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Utah forces OT, then controls extra period to beat Weber State
Terrence Brown scored 36 points and Don McHenry added 26 to rally Utah to a 92-89 overtime victory over Weber State on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.,Keanu Dawes added 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Utes (2-0) who narrowly avoided losing at home to the Wildcats for the first time since 2000. U...

Underdog at No. 24 Utah, No. 17 Cincinnati set for 'tough challenge'
No. 17 Cincinnati faces its biggest test of the season so far when it visits No. 24 Utah on Saturday night., ,The Bearcats (7-1, 5-0 Big 12) are tied atop the Big 12 standings with No. 10 BYU but face a tough path to reach the league title game in Arlington, Texas, with games against the Utes this w...

Utah looks to possible QB change vs. visiting Colorado
Utah might debut a new starting quarterback when the Utes host Colorado on Saturday in Salt Lake City., ,Devon Dampier sustained an ankle injury during the Utes' 24-21 loss to BYU last weekend. Dampier finished out the game, but Byrd Ficklin was inserted for designed QB run plays late in the second ...

Utah's ground attack too strong for No. 21 Arizona State
Quarterback Devon Dampier totaled 224 yards on offense and ran for three touchdowns to lead Utah to a 42-10 victory over No. 21 Arizona State on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) earned their first home victory over a Big 12 opponent since joining the league last season. L...

Wyoming welcomes No. 20 Utah for a resurrected rivalry
An old rivalry will be renewed on Saturday when No. 20 Utah travels to Laramie to face Wyoming.,The Utes and the Cowboys were conference rivals in the Mountain West for 12 years until Utah left to join the Pac-12 in 2011. Saturday's game will mark their 84th meeting overall, but the first since 2010...

Former Utah QB Cam Rising medically retires
Former Utah quarterback Cam Rising announced Wednesday that he is medically retiring from football due to a hand injury sustained last season.,Rising made the announcement in a post to X.,"Due to a hand injury I suffered during the Baylor game, I've been advised by two orthopedic physicians that I w...

Utah's Josh Eilert faces familiar foe as West Virginia visits
As the interim coach at Utah, Josh Eilert finds himself in the unusual position of facing the team he guided on an interim basis last year.,Tuesday night in Salt Lake City, Eilert leads Utah (16-13, 8-10 Big 12) against West Virginia (17-12, 8-10), the team he coached under difficult circumstances l...

Under new leadership, Utah visits No. 22 Arizona
The upcoming Arizona-Utah game took on an extra element of drama Monday when the Utes announced that fourth-year coach Craig Smith was relieved of his duties.,Assistant coach Josh Eilert takes over as interim head coach for the Utes (15-12, 7-9 Big 12), beginning with Wednesday night's matchup again...

UCF out to end skid vs. resurgent Utah
UCF goes into its home game with Utah on Sunday on a seven-game losing streak that has affected the perception of coach Johnny Dawkins' job security.,The Knights (13-13, 4-11 Big 12) are coming off a 104-95 loss at Oklahoma State on Wednesday.,They have allowed at least 90 points eight times this se...

No. 7 Houston crushes Utah for 11th straight win
Milos Uzan scored 14 points and LJ Cryer added 13 as No. 7 Houston mauled visiting Utah 70-36 in Big 12 play on Wednesday night.,J'Wan Roberts had 11 points and Terrance Arceneaux added 10 as the Cougars (15-3, 7-0 Big 12) won their 11th consecutive game. Houston also extended its national-best home...

QB Cam Rising no longer on Utah roster
Quarterback Cam Rising is no longer a member of the Utah roster, head coach Kyle Whittingham confirmed.,Injuries limited Rising to three games last season after he missed the entire 2023 campaign with a torn ACL.,"I've talked to Cam a few times, but that is really up to Cam to divulge that when he w...

Utah, TCU meet for first time in Big 12 play
Utah will face a couple of old conference foes this week on the hardwood, but they aren't former Pac-12 opponents.,On Wednesday, the Utes will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on TCU for the third time since 2011, when both teams were in the Mountain West Conference.,Utah (9-6, 1-3 Big 12) will ...
