[nggallery id="156"] Photos from the Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center opening, August 15, 2013. From Chad Zavala / The Daily Utah Chronicle.

Originally published Nov. 18, 2012 Utah wide receivers Dres Anderson and Luke Matthews embraced in the south end zone as time expired Saturday night with the Utes on the short end of a 34-24 decision...

Utah’s new offense under Dennis Erickson has certainly been a hot topic of conversation during spring ball. In the annual Red-White game Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium, that offense showed great promise...

As the youngest offensive coordinator in the nation, Brian Johnson was at the helm of an offense that struggled in his first year. In part because of injuries, the Utes finished near the bottom of the...

Early in the spring, the offensive line struggled with communicating with each other and keeping up with the new tempo of the offense. Now, as spring ball is set to end this Saturday, the unit has not...

GOING FOR QB Utah’s need for a powerful starting quarterback drives some competition for the slot Quarterback play was one key factor in the Utes’ struggles last year. Utah amassed just a 5-7 record...

Though he wasn’t the projected starter, senior running back Karl Williams is taking every opportunity he is given to convince Utah coaches he might deserve some extra time in the backfield come fall....

Defense still unsatisfied Injuries are never a good thing, but with the amount of injuries on the defensive side of the ball, defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake has been able to play many of his reserves....

Entering the spring, perhaps the most daunting task the Utes faced was replacing the heralded defensive line of last season. Defensive tackle Star Lotulelei, the team’s anchor over the last few years,...

It’s been a spring-practice theme the past few years, and it continued on in the first scrimmage of the 2013 season. With the first live action, Utah fans once again must wonder whether Utah’s offense...