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The Utah Checkdown podcast: Utah in Vegas + looking ahead to 2026 and portal priorities
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Dec. 8 - 12:31 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's bowl destination is set, with the Utes traveling to Las Vegas for an exhibition meeting with the Big Ten's Nebraska.

No. 15 Utah to play Nebraska in Las Vegas Bowl on New Year's Eve
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Dec. 7 - 12:11 p.m. | Save Story
Lady Luck hasn't been on Utah's side since 2017 in bowl games, but a trip to Sin City at the end of the month could have the Utes feeling lucky again.

Missing out: BYU drops as Utah stays put in CFP, AP Top 25 rankings
Josh Furlong, KSL | Updated Dec. 7 - 11:22 a.m. | Save Story
The rematch played out almost the same as the original this season.

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Champ weekend turned college football world upside down
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Dec. 7 - 8:01 a.m. | Save Story
In one weekend, the college football world was turned upside down.

CFP and Pac-12 legacy bowl projections: How will the committee handle Notre Dame and Miami?
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Dec. 6 - 11:44 p.m. | Save Story
Eight members of the former Pac-12 are bowl-eligible, with one headed to the playoff

Runnin' Utes pull away from Cal Baptist in win, but rebounding remains an issue
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Dec. 6 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
Rebounding continues to be a thorn in Utah men's basketball's side this season.

NCAA volleyball: BYU, Utah fall in 5-set tournament openers
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 4 - 10:41 p.m. | Save Story
The BYU women's volleyball's stay in a 14th consecutive NCAA Tournament was cut short for a second straight year Thursday evening.

Freshman Avery Hjelmstad goes for 22 as Utah beats Colorado State on the road
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Dec. 4 - 8:21 p.m. | Save Story
Facing a 3-point deficit late in the third quarter, freshman Avery Hjelmstad spotted up in the corner and drained a quick 3-pointer to tie up the game against Colorado State.

Utah football mailbag: What if Whittingham stays, Lane Kiffin vs. reporter, proper retirement news dumping, and more
Josh Newman for KSL | Posted Dec. 4 - 1:29 p.m. | Save Story
The deadline for Whittingham to decide if he will coach in 2026 is Friday

BYU's Kalani Sitake as coach of the year highlights All-Big 12 honors
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Dec. 4 - 11:44 a.m. | Save Story
The 10th-year head coach of his alma mater was named Big 12 Coach of the Year, the conference announced Thursday morning. Running back LJ Martin was also named Big 12 offensive player of the year, and true freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier took league offensive freshman of the year honors.

Day after signing 1st 5-star recruit, Utah football flips state's No. 1 player
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Dec. 4 - 10:17 a.m. | Save Story
A day after signing the first-ever five-star recruit in program history, Utah football added to its 2026 recruiting class Thursday after the No. 1-rated player in the state of Utah.

Our (final) Pac-12 bowl projections: Oregon to host CFP game, USC to the Alamo
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Dec. 3 - 11:09 p.m. | Save Story
The most anticipated weekend of the college football season is fast approaching, with Championship Saturday followed by Selection Sunday.

Utah signs first-ever 5-star recruit as team adds 15 as part of 2026 recruiting class
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Dec. 3 - 1:47 p.m. | Save Story
A little more than five months later, Kelvin Obot put pen to paper and moved his commitment to an official signing with Utah, becoming the first-ever five star recruit signed by Utah.

The Utah Checkdown podcast: The future of Whittingham and Utah football + Signing Day updates
KSL Sports | Posted Dec. 3 - 1:21 p.m. | Save Story
As Utah prepares for an eventual bowl game at the end of the month, the future of the program hangs in the balance.

Cal guards combine for 48 points to pull away late from Runnin' Utes
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Dec. 2 - 10:14 p.m. | Save Story
Guards Dai Dai Ames and Justin Pippen, the son of Chicago Bulls great Scottie Pippen, were simply too much to handle Tuesday night.

BYU stays put, Utah drops again in penultimate College Football Playoff rankings
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Dec. 2 - 5:17 p.m. | Save Story
The biggest news surrounding BYU this week had nothing to do with what takes place on the field, or its upcoming rematch with Texas Tech on Saturday in the Big 12 title game.

BYU stays put for another week in latest AP Top 25 as Utah drops again
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Nov. 30 - 12:18 p.m. | Save Story
BYU punched its ticket to the Big 12 championship game over the weekend and kept a shot at a College Football Playoff appearance alive.

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Ohio State win highlights entertaining rivalry weekend
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Nov. 30 - 10:01 a.m. | Save Story
As far as rivalry weekend went, it lived up to the hype.


