Here’s Sean’s article in Simmons. Right now this is purely a depth play with the hope of getting more out of him.

https://utah.rivals.com/news/indiana-wr-simmons-transferring-to-utah

I have a contact at TCU saying that he interviewed with TCU this week. It sounds like he’s trying to move closer to his soon to be imprisoned wife? Alex anything you’re hearing on your side? That would be a big blow for the program in my opinion….

I’ve been told this rumor is completely false. I’m locking this thread and the other one from here on.

The Oregon streak over Utah continues:

Starting five: Branden Carlson, Ben Carlson, Gabe Madsen, Marco Anthony, Rollie Worster.

I know Dana Altman’s Oregon teams are 22-2 against the Utes. I know they beat us by 10 in the Huntsman Center a few weeks ago. I know they have great athletes and play on the ugliest court in the NCAA.

But I like what I’ve seen of the Utes the last three games. Worster and Carlson have been great. Marco has been consistent and tough. If Madden can knock down a few 3s, I like our chances. In the wins over WSU, Washington and Oregon State, the Utes NEVER trailed. Three straight, comfortable-margin, wire-to-wire victories has me optimistic against the most inconsistent Oregon team Altman had ever fielded.

Am I crazy? Will the Ducks continue to dominate the series? I hope not.

Bernard had no shortage of teams inquiring about him once he hit the transfer portal. This is a big win for Utah:

https://utah.rivals.com/news/how-utah-got-bernard-to-withdraw-from-transfer-portal

I heard he withdrew his name from the portal?

Alex will add more son (he's driving) but here's some info from him:

Bernard took trips to South Carolina, Missouri, and Colorado, with Colorado really wanting him badly. With all that, everyone on this board is aware of the black cloud that was around the running back room this past season. Because of that, it made Bernard a rare exception to be welcomed back after entering the portal. Ganther let Bernard know constantly that he was a priority and that they wanted back, and how important he was to their plans. Most importantly, JaQuinden was the biggest recruiter to get him back because he sees the potential of their 1-2 punch, and Micah sees that as well. Ultimately, the decision came down to Micah missing his teammates and the love the coaches and team gave him during this process, as well as the unfinished business and him knowing that he has a big role in the offense moving forward. Sometimes you don't know how valuable you are or how much you might miss something until you step away from it, and that's what happened to Bernard in this situation.

Alex will chime in when he gets a moment.

A defensively dominant performance in Corvallis: https://utah.rivals.com/news/takeaways-runnin-utes-shut-down-oregon-state

Let’s get this thing rollin’… damn 9 PM games haha.

Big road game. We won in SLC 79-60 behind BC's 27 points.

The Beavers snapped their 6 game losing streak with a 20 point win over Cal last week. They are 7-3 at home and we're 3-3 on the road.

They start 3 freshmen and play small ball quite a bit. The Carlsons should be able to play well. Keita is tbd but this is a game where we should be able to adapt if he needs to sit for a game.

Gotta have this one because no reason to thing we're going to beat Oregon, given the game in SLC and our records against them.

The latest:

Interesting hire.

Take a look and discuss. You’ll all love what you see. There’s a new addition too:

https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals250/2023

Well done…

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This process was so quiet, but Utah lands a coach with recent P5 experience —NFL coaching experience too — who was only available due to a HC change… Whitted has an intriguing resume.

More thoughts to come…

https://utahutes.com/news/2023/1/24...es-alvis-whitted-as-wide-receivers-coach.aspx

Here’s Halie’s article on Isaiah Garcia:

https://utah.rivals.com/news/garcia-discusses-utah-and-his-recruitment

I believe they met the defending national champions tonight. Any word on that?

Nice win last night, now everyone just hold your for Keita:

https://utah.rivals.com/news/takeaways-runnin-utes-dominate-washington

I spoke with Cyprus HS offensive tackle Isaiah Gracia tonight. He’s the No. 34 ranked OT in Rivals 2024 class rankings. He was up at Utah this past weekend taking in the junior day that Utah threw. Currently Baylor, Utah, Stanford, Duke and Arizona are showing the most love and attention to him.

With his recruitment picking up, he doesn’t really have a favorite.

In regards to the weekend at Utah, he loved talking to Jim Harding and breaking down his film. Those two talked about skills that Harding loved and things Garcia could work on.

Article coming.

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I recently spoke to Mater Dei HS defensive back Jeilani Davis, a teammate of recent Utah signee, Mikey Matthews.

Schools currently showing the most interest are Utah, USC and Oregon; Boston College just recently entered the picture.

He says he tries to emulate his playing style after Sean Taylor and being able to go from pylon to pylon making big tackles.

As far as his visit to Utah, he said that he loved everything about the program, location, people and being one of the top 5 business schools. He plans on majoring in business, so that will be a big part of his decision.

Article coming

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We're back with our usual starting five: Rollie Worster, Branden Carlson, Ben Carlson, Gabe Madsen, Marco Anthony

Sounds like some Utes will be moving up in the rankings:

https://n.rivals.com/news/poly-bowl-stock-report-10-players-who-helped-their-rankings-in-hawaii