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7/27/2009 2:06:20 AM
Quietly and patiently, Steve Fairchild is working hard to bring Colorado State football back to its glory days. He admits his...
7/28/2009 12:42:22 AM
Due to record sales, BYU football season-ticket sales are being placed on hold to accommodate other ticketing requirements...
7/28/2009 12:34:38 AM
Everton captain Phil Neville spent 11 years under arguably the greatest manager in modern football, Sir Alex Ferguson, when...
7/28/2009 12:29:54 AM
Jake Brown, after years and years of playing baseball and getting his feet wet coaching the game, tried to get away from it.
7/27/2009 11:09:37 PM
Realignment has drastically altered the landscape of high school football in Utah. A staggering 20 schools have changed...
7/29/2009 3:05:25 AM
If last season's final standings and this year's preseason media poll are any indication, Air Force is No. 4 in a Mountain...
7/29/2009 2:20:44 AM
The University of Alabama has formally asked the NCAA to restore 21 vacated wins to the football program.
7/30/2009 12:08:52 AM
What can Utah do for an encore? How can the Utes top being the only undefeated team in the nation? Can they climb the...
7/30/2009 12:01:28 AM
The news coming out of the Western Athletic Conference football meetings Wednesday morning was that Boise State — again...
7/30/2009 12:00:30 AM
The University of Alabama formally asked the NCAA to restore 21 vacated wins to the football program in a 29-page appeal on...
7/31/2009 1:19:15 AM
Typically, preseason conference football meetings are light-hearted affairs designed to create a little publicity for various...
7/31/2009 12:47:17 AM
BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall told reporters at the league's meetings he'd learned a lot about how to approach expectations...
7/31/2009 12:47:15 AM
Though he's been on the job for several months, Gary Andersen admits he's still not quite sure how to prepare his Utah State...
7/30/2009 1:37:31 PM
Michael Vick said Thursday that he is getting close to signing with a professional football team but refused to elaborate.
7/29/2009 12:15:44 PM
To no surprise, Boise State stands alone atop the Western Athletic Conference preseason football polls.
7/26/2009 2:14:53 AM
HENDERSON, Nev. — Gone is Rocky Long, but his replacement, Mike Locksley, believes he can succeed where previous Lobo...
7/26/2009 1:37:26 AM
The Dallas Cowboys will begin selling the remaining tickets for BYU's 2009 football season-opener against Oklahoma on Monday,...
7/26/2009 1:26:18 AM
Boise State football is an exceptional product. The Bronco fan base is on fire and its facilities are star quality. The Taco...
7/25/2009 1:24:10 AM
The 24th of July, or Pioneer Day, represents the day the great state of Utah was discovered by pioneers in 1847. Throughout...
7/25/2009 1:17:15 AM
Mike May is San Diego State's sports information director and over the years he's had plenty of reason to not want to go to...
7/25/2009 1:00:35 AM
The American Legion state baseball tournament begins today at Oquirrh Park with traditional contenders such as Taylorsville...
8/1/2009 2:35:45 AM
Bronco Mendenhall is proving a lot of folks wrong, those who said it couldn't be done with a roster overflowing with...
8/1/2009 12:26:11 AM
The following is the Deseret News' tentative schedule for our prep football preview stories. In addition to previewing every...
8/1/2009 12:21:26 AM
The unofficial end of the summer is rapidly approaching. It may not feel like it with temperatures still in the 90s, but the...
8/2/2009 1:49:45 AM
Defensive back Kori Gaines, a 5-foot-9, 170-pounder from Loganville, Ga., became BYU's 21st verbal commitment as part of its...
8/2/2009 1:45:35 AM
High School football: Schedule of region and school previews
8/2/2009 12:47:24 AM
A self-proclaimed "college football junkie," Travis Scoresby brings his lunch to work every day instead of succumbing to the...
8/2/2009 12:23:32 AM
For the first time in a while, 1A football feels like — how's this for a novel concept — 1A football.
