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(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Eric Weddle, an inductee of the 2022 University of Utah Athletics Hall of Fame Class and Super Bowl LVI Los Angeles Rams Champion speaks to members of the media Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 prior to the University of Utah game against Southern Utah University at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Gordon Monson: Utah’s Eric Weddle to be honored with fondness now and with wonder later

By Gordon Monson | September 10, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes running back Mateaki Helu (20) runs the ball as Utah Utes quarterback Byrd Ficklin (15) looks on during the second half of the game between the Utah Utes and the Idaho Vandals at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Is Utah’s offense finally what it’s always wanted to be? Five guesses.

By Gordon Monson | September 9, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Tech Trailblazers running back Kona Crowell (22) feels the weight of the BYU defense during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Utah Tech, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo.

Gordon Monson: BYU football gets what it paid for — not just a win, but a wipeout

By Gordon Monson | September 6, 2026, 3:27 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes celebrate an interception during the first half of the game between the Utah Utes and the Idaho Vandals at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Utah football gets lopsided win against a weak opponent, leaving real questions unanswered

By Gordon Monson | September 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Richard Elliott, principal organist of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, became a Latter-day Saint at age 23. He played in rock bands while growing up and still delights of music of many stripes.

Gordon Monson: He traded playing rock tunes in smoke-filled bars for accompanying the LDS Church’s Tab Choir

By Gordon Monson | September 4, 2026, 3:59 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kalani Sitake and Morgan Scalley offer a compelling contrast this season.

Gordon Monson: The compelling contrast between BYU and Utah football starts with Sitake and Scalley

By Gordon Monson | September 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brigham Young Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake during the game between the Utah Utes and the Brigham Young Cougars at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024.

Gordon Monson: The latest episode of the BYU soap opera has dropped. Don’t miss it.

By Gordon Monson | August 31, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes wide receiver Mycah Pittman (5) grabs a pass, as Arizona Wildcats defensive back Gunner Maldonado (9) defends, in Big-12 action between the Utah Utes and the Arizona Wildcats at Rice-Eccles Stadium, on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

Gordon Monson: If Utah coaches pressured players to play injured, shame on them

By Gordon Monson | August 29, 2026, 3:07 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU head coach Kalani Sitake, at spring practice, on Thursday, Feb 27, 2025.

Gordon Monson: BYU takes a positive step in placating Kalani Sitake; the question remains: Is it positive enough?

By Gordon Monson | August 28, 2026, 9:23 p.m.

(Jaren Wilkey | BYU Photo) Head coach Kalani Sitake speaks to reporters after BYU football practice in Provo, Wednesday, Aug. 05, 2026

Gordon Monson: What Kalani Sitake most recently said — how he said it — about his disconnect with BYU should worry all Cougars

By Gordon Monson | August 27, 2026, 2:53 p.m.

(Nam Y. Huh | AP) Fans stand up as they hold signs while Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud argues with former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Chicago.

Gordon Monson: Enes Kanter Freedom and Mike Lee make a regrettable tag team in made-up WNBA outrage

By Gordon Monson | August 25, 2026, 1:37 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Bear Bachmeier (47)
warms up before football action between the Brigham Young Cougars and the Stanford Cardinal, at Lavell Edwards Stadium on Saturday Sept. 6, 2025.

Gordon Monson: BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier stands on the edge of a huge season

By Gordon Monson | August 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cosmo and the BYU Cougarettes as BYU hosts Utah, NCAA football at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Gordon Monson: Want Cosmo to visit your seat at a BYU game? That’ll cost up to $3,203.

By Gordon Monson | August 21, 2026, 3:19 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake congratulates his team as they leave field with a 21 point lead in the 4th quarter, in Big-12 football action between the BYU Cougars the West Virginia Mountaineers at Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo, on, in Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.

Gordon Monson: In the darkness BYU has created around Kalani Sitake, there is one beam of bright hope

By Gordon Monson | August 17, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Jaren Wilkey | BYU Photo) BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick talks to the media following practice on Aug. 10, 2026.

Gordon Monson: BYU OC Aaron Roderick is convinced the Cougars’ attack will soar in 2026. Here’s why.

By Gordon Monson | August 16, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Jaren Wilkey | BYU) BYU football head coach Kalani Sitake speaks to media following practice in Provo, Friday, March 8, 2024.

Gordon Monson: Hey, BYU, give Kalani Sitake what he was promised

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

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brian Santiago speaks during a news conference following the announcement of Santiago as the new BYU athletic director at Brigham Young University in Provo on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Gordon Monson: Rumors? What’s the truth about BYU AD Brian Santiago and his apparent spat with Kalani Sitake?

By Gordon Monson | August 12, 2026, 8:52 p.m.

(Jaren Wilkey | BYU) The BYU Cougars opened up fall camp on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

Gordon Monson: A thick, powerful mist is hovering in and over BYU football

By Gordon Monson | August 9, 2026, 12:03 p.m.

(Aaron Cornia | BYU Athletics) Cade Uluave is expected to be a part of one of the best groups of linebackers in the Big 12.

Gordon Monson: Why Cade Uluave chose BYU after the Cougars once passed on him

By Gordon Monson | August 6, 2026, 8:24 p.m.

(Nate Edwards|BYU Athletics) BYU defensive coordinator Kelly Poppinga speaks with BYU head coach Kalani Sitake.

Gordon Monson: New BYU defensive coordinator Kelly Poppinga aims not just to replace Jay Hill, but to surpass him

By Gordon Monson | August 2, 2026, 12:44 p.m.