When basketball season got under way, many figured that the Utes would resemble a finesse team. They had two of the most prolific scorers in the conference with Morgan Warburton and Kalee Whipple on the wings. Utah is still doing as well as expected this year. It started the conference slate at 4-0 and is on a seven-game winning streak.

Under the guidance of head coach Jim Boylen, all 15 Utah players are taking part in the coaching process8212;a change that Boylen believes is contributing to the Utes' recent success.

The one good thing about the first-place Runnin' Utes' upcoming schedule is that if they can get through the next two weeks, they'll keep that spot.

Senior Morgan Warburton and junior Kalee Whipple were coming off 2007-2008 campaigns in which they averaged double figures in scoring and led the Utes to a 16-0 record in regular season conference play.

Now that I look back on it, it's safe to say there were numerous things I didn't expect.

Morgan Warburton's recent and past accomplishments speak for themselves.

Despite a loss to No. 1 Georgia on Monday, Utah is as much in the hunt for a national championship as it was before the meet started.

Following Friday's parade celebrating the Utah football team's 13-0 season and BCS-busting Sugar Bowl victory Jan. 2, thousands of Utah fans turned Washington Square into a sea of red, tossing fistfuls of sugar and chanting, "We're number one!"

The Utes, who trained about 40 hours a week while they were in Mexico, swam two back-to-back meets on Jan. 9 and 10 against Texas Christian and Northern Texas, before facing conference foes Colorado State and New Mexico on Thursday and Saturday.

Hours after Utah announced wide receivers coach Aaron Roderick and running backs coach Dave Schramm would be co-offensive coordinators, Schramm was named the offensive coordinator and Roderick was ancient history.