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(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes head coach Morgan Scalley watches during warms up before the game between the Utah Utes and the Idaho Vandals at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026.

Morgan Scalley has a new job — and a new way of doing things: 3 takeaways from Utah football’s win over Idaho

By Jason Batacao | September 4, 2026, 9:41 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes quarterback Devon Dampier (4) runs the ball 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.

Rout 66: No. 21 Utah cruises by Idaho 66-14 in Morgan Scalley’s first home game as head coach

By Jason Batacao | September 4, 2026, 3:12 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Linebackers coach Colton Swan at University of Utah football practice in Salt Lake City on Tuesday March 26, 2019.

Utah’s defensive coordinator is still a cowboy. Here’s how a 100,000-acre ranch shaped Colton Swan.

By Jason Batacao | September 3, 2026, 8:00 p.m.

(Charlie Riedel | AP) Utah quarterback Devon Dampier runs the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan.

A 10-win season? Here’s how our Utah reporter sees the Utes’ schedule playing out

By Jason Batacao | September 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

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

What Utah football’s Morgan Scalley is expecting in his first home game as head coach

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

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Utes play Cal Poly at Rice-Eccles Stadium, on Saturday Sept. 6, 2025.

Utah football finds its first jersey patch sponsor — and it’s close to home

By Jason Batacao | August 31, 2026, 9:58 p.m.

(Jeffrey D. Allred | AP) BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier, left, and his brother BYU wide receiver Tiger Bachmeier pray prior to an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in Provo.

Meet the ‘Music Bachs’: How BYU’s Bear and Tiger Bachmeier turned lakeside jam sessions into a band

By Jason Batacao | August 30, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Eli Rehmer | Utah Athletics) Defensive end Van Fillinger (7) participates in the first day of Utah football fall camp in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 31, 2023.

Exclusive: Former Utah football players say they felt pressured to play through injuries

By Jason Batacao | August 28, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

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

BYU shakes up athletic department after weeks of football tension

By Jason Batacao | August 28, 2026, 12:40 a.m.

(Utah Athletics) Head coach Morgan Scalley speaks to players during Utah football practice in Salt Lake City, Monday, August. 10, 2026.

Why Utah football is prioritizing bringing back its former players

By Jason Batacao | August 25, 2026, 2:59 p.m.

(via Larry Gelwix) Morgan Scalley scores a try on a 50-meter run against Wales in 1998.

‘He’s someone you’d go to war with’: The rugby days that reveal the Morgan Scalley Utah knows today

By Jason Batacao | August 24, 2026, 3:09 a.m.

(Jason Batacao | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah running back LaMarcus Bell speaks to a reporter following practice.

Utah RB LaMarcus Bell could have stayed home in Oregon. Here’s why he chose the Utes.

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

(Phelan M. Ebenhack | AP) Utah tight ends coach Freddie Whittingham calls out instructions from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla.

Utah sues former assistant coach who followed brother Kyle Whittingham to Michigan

By Jason Batacao | August 20, 2026, 2:49 p.m.

(Utah Athletics) Veteran Keaton Bills will help anchor the Utes' offensive line in 2023.

Utah still has a big question mark entering the season. Can the Utes find an answer?

By Jason Batacao | August 20, 2026, 12:00 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.

BYU and Utah are both in the preseason AP Top 25. So why do both feel underrated?

By Jason Batacao | August 18, 2026, 2:42 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah quarterback Devon Dampier, left, and BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier.

The first AP Top 25 poll has been released. Where are BYU and Utah ranked?

By Jason Batacao | August 17, 2026, 9:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant directs traffic on Feb. 13, 1997, against the Denver Nuggets in Denver. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

From Jordan to Kobe: Ex-Jazz ball boy’s shoe memorabilia keeps ending up in lawsuits

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

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes quarterback Devon Dampier (4) reacts after scoring a touchdown during the game between the Utah Utes and the Arizona State Sun Devils at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.

‘One situation doesn’t define you’: Why Devon Dampier chose to stay at Utah after the ‘hurt’ of losing Jason Beck

By Jason Batacao | August 13, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake as BYU hosts Utah, NCAA football at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Kalani Sitake addresses relationship with AD Brian Santiago and his past comments about BYU’s resources

By Jason Batacao | August 13, 2026, 12:55 a.m.

(Davis Kuhn | Utah Athletics) Quarterback Byrd Ficklin participates during Utah football practice in Salt Lake City, on Monday, Aug. 03, 2026.

Why Utah QB Byrd Ficklin turned down other Power Four offers to stay with the Utes

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