7/31/2009 1:12:51 AM
Utes to play series with Fiesta Bowl foe
8/3/2009 1:16:43 AM
When it comes to high school football, things can change quickly in the smaller classifications. The proof is in the 2A North...
8/3/2009 12:40:26 AM
Coming off its best football season ever, the Mountain West Conference has been basking in the national spotlight.
8/3/2009 12:03:25 AM
Cottonwood's final season in the 4A ranks turned out memorable in several ways.
8/2/2009 11:58:17 PM
The last winning season for the Beaver football program was in 2002. The Beavers came close to a winning mark last year with...
8/2/2009 11:52:53 PM
In what was supposed to be Grand's big season in 2008, things went south a little sooner than expected. Finishing out the...
8/2/2009 11:51:09 PM
Bonneville's 2008 football season hardly ever got off the ground.
8/4/2009 1:15:41 AM
BYU fans have a long-standing reputation for being relatively staid when they attend football games at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
8/4/2009 1:13:20 AM
LaVell Edwards Stadium, formerly known as Cougar Stadium, has been the site of hundreds of BYU football games since it opened...
8/4/2009 1:13:11 AM
The Utah High School Activities Association's final realignment draft released last winter caused a stir in many communities...
8/4/2009 1:07:08 AM
Jonny Matich was horrified. As he walked toward the team bus after coaching the Granger Lancers in a Region 6 football loss...
8/4/2009 12:56:32 AM
Highly touted recruit James Aiono won't be playing football for the University of Utah this fall. The former Snow College...
8/3/2009 11:38:04 PM
If one thing defines the Cyprus football program heading into its first season of 5A competition, it is change.
8/3/2009 9:51:57 PM
It's a new era of Box Elder football.
8/3/2009 9:51:25 PM
It's been over four years since Monument Valley was a part of the Utah prep football landscape. That's about to change this...
8/3/2009 9:50:46 PM
With the shifting of regions moving many former 2A teams up to the 3A ranks this year, Gunnison head football coach Rhett...
8/3/2009 9:50:10 PM
Enterprise coach Barry Jones is fascinated with the spread offense. After spending much of his coaching career as an...
8/3/2009 9:49:35 PM
A year ago about this time, Mike Bowring had a pretty good idea what to expect from his Juab football team. With a bundle of...
8/3/2009 9:48:48 PM
When it comes to tradition and success, few schools have been as successful as Delta and its nine state football...
8/3/2009 4:43:27 PM
To the list of universal threats to football success — injury and indiscretion, a Tom Brady-led offense marching...
8/5/2009 2:10:40 AM
With just three returning starters and a senior class that hasn't experienced much success through the years, expectations...
8/5/2009 2:05:59 AM
For the better part of a decade, Emery High School's enrollment has been shrinking, which is never a good thing for a...
8/5/2009 2:02:10 AM
For a North Sevier program that experienced virtually no success in Class 2A earlier this decade, the thought of returning to...
8/5/2009 1:59:27 AM
Even before Granger players showed up to participate in their first camps and practices under new head coach Doyle Holt, the...
8/5/2009 1:54:38 AM
Last year the Kanab football team did its job. It reached the state championship only to suffer a heartbreaking defeat. The...
8/5/2009 1:49:01 AM
One word describes the Rich football team this year — experience.
8/5/2009 1:36:01 AM
Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz is mulling a run for Congress in Florida as a Republican, a GOP strategist said...
8/5/2009 1:21:58 AM
Despite the Arena Football League sending out a one-paragraph press release Tuesday afternoon stating it has "suspended...
8/5/2009 12:09:01 AM
There is a good reason Region 12 has such a familiar feel to it. The realignment process, which created the region, in effect...
8/5/2009 12:00:05 AM
An open letter to the fathers of high school football players, just in time for the start of the 2009 season — please,...
8/6/2009 2:06:09 AM
Jeff Bingham paid his dues as an assistant coach for more than two decades. Finally, he has the chance to run his own program.
