The 2009 volleyball season resulted in something that doesn't happen very often at Utah8212;being left out of the NCAA Tournament.

After spending the past two weekends in California, the Utes were finally back home in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, and they looked comfortable as they claimed a solid 56-41 over Weber State. The Utes came out of the locker room and took a large 16-2 lead over the Wildcats early in the first half, never looking back through the duration of the game.

As the minutes ticked off the clock in the Utes' nail-biting 23-26 loss to BYU on Saturday, Utah's offense struggled to put the ball in the end zone.

Nothing stays secret for long, especially when it comes to trash talk. Comments about the U by BYU's senior quarterback Max Hall were no different.

The 91st installment of the Holy War lived up to expectations Saturday night when8212;for the second time in five years8212;60 minutes of play could not determine a winner.

After upsetting No. 20 Illinois with a buzzer beater Friday night in the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament, the Runnin' Utes came out flat in the championship game and fell hard to Oklahoma State 77-55.

I've been asked a million times why Utah fans hate BYU so much, now I'll have an answer. I could go on all day about BYU, fans and the rivalry, but it's all just fuel for another year and another rivalry game.

Although the Utes put points on the board off each of their five red-zone opportunities, they had to settle for a field goal from kicker Joe Phillips all but once to do so. Phillips put another field goal through the posts outside the red zone, ending the night 5-5.

After jumping out to an early 6-0 lead thanks to back-to-back field goals from Utah's Joe Phillips, the Cougars responded with a 17 play 52 yard drive that ended in a 27 yard field goal. Freshman quarterback Jordan Wynn went 6-6 for 87 yards in the first quarter before throwing his first incomplete pass of the game in the second quarter.

The 91st installment of the Holy War lived up to expectations Saturday night, when for the second time in five years, 60 minutes of play could not determine a winner. Utah rallied to tie the game 20-20 to force overtime, but a 25-yard pass from BYU quarterback Max Hall to tight end Andrew George eventually sealed the win for the Cougars.