During his years as an assistant in the NBA, Boylen had players such as Sam Cassell and Mario Elie who came off the bench to make major contributions. Boylen adopted the idea and is using it this season with two players whom most would expect to be starters.

Over the past three seasons, folks with knowledge of Utah football have come to know the 6-foot-2-inch, 224-lb. linebacker from Las Vegas simply as "Sly."

Since late September, the Utes have been running a 6-2 offense, which is the cause of all the substitutions

The Utah women's volleyball team's 0-2 start wasn't the ideal way to begin conference play this season, but the losses gave the Utes the motivation to get to the top.

The 2004 team was just one of those teams where all the pieces fell into place. That squad has to go down as one of the greats. While this team is very talented, it just isn't on the same level as the one from four years ago.

To speak of the 2008 Utes in the same sentence as our historic BCS busters, remaining opponents SDSU, BYU and an eventual bowl opponent must fall. If all that happens, this team will go down as the best in history.

Looking to their fourth and final year of eligibility, Utah seniors Kristina Baskett and Nina Kim could not be more excited to get the season under way.

Utah quarterback Brian Johnson is being mentioned in the same realm as NFL legend Johnny Unitas. Johnson was named to a list of five finalists for the 2008 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.

Friday turned out to be quite a day at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, as a healthy early season storm blew in during the week, allowing the Bird to open two weeks ahead of schedule.

The Utah soccer team's only two conference losses this season came at the hands of TCU and BYU.