8/6/2009 1:55:06 AM
For Region 11 holdovers like Morgan, Bear River, Grantsville and Ben Lomond, they probably weren't sad to see Logan promoted...
8/6/2009 12:52:49 AM
As is typical surrounding football programs across the country this time of year, optimism and expectations are high at Utah...
8/6/2009 12:48:53 AM
When BYU launches into fall football practices on Saturday, you can bet it will be a true multimedia event.
8/6/2009 12:38:19 AM
Sean Smith is willing to share a secret, as soon as he thinks of one. As the Dolphins' 6-foot-3 rookie cornerback concedes,...
8/6/2009 12:16:16 AM
With 14 returning starters, including arguably the state's best quarterback in junior Alex Kuresa, and some momentum after...
8/7/2009 6:45:13 AM
For most of this decade, just about every Parowan football season can be summed up with the following phrase: a losing...
8/7/2009 4:32:06 AM
Regardless of what classification it's lumped into, Pine View finds a way to be competitive. The Panthers have advanced to...
8/7/2009 3:19:49 AM
Slap it on there. Highlight it. Emphasize it and put a few signs up pointing to it because the Alta Hawks have a giant target...
8/7/2009 2:45:23 AM
The football landscape in Region 10 looks a lot different for the league's three holdovers, Park City, Wasatch and Union,...
8/7/2009 2:31:59 AM
For the first time in a decade, Carbon's football program will have a sophomore team this fall, according to second-year...
8/7/2009 2:28:06 AM
For coach Will Hawes, summer is anything but a break.
8/7/2009 2:26:14 AM
Dropping down to 4A because of the opening of Westlake High School, which took some students and athletes, has been both a...
8/7/2009 1:49:47 AM
When Utah's football team opened camp Thursday at the practice fields, Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" blared over...
8/7/2009 1:43:33 AM
The Weber State Wildcats have entered past college football seasons with standout quarterbacks, solid rushing games and good...
8/7/2009 1:25:13 AM
In Chris Wise's seven years as head football coach at Bear River, the program and community have experienced the highest of...
8/7/2009 12:53:58 AM
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has a Heisman Trophy, four championship rings and more accolades than most college football...
8/8/2009 3:55:10 AM
Bryan Kehl, linebacker for the N.Y. Giants, wants to get more aggressive this season.
8/8/2009 3:33:42 AM
Three. That's the number of wins the Milford High football team has accumulated in 19 attempts across the last two seasons.
8/8/2009 3:13:25 AM
It's said that the real measure of a coach and his program comes two or three years into his tenure when the system he's...
8/8/2009 3:07:01 AM
The first time North Sanpete head coach Casey Jenson met his team was on the first day of practice last season.
8/8/2009 3:04:43 AM
The second group of seniors that coach Brandon Matich had after he became the head coach at Park City High are near and dear...
8/8/2009 2:40:11 AM
With two region championships and a 35-12 overall record in the last four years, the Sky View Bobcats have made tremendous...
8/8/2009 2:38:15 AM
Things can turn quickly turn around for football teams in balanced Region 1. Although Fremont won just one league game last...
8/8/2009 2:31:31 AM
The title defense has begun. Weber State, coming off arguably its best season in school history and a co-Big Sky...
8/8/2009 2:27:30 AM
For most programs, a 10-3 season is considered to be a major accomplishment. But at BYU in 2008, it was a major disappointment.
8/8/2009 2:13:36 AM
Nobody's painted it on a shirt or a poster, but BYU begins its fall football camp today with a "quest" to return as Mountain...
8/8/2009 1:55:52 AM
There's some normalcy back in southern Utah this year. The situation still isn't ideal with the split Region 9, but most...
8/9/2009 3:32:30 AM
Luke Matthews is eager to get back on the field. After spending his first collegiate season as a redshirt, the 6-foot-1,...
8/9/2009 3:24:58 AM
Prep football previews
8/9/2009 2:18:43 AM
All that was missing were the chicken wings, because the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony had a distinct Buffalo...
