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Mark Duncan | AP) The indoor track at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio in 2011. The academy will host the inaugural Patriot Games.

Two Utah student-athletes set to compete for $125,000 scholarships at Patriot Games

By Carmen Nesbitt | Jason Batacao | August 9, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes quarterback Devon Dampier (4) congratulates Utah Utes quarterback Byrd Ficklin (15) after Fiklin's touchdown, in Big-12 Football action between the Utah Utes and the Kansas State Wildcats at Rice-Eccles Stadium, on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025.

Utah’s QBs are ‘wild mustangs.’ Now coaches have to learn how (and when) to rein them in

By Jason Batacao | August 8, 2026, 1:06 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sharrieff Shah as the Utah Utes host the Florida Gators, NCAA football in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023.

This Utah football coach had a ‘persuasive’ offer to join Kyle Whittingham at Michigan. Here’s why he stayed.

By Jason Batacao | August 6, 2026, 5:31 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes quarterback Devon Dampier (4) looks to pass the ball against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the game in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025.

Why Utah football’s offense could look a little different under Morgan Scalley

By Jason Batacao | August 5, 2026, 12:40 p.m.

BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier, center, runs the ball for a first down during the first half an NCAA college football game against Central Florida, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

Bear Bachmeier got ‘banged up’ last season. Here’s how BYU football hopes to keep him fully healthy.

By Jason Batacao | August 5, 2026, 2:29 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)Utah Utes running back Naquari Rogers (21) celebrates his touchdown in football action between the Utah Utes and the Cincinnati Bearcats at Rice-Eccles Stadium, on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.

Why Utah football could add a surprise player to its roster

By Jason Batacao | August 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Eli Lucero | Herald Tribune) Utah State head coach Bronco Mendenhall claps after the Aggies scored a touchdown against Air Force in the second half Saturday Sept. 13, 2025, in Logan.

Can Utah State be a contender in the new Pac-12 with Bronco Mendenhall?

By Jason Batacao | August 3, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars quarterback Bear Bachmeier (47) as BYU hosts TCU, NCAA football in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.

Is this the year BYU breaks into the College Football Playoff? Here are the big storylines entering fall camp.

By Jason Batacao | August 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Morgan Scalley as the Utah Utes host the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, NCAA football in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.

Utah football is just about back. Here are the 3 biggest storylines heading into fall camp.

By Jason Batacao | July 31, 2026, 12:35 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brigham Young Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake puts his arm around Cougars player Ephraim Asiata during a game in 2025. Asiata has been charged with DUI.

BYU football linebacker charged with a DUI. His status is ‘under evaluation’ by the LDS school.

By Jason Batacao | July 30, 2026, 1:15 a.m.

The Utah Utes’ Big Ten dreams could be in jeopardy. This is why.

By Jason Batacao | July 28, 2026, 6:51 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes running back Wayshawn Parker (1) runs the ball into the endzone for a touchdown during the game between the Utah Utes and the Colorado Buffaloes at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.

Why Utah football’s star running back stayed with the Utes

By Jason Batacao | July 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kalani Sitake as BYU hosts Southern Illinois, NCAA football in Provo on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024.

Kalani Sitake says BYU football won’t be the ‘highest bidder’ with NIL. Here’s why.

By Jason Batacao | July 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah quarterback Devon Dampier (4) runs for the end zone in the Utes win over the Kansas State Wildcats in Big-2 Football action at Rice-Eccles Stadium, on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025.

Where does Utah Utes QB Devon Dampier’s health stand after an injury-riddled 2025?

By Jason Batacao | July 21, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(University of Utah) A rendering of the Huntsman Center from a 2020 feasibility study.

Here’s what a renovation to Utah’s Huntsman Center could have looked like in 2020 — and what it could mean for the future

By Jason Batacao | July 18, 2026, 3:52 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz guard Darryn Peterson (22) as the Utah Jazz face the Atlanta Hawks in a Salt Lake City Summer Leauge basketball game on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

Inside the ‘special’ motor driving Darryn Peterson’s rise with the Utah Jazz after it was doubted at Kansas

By Jason Batacao | July 17, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

In this April 16, 2019 photo, Houston Texans' J.J. Watt, left, and his girlfriend, professional soccer player Kealia Ohai attend Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets in Houston. Both tweeted word of their engagement Sunday, May 26, 2019, with photos showing Watt down on one knee before Ohai along a waterfront and rocky coast with a beautiful sunset. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

RSL apologizes to Utahn Kealia Ohai Watt after husband J.J. Watt calls out social media slight

By Jason Batacao | July 16, 2026, 11:18 p.m.

(Bethany Baker| The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes wide receiver Mana Carvalho (28) runs the ball as BYU Cougars linebacker Bodie Schoonover (48) and BYU Cougars safety Jarinn Kalama (35) defend during the game between the BYU Cougars and the Utah Utes in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Here’s where BYU and Utah football rank in this Big 12 preseason media poll

By Jason Batacao | July 16, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

Why Morgan Scalley doesn’t want to change Utah football’s recipe for success

By Jason Batacao | July 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah athletic director Mark Harlan attends a Utah men’s basketball game at the Huntsman Center on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.

How much is Utah’s new private-equity deal worth? The Utes might not say.

By Jason Batacao | July 10, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) As the University of Utah partners with the private-equity firm Otro Capital, changes could be coming to Rice-Eccles Stadium.

New premium seating — and other changes — could be coming to Utah’s football stadium

By Jason Batacao | July 9, 2026, 7:36 p.m.

(Colin E. Braley | AP) In college, Kansas guard Darryn Peterson (22) and BYU forward AJ Dybantsa (3) faced off once. The Nos. 1 and 2 picks in this year's draft will face off this week in the Las Vegas Summer League.

Why a rivalry might be brewing between Washington’s AJ Dybantsa and Utah’s Darryn Peterson

By Jason Batacao | July 9, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Julio Cortez | AP) BYU running back LJ Martin (4) is stopped by a trio of Texas Tech defenders in last year's Big 12 title game.

BYU football felt ‘disrespected’ after being left out of the College Football Playoff. Now it’s fuel for 2026.

By Jason Batacao | July 8, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Charlie Riedel | AP) Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark addresses the media in 2023.

Anti-LDS chants aimed at BYU will get ‘zero tolerance,’ Big 12 commissioner says

By Jason Batacao | July 7, 2026, 6:42 p.m.