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The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Michigan Wolverines running back Ty Smith (32) reaches up to stiff-arm senior linebacker Gionni Paul (13) in the first half against the Michigan Wolverines at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Thursday, September 3, 2015. Utah won the contest, 24-17. Chris Samuels, Daily Utah Chronicle.

There is No Need for Overkill

October 9, 2016

While most people can’t even about pumpkin spice everything, flannels, and cuddling during the fall, I get jazzed up because autumn is the heart of college football. Whether I am at the tailgate lot,...

Isabella Kearns swims the 200 Yard Butterfly at the Utah vs. OSU vs. BYU womens swim meet at the Ute Natatorium in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Sept.30, 2016. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utes Strong against Beavers, Look Forward to 2 Meets

October 6, 2016

The Lady Ute swimmers handily defeated the Oregon State Beavers on Friday at the Ute Natatorium.  The Utes finished the meet winning 10 events and taking a final score of 157-96. Standouts for the Utes...

University of Utah Football fans cheer for the utes and not BYU during the game vs. the Brigham Young University Cougars at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, September 10, 2016

Is it Fair to Heckle the Home Team?

October 4, 2016

[row cols_nr="2"] [col size="6"] Booing a Bad Play is Okay Blake Marshall As an athlete, I compete for a variety of reasons. I compete because I am competitive in nature. I compete because winning is...

Ute golfer Nathan Wunderli

Golf: Utes Finish Third at Simpson Invitational

By Blake Marshall September 30, 2016

The Utah men’s golf team earned its second consecutive top-three finish of the season as the Utes finished third at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational. Utah finished the tournament with an overall...

The Utah football team runs into the stadium at the start a Pac-12 football game against the Cal Bears at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015.

Athletes Deserve Compensation

By Blake Marshall September 29, 2016

College athletics is big business. In fact, the state of Utah’s highest paid public official is Kyle Whittingham. Millions of dollars are spent updating stadiums, training facilities and other areas...

Oregon Ducks running back Royce Freeman (21) stiff-arms Utah linebacker Jarred Norris (41) as he reaches the end zone in the first half against the Utah Utes in Pac-12 action at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015.

Great Debate: Nike or Under Armour

By Blake Marshall September 28, 2016

[row cols_nr="2"] [col size="6"] Nike Reigns Supreme Jared Walch In the world of sports, there is perhaps no name better known than Nike. The phrase “Just Do It” is a household term. Even people...

Great Debate – Why Are The Utes Starting Slow?

By Blake Marshall September 13, 2016

[row cols_nr="2"] [col size="6"] Team Lacks 'Firepower' by Jared Walch Last year the Utes had arguably their most talented team since joining the conference, yet they fell short of winning the division...

Rivalry Breakdown: The Holy War through the Years

Rivalry Breakdown: The Holy War through the Years

By Blake Marshall September 8, 2016

Rivalry games between Utah and BYU have been called many things: emotional, physical, aggressive, passionate, hate-filled, personal. This weekend, the Utah Utes and BYU Cougars meet for the 96th time...

Fan Feature: Utah Fans Find Happily Ever After

Fan Feature: Utah Fans Find Happily Ever After

By Blake Marshall September 8, 2016

Despite having been born in Annapolis, Md., Danielle Keddington bleeds red, and as far as she knows, it’s something she was born with. “I watched games as early on as I can remember,” Keddington...

Utah Tennis sophomore Margo Pletcher stands ready to return the serve against Boise State at the Eccles Tennis Center on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2016

Tennis: Turley and Pletcher hope to build of past success

By Blake Marshall September 2, 2016

There have been iconic duos throughout sports history. Tandems like Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, and John Stockton and Karl Malone come to mind when someone thinks about great...