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The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Pac-12 conference comissioner Larry Scott, Friday, March 11, 2016. (Mike Sheehan, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pac-12 Announces Partnership with Quidel for Rapid COVID-19 Testing

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor September 5, 2020

  On Thursday, Sept. 3, the Pac-12 Conference announced a partnership with the Quidel Corporation, who is helping lead the charge for rapid COVID-19 testing. The partnership will allow the conference...

The University of Utah Football Team warms up prior to the start of the game in an NCAA Football game vs. Colorado at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday November 30, 2019.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pac-12 Announces New Fall Football Schedules

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor July 31, 2020

  The University of Utah and the Pac-12 Conference announced their plans for handling the fall season on Friday, July 31. The plan also includes the new schedules for all 12 teams since the conference’s...

University of Utah Athletic Director Mark Harlan walks into the locker room with the University of Utah Football team after a 21-7 loss against the Washington Huskies at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sat. Sept. 15, 2018.(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Utah Chronicle).

Utah Athletic Director Mark Harlan Addresses Fall Sports

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer July 10, 2020

  With fall sports still in limbo for most colleges, University of Utah Athletic Director Mark Harlan shed some light on his thoughts on if sports should be played in the fall. “It is so important...

University of Utah defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley congratulates Northwestern University football head coach Pat Fitzgerald on their victory following the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, California on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Football’s Morgan Scalley Reinstated After Investigation

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor July 1, 2020

  The University of Utah announced on Wednesday, July 1 that they would be reinstating safeties and defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley after an outside firm conducted an investigation stemming...

University of Utah football head coach Kyle Whittingham as the clock winds down in a loss to the University of Oregon Ducks in the 2019 Pac-12 Championship football game at Levi’s Stadium Dec. 6. (Justin Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Football’s Morgan Scalley Suspended Indefinitely

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor June 5, 2020

  The University of Utah athletic department announced on Friday that defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley has been suspended indefinitely. The decision was reached after they became aware of a...

Rice-Eccles stadium as the University of Utah plays University of Washington in Utahs first PAC 12 home game Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011,in Salt Lake City Utah. Photo by Tom Smart/University of Utah Sports Information

University of Utah Athletic Facility Set to Open on June 15

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor June 3, 2020

  As the United States slowly starts to regain some semblance of normalcy after COVID-19, the University of Utah Athletic department rolled out their plan to allow student athletes back on campus...

The University of Utah Football team lined up during warmups prior to kickoff in an NCAA Football game vs. the University of Arizona at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday October 12, 2018.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

University of Utah and Ute Tribe Extend Contract For Next Five Years

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor March 6, 2020

  The Ute name is here to stay. The University of Utah announced on Tuesday, March 3 that athletic teams, as well as the school, will still don the name “Utes” for the next five years.  The...

(Photo by Justin Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 11 Utah Football to Take on Texas in Alamo Bowl

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor December 8, 2019

After a rough weekend, the University of Utah football team (11-2, 8-2 Pac-12) fell six spots in the final College Football Playoff Poll to No. 11. The Utes will take on Texas in the Valero Alamo Bowl...

New Home for Soccer and Lacrosse, Ute Field Opens

New Home for Soccer and Lacrosse, Ute Field Opens

By Ryker Jackson, Sports Writer September 11, 2019

  Fully remodeled and views for days. This may sound like an advertisement for a newly built home, and in many ways, that is what we’re talking about. The new home of both University of Utah...

Tyler Huntley (1) runs the ball at the Red verses White Spring football game on Saturday, April 13, at Rice Eccles Stadium. (Daily Utah Chroicle | Picture by Cassandra Palor)

Spring Football: The Breakdown

By Zach Janis April 14, 2019

  Although the spring game is a light-hearted, fun opportunity for fans to experience football in the spring, there is business to attend to, and the University of Utah football team did just that...