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Utes Lead Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Teams With 11 Selections
7/23/2019 10:48 AM | Football
Utah Also Picked By Media To Win Pac-12 Conference Title Game
LOS ANGELES – The University of Utah football program led the way on the media's preseason All-Pac-12 team, landing the most first-team selections with five. Zack Moss, Bradlee Anae, Leki Fotu, Julian Blackmon and Jaylon Johnson all earned first-team nods while Darrin Paulo, John Penisini and Britain Covey notched second-team selections, as chosen by the media and released this morning at the annual Pac-12 Media Day.
Cole Fotheringham, Javelin Guidry and Ben Lennon also earned honorable mention status for the preseason All-Pac-12 squad, giving Utah a total of 11 spots on the preseason list.
The Utes also were chosen by media as the favorite to win the 2019 Pac-12 Conference football title in the preseason poll announced today, receiving 12 votes to earn the preseason distinction narrowly over Oregon (11) and Washington (9).
The Utes' 33 first-place votes and 206 overall took the top spot in the South Division over USC (167). After being projected to finish second in the South the last two years, Utah's No. 1 ranking is the highest preseason media ranking since joining the Pac-12 in 2011.
With USC landing at No. 2 in the South with two first-place votes, Arizona State claimed a share of the third spot with UCLA with 118 votes each while Arizona (85) and Colorado (46) rounded out the bottom two. Oregon was picked to win the North with 190 votes, but tied with Washington in first place votes at 17 each.
Head coach Kyle Whittingham along with Anae and Moss are currently in Hollywood, Calif., for the 2019 Pac-12 Football Media Days on Wednesday, July 23 with exclusive content coming from the Utes on Twitter (@UtahAthletics, @Utah_Football) and Instagram (@UtahAthletics, @UtahFootball). For more information on how to tune in today, visit the Inside Pac-12 Football page here.
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PAC-12 TITLE GAME CHAMPION: Utah (12 votes)
Others receiving votes: Oregon (11), Washington (9), USC (2), Washington State (1)
The 2019 Pac-12 Football Championship Game will take place Friday, Dec. 6 and will be telecast to a national audience on ABC at 5 p.m. PT. The Championship Game will match the winner of the North Division vs. the winner of the South Division at Levi's® Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
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Cole Fotheringham, Javelin Guidry and Ben Lennon also earned honorable mention status for the preseason All-Pac-12 squad, giving Utah a total of 11 spots on the preseason list.
The Utes also were chosen by media as the favorite to win the 2019 Pac-12 Conference football title in the preseason poll announced today, receiving 12 votes to earn the preseason distinction narrowly over Oregon (11) and Washington (9).
The Utes' 33 first-place votes and 206 overall took the top spot in the South Division over USC (167). After being projected to finish second in the South the last two years, Utah's No. 1 ranking is the highest preseason media ranking since joining the Pac-12 in 2011.
With USC landing at No. 2 in the South with two first-place votes, Arizona State claimed a share of the third spot with UCLA with 118 votes each while Arizona (85) and Colorado (46) rounded out the bottom two. Oregon was picked to win the North with 190 votes, but tied with Washington in first place votes at 17 each.
Head coach Kyle Whittingham along with Anae and Moss are currently in Hollywood, Calif., for the 2019 Pac-12 Football Media Days on Wednesday, July 23 with exclusive content coming from the Utes on Twitter (@UtahAthletics, @Utah_Football) and Instagram (@UtahAthletics, @UtahFootball). For more information on how to tune in today, visit the Inside Pac-12 Football page here.
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| North Division (first-place votes), total votes | South Division (first-place votes), total votes |
| 1.   Oregon (17), 190 | 1.   Utah (33), 206 |
| 2.   Washington (17), 189 | 2.   USC (2), 167 |
| 3.   Stanford, 129 | 3.   Arizona State, 118 |
| 4.   Washington State (1), 108 |       UCLA, 118 |
| 5.   California, 81 | 5.   Arizona, 85 |
| 6.   Oregon State, 38 | 6.   Colorado, 46 |
PAC-12 TITLE GAME CHAMPION: Utah (12 votes)
Others receiving votes: Oregon (11), Washington (9), USC (2), Washington State (1)
The 2019 Pac-12 Football Championship Game will take place Friday, Dec. 6 and will be telecast to a national audience on ABC at 5 p.m. PT. The Championship Game will match the winner of the North Division vs. the winner of the South Division at Levi's® Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
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