Utah had another shake-up with its football staff this week.

Greg Argust, who was promoted to the Utes’ director of football sports performance in January, resigned from the program on Monday morning. He had been with the program for over 20 years.

In his place, first-year head coach Morgan Scalley elevated Steve Saunders to the position. The former Baltimore Ravens’ head strength and conditioning coach, Saunders joined the Utes earlier this offseason as an assistant strength and conditioning coach behind Argust.

Now he’s officially Utah’s director of football performance, according to the program’s website.

Saunders’ track record comes with some question marks — along with the backing of a Utah legend.

In 2023, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), rated the Ravens’ strength staff as the worst in the NFL, giving the franchise an F-, according to the report card rating care from the 2022 season.

“At the core of these issues is the team’s former head strength coach, Steve Saunders (recently parted ways with); assessment of him by player respondents was markedly negative,” the NFLPA report card read.

“Only 38% of player respondents felt that they receive an individualized plan for their strength training, and many complained that the training room is understaffed.”

In the 2024 NFLPA report card, a year after Saunders’ exit, Baltimore’s strength and conditioning rating improved dramatically to a “B.”

The next season? Baltimore players, once again, improved the mark to a “B+”, putting the Ravens at 13th in the league.

In response to social media questions from Utah fans about Saunders’ record, former Utes and Ravens player Eric Weddle jumped to his defense.

“He’s the best strength coach I’ve ever had in my entire career,” Weddle said in an X post. “The Utes are lucky to have him. When players get back, ask them what they think of Steve and that is all [you] need to know.”

And what about the Ravens’ 2023 “F-” rating?

“He was the scapegoat for the [COVID-19] nonsense that happened in Baltimore,” Weddle said in another social media response. “Got blamed for things that weren’t even his fault. You will see, I wouldn’t have suggested Morgan to interview him if I didn’t believe he was the best and would help our program that needed it.”