Utah head football coach Kyle Whittingham has hired Colton Swan as the new linebacker's coach. Swan spent the last 15 years at Weber State as an assistant coach.
Former Utah offensive coordinator Dennis Erickson has been selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) and the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019.
Even though the Utah Utes suffered a bad loss in a 31-20 defeat to Northwestern in the 2018 Holiday Bowl, there are still plenty of positives for the Utes going forward.
For the local college basketball teams, the nonconference portion of the schedule is over. Now it’s time to face conference foes and these games matter.
Known for typically gorgeous weather all year round, the Southern California-based Holiday Bowl between Utah and Northwestern featured a downpour of rain.
Things looked good for Utah after the first half of the Holiday Bowl. Then the second half happened and the game belonged to Northwestern as the Wildcats rolled to a 31-20 victory over the Utes.
After the first half of the 2018 Holiday Bowl, it seemed the Utah Utes were cruising, taking a 20-3 lead at the half. Then the third quarter happen and before the Utes could blink, Northwestern was ahead 31-20 going into the fourth quarter.
Utah is looking for its 15th win in its last 16 bowl games dating to the 1999 Las Vegas Bowl. The Utes are 11-1 in bowl games under coach Kyle Whittingham. Whittingham played in the first four Holiday Bowls, for BYU.
The 2018 Holiday Bowl between the Utah Utes and Northwestern Wildcats is set to kick off from SDCCU Stadium. Both teams received the bowl bid after falling in their respective conference championship games.