8/9/2009 2:17:23 AM
If nothing else, history is on Max Hall's side.
8/9/2009 2:04:15 AM
Utah State football practiced in shoulder pads and as an entire unit for the first time of fall camp on Saturday. The Aggies...
8/9/2009 2:02:52 AM
The big No. 52 who was out running drills with the BYU defensive line was a welcome sight Saturday as the Cougars' first...
8/9/2009 1:38:37 AM
After he led Weber State to a share of the Big Sky championship last season, you might want to call coach Ron McBride a...
8/9/2009 1:30:25 AM
Nick Miller went speeding past a pair of defensive backs in Oakland's secondary, then jumped and turned to catch a long pass...
8/9/2009 1:18:10 AM
You know football is here when you line up a putt and simply can't focus hard enough on golf to see the line to the cup.
8/10/2009 2:59:24 AM
When a football team begins the season with few familiar faces in the starting lineup, the expectations are usually much lower.
8/10/2009 2:57:59 AM
Seeing West get moved up to 5A did not meet with approval among a large segment of fans, coaches, and alumni at the school....
8/10/2009 2:54:22 AM
Even in the face of extreme uncertainty surrounding the Grantsville football program, coach Tony Cloward is as excited and...
8/10/2009 2:52:11 AM
Restoring a winning tradition has progressed in small stages at Richfield.
8/10/2009 2:49:28 AM
Dramatic changes have overtaken South Summit in a short time and the end result could mean good things for the Wildcats.
8/10/2009 2:47:19 AM
Since its championship game appearance in 2005, Brighton has not won a single playoff game, losing in the first round in 2006...
8/10/2009 2:45:16 AM
There are a lot of question marks surrounding the 2009 Layton Lancers after two highly successful seasons for the program.
8/10/2009 2:43:51 AM
Of all the things that could succinctly sum up the current status of Bingham's football program as one of the state's true...
8/10/2009 2:42:42 AM
When Duchesne senior running back Jacob Verde and his fellow upperclassmen were freshmen four years ago, they mostly watched...
8/10/2009 2:40:13 AM
No matter the personnel, year after year Cedar finds a way to compete and win football games. Even this year, despite the...
8/10/2009 2:40:13 AM
An extreme makeover on offense promises to change the one element most associated with East football.
8/10/2009 12:59:58 AM
Utah's offense is picking up the pace. A faster offense, which includes more no-huddle situations, has put a premium on...
8/10/2009 12:58:21 AM
During spring drills, BYU wide receiver McKay Jacobson spent most of his time on the sidelines, nursing a hamstring injury.
8/11/2009 2:36:20 AM
Four seasons ago, Altamont quarterback Bryson Foy and several of his teammates were given the "opportunity" to play...
8/11/2009 2:35:12 AM
Union senior running back Chase Connary is a lonely guy.
8/11/2009 12:54:46 AM
Northridge is going to be a young team this season, starting some sophomores and juniors and will be devoid of big-name...
8/11/2009 12:53:35 AM
With a new region full of Nebo School District opponents and headed by a new coach, the 2009 Payson Lions are optimistic...
8/11/2009 12:51:14 AM
When you ask fellow Region 7 coaches about a possible sleeper team, most point the finger at the Provo Bulldogs.
8/11/2009 12:48:51 AM
Desert Hills didn't follow the typical script for first year schools last year — it won three games. Sure one of the...
8/11/2009 12:46:56 AM
An unusual thing happened to Highland en route to reaching the 4A quarterfinals last season. For the first time in several...
8/11/2009 12:45:25 AM
There is a part during the movie Remember the Titans where coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) is at training camp...
8/11/2009 12:36:39 AM
When BYU was going through fall camp a year ago, there was almost no mention of the Cougars' opening opponent, Northern Iowa.
8/11/2009 12:34:46 AM
It's difficult to say which teams benefit most from the new alignment in Region 7, but there isn't one of the seven teams...
