Nick Emery made his long awaited return to the basketball court with the BYU Cougars on Wednesday night as the Cougars beat Utah State 95-80 at the Marriott Center.
The year 2011 marked a new era for the Utah-BYU rivalry. Both schools left the Mountain West Conference and entered new territory. Utah joined the Pac-12 Conference and BYU became a member of the West Coast Conference.
Though his coaching career also included stops at Bowling Green and Florida as well as Ohio State, Meyer will be remembered locally for his contributions to the University of Utah.
News broke Tuesday morning that Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer would retire from coaching. Many in the Beehive State feel a closeness to Meyer, who coached the University of Utah to a 22-2 record from 2003-04.
The Utah Utes set a new record for first-team All-Pac-12 Conference selection with nine. The number of Utes selected to the first team was also the most of any team in the conference.
Urban Meyer, the highly successful coach who won three national championships and sparked controversy and criticism this season for his handling of domestic violence allegations against a now-fired assistant, will retire after the Rose Bowl.
When news broke that the Utes were headed to play in the Holiday Bowl against Northwestern, fans and those directly associated with the program were thrilled.
It's not the Rose Bowl, but it's still a great game in Southern California. The Utah Utes are headed to San Diego to play Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 31st.
The BYU Cougars advanced and the Utah Utes saw their season come to end after the Cougars won in three straight sets in a rivalry matchup in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament.
After Utah lost to Washington 10-3 in the Pac-12 Championship game, head coach Kyle Whittingham had high praise for his players and the effort they have given him all season.
Though they came up short as team, the Utah Utes were in the game for the most part thanks to a stellar effort by the defense in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
Utah had an opportunity to play in their first ever Rose Bowl, all that they had to do was beat No.11 Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game. No. 17 Utah lost 10-3 in a defensive battle.
With 5:10 remaining in the game, the Washington Huskies had a chance to kick a field goal and go up two possessions in the Pac-12 Championship Game. Utah defensive lineman John Penisini had other plans.