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The University of Utah Athletics
#ASUvsUTAH: News Out Of Practice
10/17/2017 6:29 PM | Football
SALT LAKE CITY - It is time to return to Salt Lake City as the Utes get ready to host the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday, Oct. 21. The game is at 1:30 p.m., Utah's earliest kick time of the season.
The Utes are coming off back-to-back losses against Stanford and at #13 USC, but will look to rebound against ASU in front of its home crowd in Rice-Eccles Stadium.
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Bring Em Back...
NFL greats Steve Smith Sr. and Jordan Gross will be among seven new inductees into the Crimson Club Hall of Fame. They will be introduced at halftime of the game. Smith played receiver and returner at Utah from 1999-2000 before he was drafted in the third round by Carolina. He played 16 years with Carolina and Baltimore before retiring after last season. Smith's 14,731 career receiving yards ranks seventh in NFL history. He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro. Gross, a consensus All-American and Outland Trophy finalist as a senior in 2002, was drafted in the first round as the No. 8 overall pick by Carolina. He was a starting offensive tackle for 11 seasons at Carolina—making the Pro Bowl in 2009. He retired after the 2013 season.
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Depth Chart News...
Award Season...
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Voices from Practice...
Head coach Kyle Whittingham
On if Tyler Huntley practiced today...
"Everyone practices really well on this team. This is a good practicing team."
On if Tyler Huntley will start on Saturday...
"There is always a chance. Until they tell me that he is ruled out, there is always a chance."
On if he is worried that Tyler Huntley will have to shake off a little rust from sitting out the last two games...
"Not really. He went in and did some good things in those first few ball games that he started. I don't know how much of an ill effect it might have on having that time off. It affects some people more than others. I am not concerned about it."
Offensive Line coach Jim Harding
On the offensive line's performance so far...
"You know with four new guys, it takes some time to get used to one another. I think we did take a step forward this last game, but there are still things we need to work on to continue to get better each week."
On if it has been helpful having the same starting five each game...
"Yeah, obviously you don't want to have anyone injured and the more continuity that we can develop in practice is big."
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The Utes are coming off back-to-back losses against Stanford and at #13 USC, but will look to rebound against ASU in front of its home crowd in Rice-Eccles Stadium.
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Â.@Utah_Football is all about two things: Family and toughness.
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) October 17, 2017
Go behind the scenes this Thursday with the Utes' debut of #TheDrive on us. pic.twitter.com/hez3zoJ07W
Power and balance. Zack Moss ran for a career-high 141 rushing yards Saturday, his second career 100-yard game. #goutes pic.twitter.com/HP3UNDbzIK
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) October 17, 2017
Bring Em Back...
NFL greats Steve Smith Sr. and Jordan Gross will be among seven new inductees into the Crimson Club Hall of Fame. They will be introduced at halftime of the game. Smith played receiver and returner at Utah from 1999-2000 before he was drafted in the third round by Carolina. He played 16 years with Carolina and Baltimore before retiring after last season. Smith's 14,731 career receiving yards ranks seventh in NFL history. He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro. Gross, a consensus All-American and Outland Trophy finalist as a senior in 2002, was drafted in the first round as the No. 8 overall pick by Carolina. He was a starting offensive tackle for 11 seasons at Carolina—making the Pro Bowl in 2009. He retired after the 2013 season.
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Former Utah receiver Steve Smith Sr. was always a competitor — and always having fun. https://t.co/vuBTILAiT3
— KSL (@KSLcom) June 18, 2017
Depth Chart News...
- Javelin Guidry made his first-career start at nickelback against USC.
- Noah Rodriguez-Trammell has taken over long snapping duties, debuting against USC.
- Utah has added a newcomer to the squad in Mika Tafua. Tafua, a freshman from Laie, Hawai'i, was a two-time All-Hawaii DE.
Freshman Mika Tafua, 2-time All-Hawaii DE, is now a Ute! Read more https://t.co/7odpFjnkLp #goutes pic.twitter.com/rfFzGZ6XOL
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) October 17, 2017
Award Season...
- Junior Mitch Wishnowsky was named Pac-12 Specialist of the Week, the third league player of the week honor of his career.
- Matt Gay has been named to three midseason All-America teams (Sporting News, ESPN, AP).
- Troy Williams earned a spot on the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll after his performance against USC. The award goes to "two-way" players with Williams scoring three touchdowns in three different ways against the Spartans (pass, rush, receive).
Congratulations to Matt Gay, who's been named an @AP Midseason First Team All-American! #goutes #MattGFor3 pic.twitter.com/0EGGOWcgzt
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) October 17, 2017
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You Wish you could do it like Mitch!@mitchwish earns #Pac12FB Special Teams Player of the Week honors: https://t.co/FsxTIKwBLn pic.twitter.com/lE0gwnYvUJ
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) October 17, 2017
Voices from Practice...
Head coach Kyle Whittingham
On if Tyler Huntley practiced today...
"Everyone practices really well on this team. This is a good practicing team."
On if Tyler Huntley will start on Saturday...
"There is always a chance. Until they tell me that he is ruled out, there is always a chance."
On if he is worried that Tyler Huntley will have to shake off a little rust from sitting out the last two games...
"Not really. He went in and did some good things in those first few ball games that he started. I don't know how much of an ill effect it might have on having that time off. It affects some people more than others. I am not concerned about it."
Offensive Line coach Jim Harding
On the offensive line's performance so far...
"You know with four new guys, it takes some time to get used to one another. I think we did take a step forward this last game, but there are still things we need to work on to continue to get better each week."
On if it has been helpful having the same starting five each game...
"Yeah, obviously you don't want to have anyone injured and the more continuity that we can develop in practice is big."
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