8/11/2009 12:31:37 AM
The Big Sky Conference announced the largest television package for a Football Championship Subdivision conference on
8/11/2009 12:30:42 AM
After three days of practicing on the turf of Romney Stadium, Utah State football took to the grass of the practice field for...
8/11/2009 12:29:01 AM
BYU fullback Manase Tonga has been conspicuously absent at fall camp. Then again, the Cougars have gotten used to life...
8/11/2009 12:28:23 AM
There's strength in numbers at linebacker for the University of Utah.
8/11/2009 12:26:10 AM
Walter Watts isn't taking anything for granted.
8/12/2009 2:17:42 AM
Most folks, when they turn 65 years old, look forward to retirement because of the opportunity to perhaps play a little golf,...
8/12/2009 2:04:36 AM
High-tech swimsuits were banned from high school swim competitions Tuesday by the National Federation of High School...
8/12/2009 1:59:45 AM
Former Utah State football standout Rob Myers has signed a free-agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles and is expected...
8/12/2009 1:52:58 AM
Former Utah State football standout Rob Myers has signed a free-agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles and is expected...
8/12/2009 1:48:34 AM
Freshman Riley Stephenson is expected to be BYU's punter this fall.
8/12/2009 1:44:53 AM
It's evaluation time up on the hill.
8/12/2009 1:37:58 AM
Two high school football players committed to Bronco Mendenhall on Tuesday, which may fill up the Cougars' 2010 recruiting...
8/12/2009 1:32:30 AM
There are some things that haven't changed for Bountiful.
8/12/2009 1:15:52 AM
For now, Harvey Unga and J.J. DiLuigi are healthy. And that's great news for the BYU offense.
8/12/2009 1:03:41 AM
The senior class that graduated out of Kearns' football program after last season was a special one, a group of guys who...
8/12/2009 1:02:54 AM
Timpview may be the first school to come to mind when talking about Region 7 football, but the first-year coach at Timpanogos...
8/12/2009 1:01:35 AM
The Roy Royals are moving to 5A this season, but the team and coach Roger Horne have already faced adversity.
8/12/2009 1:01:05 AM
The Raiders are finally back after a two-year hiatus thanks to this season's region realignments.
8/13/2009 2:28:41 AM
Glory doesn't often come their way. The only time their name is mentioned is when there is something wrong. They fight and...
8/13/2009 2:02:21 AM
If the Timpview Thunderbirds are going to win a fourth-straight 4A state football title, they'll likely have to take a path...
8/13/2009 1:58:30 AM
Riverton tailback Dillon Draper is proud of the things his team accomplished during a 7-4 season last fall, a season that...
8/13/2009 1:56:01 AM
Last season was always going to be a struggle for first-year school Salem Hills. With few upperclassmen and a large learning...
8/13/2009 1:51:33 AM
Turmoil became a constant companion for Judge Memorial last season, though much of that was not the Bulldogs' fault.
8/13/2009 1:49:52 AM
Under coach Alex Huxford, the Canyon View program continues to inch upward.
8/13/2009 1:36:51 AM
It's judgment day for University of Utah quarterbacks Corbin Louks, Terrance Cain and Jordan Wynn.
8/13/2009 1:34:38 AM
It's a long way from Mozambique to Provo. And it's a long way from missionary service to defending against the reigning...
8/13/2009 1:31:49 AM
With the pounding that a college linebacker dishes out and takes each game, it's almost a necessity for a team to be deep at...
8/13/2009 1:29:22 AM
The Ute football team started the dreaded two-a-days on Wednesday, and they will continue every other day until the start of...
8/13/2009 1:26:09 AM
It is a simple plan for success. Southern Utah University's second-year coach, Ed Lamb, believes his Thunderbirds will be a...
8/13/2009 1:00:11 AM
There's a lot of buzz out in Tooele County these days about the new Stansbury High School, and in particular the Stallions...
