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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor September 17, 2020

  Mora: I’ve chosen to stay in the NFC for my hardest division. I believe that the NFC South will be the hardest division to win this year. Not only are two of the best quarterbacks to ever...

The NFL logo for Super Bowl 47 is seen on the field, in New Orleans, February 3, 2013. (Image via WikiMedia Commons)

Head to Head: Which NFL Division Will be the Hardest to Win This Year?

By Sammy Mora and Justin Prather September 17, 2020

With the first week of the NFL season now in the books, fans have been given their first look at their favorite teams. There is still a lot to shake out within the league due to the preseason being canceled,...

The University of Utah football team brought out the throwback helmets again in an NCAA Football game vs. Colorado at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. (Photo by Curtis Lin | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Wild Wednesday: Pac-12 Looks to Make Plan to Return to Play

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor September 16, 2020

  After a wild day, the Pac-12 looks to be bringing back football sooner than expected. This announcement comes a few hours after the Big Ten said they would be starting their season in October.  The...

Pac-12 conference comissioner Larry Scott, Friday, March 11, 2016. (Mike Sheehan, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pac-12 Announces Partnership with Quidel for Rapid COVID-19 Testing

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor September 5, 2020

  On Thursday, Sept. 3, the Pac-12 Conference announced a partnership with the Quidel Corporation, who is helping lead the charge for rapid COVID-19 testing. The partnership will allow the conference...

Rio Tinto Soccer stadium in Sandy, Utah. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Dell Loy Hansen to Sell Utah Soccer Holdings after Problematic Past Exposed

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor September 4, 2020

  On Wednesday Aug. 26, the soccer world in Salt Lake City came to a stop, just like most professional sports leagues across the country to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake. But the following...

University of Utah football head coach Kyle Whittingham during a timeout in an NCAA Football game vs. UCLA at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday November 16, 2019.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Football: Kyle Whittingham Addresses the Possibility of a Spring Season

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor August 25, 2020

  Even though the college football season was put on hold until spring 2021, head football coach Kyle Whittingham and the No. 22 ranked Utes are still trying to make the long offseason productive.  “This...

University of Utah football head coach Kyle Whittingham during a timeout in the Pac-12 Championship Game vs. University of Oregon at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, CA on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Beating the Blue Bloods: How Utah is Bringing in Key Talent

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor August 20, 2020

  If someone would have told me four or five years ago that in the 2020 recruiting cycle, Utah would have flipped two kids who had originally committed to Texas and one who was committed to Ohio...

University of Utah junior wide receiver Britain Covey (18) running with the ball after catching a pass from University of Utah senior quarterback Tyler Huntley (1) in an NCAA Football game vs. Idaho State University at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday September 14, 2019.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Breaking Down the Utah Football Roster

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor August 14, 2020

  After one of the most successful seasons in school history, the University of Utah football team will be filled with many new faces that look to keep the program's long history alive, whenever...

Head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach Kyle Kepler at the McCarthey Family Track and Field Complex on July 2, 2020. (Photo by Justin Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Know Your Coach: Kyle Kepler

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor August 12, 2020

  Over the last few seasons, the University of Utah cross country team has become a team with growing national prominence. Last season the team defeated the then No. 1 ranked Notre Dame on their...

The University of Utah Football team rush onto the field prior to the start of the game in an NCAA Football game vs. UCLA at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday November 16, 2019.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Bagley and Mora’s Favorite Utah Football Jerseys of the Pac-12 Era

By Sammy Mora and Cole Bagley August 11, 2020

  The University of Utah football team has handsome memorable jerseys — both good and bad — since signing their contract with Under Armour. There are just so many that everyone seems to have...