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Hey Alex, will your guys be tracking Utah’s (Utes) performances at the NFL Combine this week? What Ute players received combine invitations this year?

New Rivals250: https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals250/2025
The Five-Star Countdown: https://n.rivals.com/news/rivals-rankings-week-five-star-countdown-55
New 5-stars breakdown: https://n.rivals.com/news/rivals-rankings-week-meet-the-four-new-five-stars-4
Rivals250 biggest risers: https://n.rivals.com/news/rivals-rankings-week-ten-biggest-risers-in-the-rivals250-20
Position-by-position look at new Rivals250: https://n.rivals.com/news/tuesdays-with-gorney-new-2025-rivals250-released-4

Here’s tonight’s starting five:

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Is he practicing? If so, when did that start? If not, when is he expected to return?

I’ll have more on this soon.

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Are there any players we are recruiting that are currently playing? One I m intrigued by is 7 footer George McConckie from Highland. Plays hard, had 16/16/4 in last game. The Barnes kid from Olympus is a good PG, smart but not the most athletic but shoots well or the dowdell kid at Olympus. Great shooter not the most athletic. I am not totally looped on in the 6a and 5 a can only speak for what o ve seen is all. These seem more like a Weber or SUU level recruits but any insights are awesome!

While I shout into the void for updates on basketball, what is his status? I know he's redshirting but is he practicing with the team or still injured?

I read this morning about the commitment of edge rusher Nela Tupou for the 2025 recruiting cycle. Can more information be shared about him and what this means for our defense.

Watching the film, I really like the long-term potential of Tupou. Here’s what his commitment means:

https://utah.rivals.com/news/what-it-means-2025-ath-tupou-commits-to-utah

Huge win at UCLA! Another critical road game Saturday at Colorado.

My take on the roster, status of the program etc.

BC is a stud. Doing everything expected of him, which is a lot, and more.
Deivon is playing at a very high level. If I nitpick, his 3 point shooting needs to improve and he needs to cut down on turnovers.
Keita gets better and better. He needs to cut down on his fouls so his minutes can increase.
Gabe Madsen is in a slump. We need his shooting and his decision making with the ball to improve -- stat!
Cole Bajema has underperformed imo. But, he played well against UCLA. Hopefully, that will continue.
Lawson Lovering hasn't done much since returning from injury. Need more from him.
Ben Carlson. Love his toughness. His shooting needs to get better too. He's losing some PT to Jake Wahlin.
Jake Wahlin. Is carving out a role for himself when we play 1-3-1 zone. He is more athletic than I expected and has good size. Added minutes are there for him if he can score a bit. His shot looks good,
Hunter Erickson has to play while Worster is out. Tough kid. Leaves it all on the floor but he struggles to guard his position and teams pick on him. Shooting better now than earlier in the season.
Rollie Worster - His injury has caused problems for the second year in a row. Hope he's back soon since we're on the NCAA bubble.
Luka Tarlac - a project. Hasn't done much in two years. Doubt that will change going forward.
Will Exacte - incomplete due to injury.

Coaching staff - guys are playing hard. Lots of positive energy from our coaches. The last play against UCLA was a masterpiece. Program is getting better although they haven't set the world on fire which isn't all that surprising given the state of the program when they arrived.. I'm still optimistic Craig Smith can get it done and will get at least another year to build since he has a six year contract.

Next year - We lose BC and Bajema. The two HS kids we have signed jackson Johnson and David Katoa both have LDS mission calls. So we will have at least 3 roster spots.

Our rotation at this point for next year would be
Lovering and Keita in the frontcourt with Madsen, Worster and Deivon in the backcourt. Ben Carlson and Wahlin off the bench up front and Exacte and Erickson in the backcourt.
Roster priorities - a scoring stretch four. A scoring wing, a combo guard.

Utah won on a brilliant inbound play with just over 6 seconds remaining:

It’s game time! I have yet to see the starting lineup for the Utes. This game is much different than the last one we saw as UCLA is the hottest And Utah has been mostly ice cold.

The throat shot by Sébastien Mack was not a basketball play. The league needs to take additional action. Filing an assault charge would send an important message IMHO. Completely unacceptable and obviously preplanned.

The Runnin' Utes continue to be Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde with home and road games:

Hey Alex, when does Spring Football Camp begin? I’m ready to move on from MBB.

Utah remains one of the favorites:

Starting five: Cole Bajema, Deivon Smith, Gabe Madsen, Keba Keita, Braden Carlson

If we lose, it will be tough to get back on the right side of the bubble. A win won’t guarantee anything but would keep us in the field for now.

Hope the guys bring their A game.

Utah adds another QB to the '25 class:

Utah (6): WR Devaughn Vele, OL Keaton Bills, OL Sataoa Laumea, DL Jonah Elliss, DB Cole Bishop, DB Sione Vaki

Big 12 teams-
Arizona (4): RB Michael Wiley, WR Jacob Cowing, TE Tanner McLachlan, OL Jordan Morgan
ASU (1): DB Ro Torrence
Baylor (1): DL Gabe Hall
BYU (3): QB Kedon Slovis, OL Kingsley Suamataia, P Ryan Rehkow
UCF (2): WR Javon Baker, OL Tylan Grable
Cincy (0).
Colorado (1): WR Xavier Weaver
UH (3): OL Patrick Paul, DL Nelson Ceaser, DL David Ugwoegbu
ISU (1): DB TJ Tampa
KU (2): OL Dominick Puni, DL Austin Booker
KSU (4): TE Ben Sinnott, OL Cooper Beebe, OL KT Leveston, LB Khalid Duke
OKST (0).
TCU (6): RB Emani Bailey, TE Jared Wiley, OL Andrew Coker, OL Brandon Coleman, DB Millard Braford, DB Josh Newton
Tech (3): DL Myles Cole, DB Tyler Owens, DB Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
WVU (1): OL Zach Frazier

More to come, but Utah adds their second 2025 QB commit, Shaker Reisig. Offers from Oklahoma State, Missouri, BYU, Minnesota, Boston College and more.

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I got Merv Fleming, played in 5 Super Bowls!!!

I wonder if we will pick up some transfers?