8/13/2009 12:54:57 AM
Ogden High head football coach Eric Eyre isn't losing any sleep over his team being moved up to the 4A ranks in the state's...
8/13/2009 12:45:12 AM
Fred Fernandes admits he lost his cool during the 4A softball state tournament last spring.
8/15/2009 11:16:37 AM
Day 6: Friday marked the first two-a-days of fall camp
8/15/2009 5:06:19 AM
Jan Jorgensen is saddling up for his final ride as a Cougar. But the senior hasn't changed his shtick.
8/15/2009 3:18:56 AM
Four-year starters Dustin Christensen and Colton Van Komen have just about seen it all during their time inside West Jordan's...
8/15/2009 1:17:35 AM
One day after left tackle Matt Reynolds underwent surgery for a broken hand, the BYU offensive line was dealt an even bigger...
8/15/2009 1:14:58 AM
BYU didn't stage a spring game this year because the school was in the process of installing new grass at LaVell Edwards...
8/15/2009 1:12:08 AM
As the only candidate with NCAA experience and extensive time in the University of Utah football program, Friday's...
8/15/2009 1:05:51 AM
Jordan Wynn said he had a "vanilla reaction" to being named the University of Utah's No. 1 quarterback Friday morning. The...
8/15/2009 12:50:07 AM
Weber State running back Trevyn Smith has a chance to make some personal history this season.
8/16/2009 2:36:54 AM
The football-coaching fraternity just isn't the same this year. Following 34 years as a head football coach at Bingham and...
8/16/2009 2:32:25 AM
In anticipation of the 2009 high school football season, the Deseret News is pleased to announce its second annual preseason...
8/16/2009 1:53:36 AM
Two concerns about returned-missionary football players are that they sometimes take as long as a year to get back into shape...
8/16/2009 12:28:15 AM
It's the kind of news that can make any coach shudder and cry.
8/15/2009 11:49:28 PM
A week into fall camp, the BYU coaching staff is straddling a fine line between giving the players enough work and avoiding...
8/15/2009 11:47:02 PM
Midway through Saturday's practice at the Spence Eccles Field House, Utah quarterback Corbin Louks made a switch. For the...
8/15/2009 11:45:38 PM
Rep. Joe Barton had a plane to catch, but he wanted to give college football officials a warning before leaving the highly...
8/17/2009 1:01:59 AM
DeVonte Christopher is a happy camper.
8/17/2009 12:59:24 AM
A lot of local college football followers were surprised — shocked, actually — that Louie Sakoda didn't get more...
8/17/2009 12:55:07 AM
Moving up to 5A became a cause for alarm for several of the new Region 2 schools during the latest round of realignments.
8/16/2009 11:41:14 PM
It was during one of those boiling hot summer days that I saw them standing on the side of the road.
8/16/2009 11:39:41 PM
After boasting a prolific passing offense but struggling to run the ball much of last year, Southern Utah's football staff...
8/18/2009 1:28:45 AM
The last time BYU football fans saw Dennis Pitta in action, he wasn't quite full strength.
8/18/2009 1:26:28 AM
The 2009 season hasn't started, but the 2010 battle to replace BYU quarterback Max Hall has, in a way, already begun.
8/18/2009 1:05:30 AM
Archie Muniz, a 6-foot-5, 255-pound offensive tackle from Cypress Creek High School in Houston, has given the Utes an early...
8/18/2009 1:04:26 AM
Until last Saturday, Ryan Lacy had never played defense.
8/18/2009 12:50:50 AM
When Gary Andersen was named Utah State's newest head football coach, it didn't take long for an old friend to come calling.
8/18/2009 12:48:25 AM
Utah's starting quarterback job is still up for grabs.
8/18/2009 12:46:06 AM
Utah's starting quarterback job is still up for grabs.
8/18/2009 12:17:41 AM
For Roy, rebuilding in football has been the theme for almost two decades.
8/17/2009 11:19:24 AM
Six players from Champions League winner Barcelona and six from English teams were nominated for the Club Footballer of the...
