Utes tight end Brant Kuithe is healthy for the first time in 2 years. Here’s why it took him so long to recover.

The Utah tight end is ready to hit the turf after a two-year hiatus from college football, which was the result of two knee scopes and multiple setbacks.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah tight end Brant Kuithe (80) celebrates after making a big catch for the Utes, in the action, between Utah Utes and Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022.