Damm the Cats had them!!!

I’m being candid here, I get that everyone is frustrated over the timelines that have been given, but this tells everyone that his injury recovery can be unpredictable. I really hope this quiets everyone questioning Cam’s effort —and honestly I’m floored and a bit annoyed over the last couple weeks that I even need to say that with some of the ridiculous rumors out there. If you listen to his voice on this, what fans have said about him has clearly affected him.

Everyone just needs to support their guy who has sacrificed his body and brought the Utah program to absolutely unheard of heights.

I hope this ends all arguments.

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Are we adding Logan and Spencer Fano to the list of injuries? Both brothers left the game back to back with apparent knee injuries a few plays apart.

*Jonah Ellis has been amazing.* Logan Fano was developing on the opposite side at DE. What's his status going to be moving forward? He was crying.

Other than Jonah Ellis, the DEs have been decimated by injuries effecting Connor O'Toole, Van Fillinger and now Logan Fano.

As the season progresses and eventually ends, I wonder if all we have left to talk about will be a discussion on injuries and what might have been in 2023 with a very promising team to start the season. This could be the all time worst injury season ever.

Updates on Kuithe?

I saved this to put out a little later tonight, knowing that Davis Andrews was committing. Here is how the current Utah commits fared last weekend.:

https://utah.rivals.com/news/tracking-utah-2024-commit-games-jeilani-davis-gets-3rd-int-of-season

Ute fans are going to love his play as well as his off-the-field attitude. He’ll serve an LDS mission first, though…




https://utah.rivals.com/news/what-it-means-andrews-stays-home-to-live-utah-dream

So many injuries. I feel terrible for the hurt players and the team.

I am no QB guru, but it looks to me like Nate Johnson is getting worse. His throws are mostly off target and he looks uncomfortable. Teams don't fear his arm so there are lots of jail break blitzes and Nate has to run for his life. After the Baylor 4th quarter I thought the team had a gamer on the rise and now it looks like a downward spiral. He needed another year to prepare for this.

I hope I am missing something. Someone, anyone, give me a reason to be optimistic.

A Utah mention in this article

https://n.rivals.com/news/recruiting-rumor-mill-another-busy-weekend-in-the-books-3

As great as this coaching staff is, it’s not perfect. Their track record of developing quarterbacks is not good. So thinking out loud, does Utah go after a seasoned quarterback, in the transfer portal in January? If they do, it would say so much about the QB situation at Utah. Cam would be gone, and lacking confidence in Nate Johnson, B. Rose, Bryson Barnes and the incoming freshman Wilson. The coaching staff would feel better with another experience quarterback on the roster entering their first season in the big 12.

This is what I’m expecting when he makes his announcement tomorrow. I expect it to be Utah:

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If you have watched football for any amount of time what happened last night was 100% predictable and shouldn’t have come as any shock to anybody.

Coming into this game Utah was 4-0 in spite of it offense. Take away Weber because well they are Weber and Utah has beaten Florida, Baylor, and UCLA with defense and special teams.

Nate’s first start on the road in a hostile environment against a fired up team with a gigantic chip on there shoulders out to prove they belonged in the conference expansion talk.

Injuries have destroyed continuity or any semblance of a gameplan offensively.

Take the bye week off. Nobody touches a football at all. Just send the whole team for treatment and rehab.

If Cam comes back(which I have my doubts)remember “He’s so close”(no he’s not)and gets healthy they will be fine.

If Cam doesn’t come back Nate will be the QB going forward and Utah will just have to take their lumps with him. He was never meant to be QB1 or 2 this season. Cam is a definite maybe for the rest of the season and I’m hearing Barnes suffered a bruised heart muscle and will be out indefinitely.

Injuries suck

OSU is a good team who’s healthy and well coached. A depleted team is not going into Corvallis and winning.

I was told he was rushed to the hospital. Something potentially with his sternum. Just puts life and sports into perspective. I can’t go any further in-depth. I’ll let the program say more.

Let’s get this thing rollin’…

Connor O’Toole is back tonight, Ja’Quinden Jackson is out. The team is getting healthier. You guys have already been clued in on Rising.

Here’s hoping for a breakout game for Nate tonight. They need just Nate be Nate.

Game balls for this week are a little unique compared to most games:

Credit to the program, they know there’s been justifiable concern on Barnes’ status. They’ve let me know he left with the team and that it’s okay to have out there. No other updates will be given until Whittingham chooses otherwise.

Here’s Cole’s article on a tough road loss:


https://utah.rivals.com/news/takeaways-utah-s-struggles-catch-up-to-them-in-loss

I know…. He’s close. But really? What real difference does a week make. I’ll wage a reasonable sum we don’t see him until Cal. If we don’t see him then not sure we will this year. He does not have the redshirt anymore but is a medical year a possibility? Might be best for the program if that was able to happen in order for Wilson to develop but that’s wishful thinking.

And what’s the deal with Kuithe!? Feels like his time is over. He had a two month head start over Rising and he is vapor right now.

Did Whitt say in his post game that Barnes is in the hospital? I know it’s just a rumor but it’s out there that he has a shattered sternum

Anyone?

It’s tough to give any positives.

Everyone breathe and go to bed, then post in the morning.

It’s made its way through social by now, but Bridges’ date has been moved to October 4th. This takes this season out of the question unless something surprising happens. What is unfortunate about this is that it was a done deal for him to go to Utah if the August date dropped charges. I don’t see that changing anything going forward for 2024. There’s a sense of loyalty there and the two sides talk as much as possible.