8/19/2009 1:17:40 AM
There will be a common emotion among the 95 Utah teams who take field this Friday for the opening night of the high-school...
8/19/2009 1:16:52 AM
Orem head coach Ed Louder insists the Tigers' 2-1 win over Lone Peak didn't make any statement. His only concern is being...
8/19/2009 12:26:06 AM
A key contributor to BYU's offense was standing near the locker room entrance, wearing street clothes, and watching intently...
8/19/2009 12:24:24 AM
After watching junior placekicker Mitch Payne miss three short field goal attempts during Tuesday's practice, coach Bronco...
8/19/2009 12:20:26 AM
At Monday afternoon's practice, Corbin Louks was playing safety and earning praises from safeties coach Morgan Scalley for...
8/18/2009 11:15:40 PM
Fall practice is only a few weeks old, and already there have been some big-time starters declared out for the season. Today...
8/20/2009 2:49:11 AM
Eddie Wide knows he's the backup to Matt Asiata. And Utah head football coach Kyle Whittingham keeps emphasizing that Asiata...
8/20/2009 2:29:21 AM
Viewmont claimed its second consecutive high school hockey summer league championship with a 6-2 victory over Davis County...
8/20/2009 2:26:30 AM
Veteran cornerback Eric Green has been released by the Miami Dolphins, leaving rookies Sean Smith and Vontae Davis to...
8/20/2009 2:12:44 AM
The annual Aggie football coach's luncheons, sponsored by the Big Blue Scholarship Fund, will start with the kickoff luncheon...
8/20/2009 2:01:53 AM
Friday's games
8/20/2009 1:38:20 AM
Over the past three years, no football programs in the state have generated more buzz and discussion than Alta, Bingham,...
8/21/2009 4:56:01 AM
Scott Johnson, throughout his high school and college career, has earned the label of being a smart, durable and versatile...
8/21/2009 4:55:46 AM
As far as Utah left tackle Zane Beadles is concerned, it doesn't matter if freshman Jordan Wynn or junior Terrance Cain ends...
8/21/2009 4:55:26 AM
BYU fans have no idea who he is. Heck, most of his own teammates don't even know his real name.
8/21/2009 4:55:19 AM
When Paul Kruger decided to forgo his final two years of eligibility at Utah to turn pro last year, everyone assumed the...
8/21/2009 4:55:10 AM
A is for Alta: With two straight 5A championships under their belt and a No. 1 ranking to start the season, the Hawks are the...
8/21/2009 1:09:24 AM
Utah defensive end Koa Misi, who was carted off the practice field Wednesday night with what was described as back spasms, is...
8/21/2009 1:07:42 AM
Pleasant Grove Vikings (0-0) at Timpview Thunderbirds (0-0)
8/21/2009 1:06:09 AM
With the 2009 high school football getting under way this evening across the state, several Deseret News prep writers offer...
8/22/2009 3:55:12 AM
A moment of history occurred when Stansbury hosted Maple Mountain in the season opener for both teams on Friday night. It...
8/22/2009 2:38:59 AM
Provo's new top receiver didn't take long to have a breakout game.
8/22/2009 2:38:17 AM
Under the lights of Utah State University's Romney Stadium the Sky View Bobcats needed a 34-yard field goal in overtime to...
8/22/2009 2:37:03 AM
One way to win a football game is to torch the opponent with a gaudy display of offense, piling up yardage, pulling off big...
8/22/2009 2:24:26 AM
Although there was opening-game jitters from both teams, Spanish Fork unleashed a powerful offense that opponents may have a...
8/22/2009 2:23:03 AM
With both Weber and Box Elder heading into their season opener Friday night hoping to bounce back after a tough 2008, it was...
8/22/2009 2:22:01 AM
There are ugly football games, there are really ugly football games and then there's Bingham's 28-8 win over Viewmont Friday...
