After tying for the Mountain West Conference title and snagging the No. 2 seed in the MWC Tournament, Utah is primed and ready.

By Paige Fieldsted, Staff WriterNo. 1 BYU Cougars (24-6 overall, 12-4 MWC)BYU was one of three teams to share the regular season Mountain West Conference title. This is the third year in a row BYU has...

Last season, the Runnin' Utes lost assistant coaches Marty Wilson and Chris Jones. The two left to work their way toward careers at head coaching positions, which left head coach Jim Boylen with a void to fill.

Lack of depth is a cause for concern for the Runnin' Utes in a tournament that could force them to play three games in three days.

The Red Rocks came back off the bye week Friday against Arizona State and did so in front of one of the largest crowds of the year8212;14,453. Friday night's crowd beat Utah's season average of 13,616 by an astonishing 837 fans.

Utah's head coach has pleaded with players, coaches and fans since his first day on the hill to buy into a system, buy into a program and buy into a family.

A sloppy second half cost the Utah rugby team the Wasatch Cup and a loss against rival BYU, 59-15 on Saturday.

A day before the most important day of their post-collegiate careers, the Utah seniors partaking in the annual Pro Day event needed some moral support.

As Utah took care of business in the regular season, it gained the No. 1 seed in the Mountain West Conference Tournament and won a share of the regular season title with San Diego State.

Head coach Jim Boylen has turned the Runnin' Utes into an entirely different team from the squad that went 13-18 two years ago. Leadership makes all the difference.