The Daily Utah Chronicle

SDSU defence could give utes trouble

By By Kelsey Price , Staff Writer • November 20, 2009

After a heartbreaking 30-27 loss to Wyoming that shattered San Diego State's bowl hopes last weekend, the Aztecs are moving on and concentrating their efforts and thoughts on Utah.

Utes? quality games prove they?re still successful

By By Corbin Godfrey • November 18, 2009

So we got whipped by TCU 55-28, and now our season is a lost cause because we will most likely not be first in the Mountain West Conference, right?

Utah shouldn?t settle for less than the championship

By By Bubba Brown • November 18, 2009

The Mountain West Conference football championship trophy is now clad in purple and destined for Fort Worth.

Football Notebook

By By Bryan Chouinard • November 17, 2009

Saturday's game against No. 4 TCU turned out to be what some on the team are calling "a wake-up call" after the Utes fell to the Horned Frogs 55-28. TCU's 55 points were the most points scored by a Utah opponent since 1990, when the San Diego State Aztecs dropped 66 on the Utes.

?They are as advertised?

By By Liz Frome, Staff Writer • November 16, 2009

In a state where God, Jerry Hughes and football are one and the same, the defending Mountain West Conference champion Utes were handed their first conference loss of the season.

TCU crushes Utes

By By Liz Frome, Staff Writer • November 15, 2009

In a state where God, Jerry Hughes and football are one and the same, the defending Mountain West Conference champion Utes were handed their first conference loss of the season. TCU's plan for keeping its undefeated season alive against the Utes was clear from the beginning: There would be no mercy, there would be no exceptions.

Fighting for the championship

By By Bryan Chouinard , Asst. Sports Editor and By Bryan Chouinard , Asst. Sports Editor • November 13, 2009

This weekend's showdown between Mountain West Conference powerhouses Utah and TCU will strongly resemble that of 2008 in more ways than one.

?Dynamic? QB could give Utes trouble

By By , Staff Writer and By , Staff Writer • November 13, 2009

Last week, many Utah fans wondered whether the Utes would be able to keep their focus on the task at hand as they welcomed a winless New Mexico team into Rice-Eccles Stadium. The Utes took on their last opponent before heading to Fort Worth to meet the team at the other end of the winning spectrum.

Patterson prepares to deal with hype of home game

By By Joseph Simmons, Staff Writer • November 13, 2009

As if facing 14th-ranked Utah with an undefeated season on the line wasn't enough, add new uniforms, a sell-out crowd and ESPN College GameDay to the mix, and TCU head coach Gary Patterson has a lot on his plate this week.

Johnson, Wide have potential to lead Utes to win

By By Mike Mangum, Staff Writer • November 13, 2009

I can't imagine anyone doubting TCU's legitimacy now. It's ranked No. 4 in the BCS rankings and only has one obstacle standing in the way of the program's first BCS bid8212;the Utes