Here’s Matt’s article on Satuala:

https://utah.rivals.com/news/satuala-enjoys-hometown-visit-to-utah

The countdown continues with the next in line at "Tight End U," Thomas Yassmin:

Sample committed to Arizona State in March, but following a great experience visiting Utah last weekend, he's very interested in the possibility of being a Ute.

"If I get the chance to be a Ute, I will definitely bring energy to the team and be a big leader."

He's not the biggest receiver, listed at 5'10 and 165 lbs., but he makes up for it with a lot of speed and energy.

Right now his recruitment is down to just ASU and Utah.

Full article on his visit coming soon.

A few things I’ve heard…

-Dunn was pretty locked in to playing on the east coast and also playing with his former NC teammate. The RayJ stuff had no impact on his reasoning… And I’ve also told everyone about the NIL too.

-Had Baylor’s Adam Flagler not stayed in the draft, RayJ would have been a Ute. Painful to hear, I know, but they came close to a HR.

-Calmese will be visiting Washington soon. He’s still in play, but he’s looking for basically a “starting” promise. Neither Oregon or Utah would give him that promise—and rightfully so. Utah told him he has a good situation, but also needs to compete. We’ll see what happens. I know he loved his Utah visit.

-They like the 12 guys they have a lot. They shot for the stars with RayJ on the 13th scholarship and it don’t workout in the end. If the last scholarship doesn’t go to Calmese, it’s likely going to be a developmental HS or foreign player.

Satuala said he had a great official visit with the Utes over the weekend. He really enjoyed getting to know several current players and coaches, and got to spend a fair amount of time with Morgan Scalley.

Utah was his first official. He said he plans to take an official visit to BYU later this month. Right now, Utah is in his top 3 schools along with BYU and UCLA.

Watch for an article coming soon.

That was fast. It’s pretty apparent from interviews that Brewster felt he had an effort problem. It also seems like he fell out of favor for being 210 pounds and only a receiving TE.

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DeGraaf spent a lot of time with Fred Whittingham, had some time with coach Whittingham and Andy Ludwig. He said Ludwig mostly spoke about football with him and that he loved it because he has a brilliant football mind. He said the team was super inviting and was a true brotherhood.

Utah, Arkansas, Washington, Michigan State are his top schools and he hopes to have his decision made by July.

Article to come.

First off, I am not a financial person. I have never done this, but do you note your crimson club donations on your taxes as a donation to a non-profit? I just had that thought as I had to speak with ticket office about my tix today. I just want to make sure and ask as I hadn't thought about it. I may have missed out the last couple years.

Thanks!

A huge thank you to the Utah women’s softball team for a memorable season.

You won the inaugural Pac, 12 softball tournament championship!

You won your regional in SLC

You won your super regional and made your first trip to the college World Series in 30 year!

You made Utah proud and we can’t thank you enough.

GO UTES!

Looks like the Tim Morris saga has come to an end. He’s no longer listed on the university Bball website. Quit? Fired? We will probably never know but #hegone

There will be no visit from him this weekend.

Some high praise that also generated a lot of response. Awesome for Cam:

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No surprise with as long as negotiations went and also with Baylor’s PG choosing to stay in the draft. This is a tough blow for the Runnin’ Utes.

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With the rainout, the game will be at 11 MST today. Halie and I were going to cover it, but it’s a little more difficult now. I’d love for everyone to interact with the WCWS because it’s a pretty special thing.

By the way, Harlan is speaking his mind and good for him:

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Why not let them go? Why not hope for it even....

Exactly what does both Arizona and Colorado bring to the P10 anyway? Certainly NOTHING in football. Arizona hasn't been relevant since Dick Tomey was there. Colorado has been a complete dud in the P12. What do we really lose in their departure that could not EASILY be made up eslewhere?

Colorado State brings the Denver market and is arguably MUCH better at football than the Buffs. San Diego State is SIGNIFICANTLY better all the way around than Arizona right now. So... Say adios to both, bring in CSU, SDSU and Gonzaga in basketball only and you have a much better conference than you had BASKETBALL wise when UCLA and USC were in the conference AND you have a quality football league too.

Hand ringing over nothing right now. As I have said many times, it is a complete ILLUSION that moving conferences TODAY will bring you stability because the B12 is as stable as the P12 going into 2028-ish NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TODAY or TOMORROW or NEXT WEEK or NEXT MONTH.

Just got my tickets today to watch Devin Lloyd and Clark Phillips on at Wembley stadium.

Still waiting for the games in Tottenham to see Lloyd and Kincade.

Is anyone else coming to London for ether of the games?

This is something I’ve long mentioned, but now it’s official.

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I’ll give a bigger breakdown on this soon, but here’s the list for this weekend:

Jeilani Davis
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Zechariah Sample
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Faletau Satuala
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Kamari Mothudi
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Decker Degraaf
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The following games now have a time set:

Florida: Thurs, Aug. 31 @ 6 p.m. MT, ESPN
Baylor: Sat, Sept. 9 @ 10 a.m. MT, ESPN
Weber State: Sat, Sept. 16 in @ 12 p.m. MT, Pac-12 Network.
Oregon State: Fri, Sept. 29 @ 7 p.m. MT

It’s time again for the annual UteNation Countdown to Kickoff. It’s crazy, but this year, there was no scholarship guy until No. 95.

https://utah.rivals.com/news/utenation-countdown-to-kickoff-no-95-aliki-vimahi-1

I think he makes an impact in 2023.

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With a decision imminent, there’s been a lot of back and forth because Dennis is doing what he can to leverage NIL. That being said, there’s a ton of confidence that it’ll be Utah.

Can it change? When someone is doing what they can to get the most NIL, anything can change. From the sounds of it, according to Illinois contacts, it doesn’t sound like Dennis is a big fan of their HC. This is definitely most likely between Utah and Baylor.