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Gordon Monson

Sports columnist

Gordon Monson has been a columnist at The Salt Lake Tribune since 1993. Before coming to Utah, he was a sports and feature writer at the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Daily News. He's hosted a sports-talk radio show in Salt Lake City for 22 years, the past 16 years at 1280 AM/97.5 FM The Zone.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier (47) runs the offense for the Cougars, in football action between the BYU Cougars and the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Bear Bachmeier may be heartbroken, but there’s a whole lot more at BYU for him to do

By Gordon Monson | November 9, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes quarterback Devon Dampier (4) celebrates a touchdown as Utah hosts BYU, NCAA football at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 7,

Gordon Monson: In a Utah-BYU battle of the quarterbacks, Devon Dampier won big

By Gordon Monson | November 7, 2026, 10:11 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes quarterback Devon Dampier (4) as BYU hosts Utah, NCAA football at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Gordon Monson: 50 things guaranteed to happen in the BYU-Utah rivalry game

By Gordon Monson | November 6, 2026, 3:37 p.m.

(Per Marianne Lloyd Burnett) Marianne Lloyd Burnett with her sons, David, Joshua and James, and husband, Scott, after the family ran a race in memory of her late husband, Rich.

Gordon Monson: A new chapter in a story of love, loss and the BYU-Utah rivalry

By Gordon Monson | November 5, 2026, 5:45 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jude Kent, left, and Cooper Whittingham, both grandsons of Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham, watch during the game between the BYU Cougars and the Utah Utes in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Gordon Monson: The BYU-Utah rivalry game is more than just football. It can mark your life.

By Gordon Monson | November 4, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

Steven Call, a Provo doctor and hardcore BYU fan who treated and formed a relationship with a big Ute fan who had cancer and eventually died. The doctor, Steven Call, and the patient's widow, Marianne Lloyd and their respective families pose together on Saturday 12/19/09.

Gordon Monson: A Cougar doctor, a Ute patient, and a story that every BYU and Utah fan can remember this week

By Gordon Monson | November 3, 2026, 2:52 p.m.

(Tony Wagner | AP Photo) Utah quarterback Devon Dampier (4) calls a play during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, in Cincinnati.

Gordon Monson: For Utah, the lopsided game before the BYU game amounted to lots of anticipation

By Gordon Monson | November 1, 2026, 12:12 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars quarterback Bear Bachmeier (47) leaps over a Utah defender as BYU hosts Utah, NCAA football at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Gordon Monson: A 24-team playoff will help BYU and Utah, and all of college football

By Gordon Monson | October 31, 2026, 3:38 p.m.

(Jaren Wilkey | BYU Photo) BYU cornerback Evan Johnson points to the camera during the Cougars' win over Eastern Carolina in 2025.

Gordon Monson: BYU football, in all its ‘absolute cinema’ glory

By Gordon Monson | October 29, 2026, 3:30 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars quarterback Bear Bachmeier (47) leaps over a Utah defender as BYU hosts Utah, NCAA football at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Gordon Monson: McAfee’s revenge? Utah-BYU’s 10 a.m. kickoff stinks.

By Gordon Monson | October 28, 2026, 5:57 p.m.

(Rich Storry | ESPN Images) Pat McAfee during College GameDay at the University of Utah.

Gordon Monson: Pat McAfee says he hates Utah. Here’s the best way for Utah to respond.

By Gordon Monson | October 27, 2026, 3:04 p.m.

(Phelan M. Ebenhack | AP Photo) BYU cornerback Therrian Alexander reacts after Central Florida scored a two-point conversion during the second overtime period of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Orlando, Fla.

Gordon Monson: Here’s powerful evidence that BYU is a good football team, not a great one

By Gordon Monson | October 25, 2026, 3:01 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars quarterback Bear Bachmeier (47) as BYU hosts Arizona, NCAA football in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Can Bear Bachmeier become the greatest BYU QB ever?

By Gordon Monson | October 23, 2026, 6:32 p.m.

(Donovan Kelly | Special to The Tribune) . Pat McAfee and Steve Young during ESPN's "College GameDay" at BYU.

Gordon Monson: Hey, Pat McAfee, here are other Bible and Book of Mormon football verses to quote

By Gordon Monson | October 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(George Frey | Special to The Tribune) BYU Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake greets fans before the start of a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at LaVell Edwards Stadium on October 17, 2026.

Gordon Monson: BYU football has more national respect right now than it’s ever had before

By Gordon Monson | October 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(George Frey | Special to The Tribune) BYU Cougars tight end Walker Lyons (7) celebrates his game-winning touchdown with his teammates during a game against Notre Dame Fighting Irish at LaVell Edwards Stadium on October 17, 2026.

Gordon Monson: BYU, the student, teaches Notre Dame, the master, and the whole school, a lesson

By Gordon Monson | October 18, 2026, 5:26 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars linebacker Cade Uluave (4) celebrates an interception as BYU hosts Arizona, NCAA football in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Biggest game ever? BYU does not have to beat Notre Dame. Here’s why.

By Gordon Monson | October 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Michael Conroy, AP Photo) Notre Dame center Braxston Cave snaps the ball to Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees during the second half of an NCAA college football game against the BYU in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Notre Dame defeated BYU 17-14.

Gordon Monson: Notre Dame vs. BYU. Does God have a rooting interest?

By Gordon Monson | October 13, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes quarterback Devon Dampier (4) illegally throws the football during the game between the Utah Utes and the Kansas Jayhawks at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Utah football shows style, substance and stubbornness in its latest win

By Gordon Monson | October 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars quarterback Bear Bachmeier (47) throws the ball during the game between the BYU Cougars and the Iowa State Cyclones in Provo on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Bear Bachmeier can’t carry BYU football alone forever, but he did in win over Iowa State. Next up? The Irish.

By Gordon Monson | October 10, 2026, 8:47 p.m.