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Jensen’s Five Favorite Play by Play Announcers

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer October 26, 2020

  Earlier this month, Mike "Doc" Emerick retired. To me, there is no bigger hero. Very simply put, hockey was the first sport I ever remember watching — to be exact, it was the 2011 Stanley cup...

The University of Utah Football team rush onto the field prior to the start of the game in an NCAA Football game vs. UCLA at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday November 16, 2019.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Fun or Foul: College Fantasy Football

By Carlos Padilla October 23, 2020

  Football season has finally arrived! Both the college and NFL seasons are plugging along, with the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences readying to kick off within the coming weeks. Football season...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick attempts a pass in Super Bowl XLVII. (Image via WikiMedia Commons)

Colin Kaepernick Needs a Team. Let’s Find Him One.

October 16, 2020

  This story originally ran online on Sept. 9 2020. It has been updated with new information since the NFL season began.  Colin Kaepernick has been out of the NFL since 2016 after he knelt...

Tony Bergstrom, Alex Smith, Chase Roullier
Falcons at Washington Football 11/04/18 (Image via Flickr)

Smith’s Return Headlines Strong Weekend for Pro Utes

By Carlos Padilla October 15, 2020

  While many former Utah Utes have been making their presence felt in the NFL, one story took the headliner in a landslide. Alex Smith, perhaps one of the greatest products to come out of Rice-Eccles...

University of Utah senior defensive back Julian Blackmon (23) celebrates after stopping Washington State on their fourth down during an NCAA Football game at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utes in the NFL: The Colts Bright Future and Heartbreak in Seattle

By Justin Prather, Sports Writer September 30, 2020

  Weeks two and three of the NFL’s 2020 season are wrapped up and we are seeing some standout performances from former Utes. The early season also saw numerous injuries across the league, leaving...

Roger Goodell taking questions at his State of the League press conference. (Image via Flickr)

The NFL’s Strange Saga in Response to Racial Justice

By Justin Prather, Sports Writer September 30, 2020

  Even though our own sporting events at the University of Utah have been put on hold, there is no shortage of professional sports to watch at the moment. Traditionally the fall favorite, in its...

By Justin Prather, Sports Writer September 17, 2020

  Prather:  What to Consider Performance in last season is one of the best indicators tipping fans to where their teams are headed, and this year it was our only look before week one. That...

University of Utah senior defensive back Marquise Blair (13) celebrated after an incompletion (play however was called back) during an NCAA Football game vs. Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, CA on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utes in the NFL: Week 1

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer September 17, 2020

  Week one of NFL action is in the books. While your team may not have won, 20 former Utah football players took to their first game for this NFL season and had some solid performances. Let’s...

The NFL logo for Super Bowl 47 is seen on the field, in New Orleans, February 3, 2013. (Image via WikiMedia Commons)

Head to Head: Which NFL Division Will be the Hardest to Win This Year?

By Sammy Mora and Justin Prather September 17, 2020

With the first week of the NFL season now in the books, fans have been given their first look at their favorite teams. There is still a lot to shake out within the league due to the preseason being canceled,...

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Bagley: Ranking the Newest Jerseys in the NFL

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor September 16, 2020

  In a year of shutdowns, quarantining, social distancing, toilet paper shortages and a whole lot of uncertainty, sports fans rejoiced this last weekend as the heavily anticipated NFL season began....