UTAH: Started both seasons at safety and was second-team all-conference as a senior … played both safety positions in his career. 2018–Second-team All-Pac-12 … played in all 14 games with 12 starts (8 at free safety, 4 at strong safety) … 59 tackles (2.0 TFL) … two interceptions and two pass breakups … season-high nine tackles (0.5 TFL) and an interception against Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl … six tackles vs. BYU … five tackles against Northern Illinois, USC and Oregon (plus a forced fumble) … four tackles vs. Washington twice, Stanford and Arizona … two pass breakups against Weber State … honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic. 2017–Played in nine games with six starts (2 at strong safety, 2 at free safety, 1 at outside linebacker) before suffering a season-ending injury against UCLA … 48 tackles (3.0 TFL) was third on the team at the time of the injury … season-high 10 tackles (2.0 TFL) against Oregon … led Utah with eight tackles and two pass breakups against San Jose State … led Utah with eight tackles against USC and scored a touchdown on an 18-yard run after a fumble recovery.
PRIOR TO UTAH: First-team NJCAA All-American and first-team all-Region VI as a sophomore at Dodge City CC … two-time All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference made the first team as a sophomore … 24 tackles for loss in 2016 tied for third nationally in the NJCAA … tied for 19th in the nation with 100 tackles his sophomore season, when he also had three sacks, four interceptions, five pass breakups, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and a fumble return for a touchdown … 64 tackles, eight sacks, two interceptions, three pass breakups and three forced fumbles as a freshman … first-team Division II all-state as a senior at Wooster HS (Ohio) … also named first-team Division II All-Ohio and Ohio Cardinal Conference Defensive Player of the Year … two-time All-Northeast Inland District selection earned first-team honors as a senior … first-team all-OCC as a junior when he had a team-high 75 tackles, as well as 35 receptions for 724 yards and 11 touchdowns … also competed in track, finishing 10th in the long jump at the Ohio State Track and Field Championships as a senior … placed first in the conference in the long jump and second in the 100 as a senior
PERSONAL: Son of Tonya Boykins and stepfather Rayford Lee … human development and family studies major … full name is Marquise (pronounced mar-keece) Damond Blair.
Former Utah Football Head Coach Urban Meyer inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.Former Utah Football Head Coach Urban Meyer inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Wednesday, December 10
Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - Kyle BonaguraCrimson Corner with Bill Riley - Kyle Bonagura
Wednesday, December 03
Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - Yogi RothCrimson Corner with Bill Riley - Yogi Roth