8/22/2009 2:20:52 AM
Hunter's Tevita Bloomfield knew he'd take some reps at fullback and tailback this season, but he really planned to spend the...
8/22/2009 2:19:54 AM
When you combine the first week of the football season with mid 80's heat, it's no wonder you see a lot of fatigue.
8/22/2009 2:18:50 AM
With Springville facing a double-digit halftime deficit, Jordan Sumsion knew the Red Devils needed to swing the momentum.
8/22/2009 2:16:50 AM
Northridge stepped into the unknown Friday night—literally.
8/22/2009 2:16:02 AM
The Layton Lancers lost a lot of senior leadership from last season's
8/22/2009 2:14:13 AM
For three years, the Brighton Bengals stocked their varsity football squad with freshmen and sophomores, hoping the...
8/22/2009 2:11:47 AM
Mountain Crest backed up the preseason hype Friday night.
8/22/2009 1:53:18 AM
Although they've won two straight Class 5A state championships, the Alta Hawks entered their endowment game showdown with...
8/22/2009 1:51:55 AM
Koa Misi's uncertain status is covered by a certainty — other talented defensive ends will hold down the fort for the...
8/22/2009 1:48:58 AM
When BYU senior fullback Manase Tonga came out Friday morning for his first practice, his teammates clapped and cheered.
8/22/2009 1:46:19 AM
Timpview's state-record 36-game winning streak is over. Highly touted Pleasant Grove prevailed 16-10 over the T-Birds in a...
8/22/2009 1:25:27 AM
As far as impersonations go, Alec Mecham does a pretty good James Lark.
8/22/2009 1:22:44 AM
The young American Fork Cavemen came out strong and did as expected, dispatching the Cedar Redmen 51-19 in a performance that...
8/23/2009 3:13:41 AM
There was enough success to go all the way around Saturday as Southern Utah wrapped up fall camp with its final full...
8/23/2009 2:38:45 AM
It's been a little more than two weeks since BYU opened fall camp, and there's a little less than two weeks before it squares...
8/23/2009 2:37:13 AM
Camp may be over for the University of Utah. That doesn't mean, however, that the Utes are completely ready for the upcoming...
8/23/2009 1:21:49 AM
Quarterback Max Hall wants BYU to be the best third-down conversion team in the country.
8/23/2009 1:20:33 AM
Like most teams, BYU must deal with some uncertainties as it heads into the 2009 season.
8/23/2009 1:18:56 AM
Camp is complete, but Utah's quarterback competition is lingering on. Starting candidates Jordan Wynn and Terrance Cain took...
8/24/2009 1:27:45 AM
After his team dominated Cottonwood in its season opener on Friday night, Alta offensive lineman Jordan Black didn't waste...
8/24/2009 1:25:00 AM
1. Alta (2-0)
8/23/2009 11:45:10 PM
Utah defensive tackle Lei Talamaivao missed out on a lot of football last season. Two series into his first game as a starter...
8/23/2009 11:43:20 PM
When the chance to face national power Oklahoma on national television — at the Dallas Cowboys' brand-new,...
8/25/2009 1:56:35 AM
NOTE: The Deseret News top 25 is based on voting by 14 prep-football writers. Total points are based on 25 points for a...
8/25/2009 1:52:12 AM
A photo gallery of the University of Utah football team practicing Monday for the Sept. 3 season opener against Utah State.
8/25/2009 12:50:33 AM
The fall camp is over and new Utah State coach Gary Andersen is now immersed in reaching a goal he never thought he'd be...
8/25/2009 12:35:16 AM
With 2,368 rushing yards already on his resume after two seasons at BYU, junior running back Harvey Unga needs only 854 yards...
8/25/2009 12:30:58 AM
And the election results are in ...
8/24/2009 11:58:54 PM
Now that another high school sports season has begun and the controversial alignment is in place for the next four years,...
8/24/2009 11:02:54 PM
It is the job of Kevin Morris to fix BYU football players, tend to their recovery, medical needs, treatment and...
8/26/2009 2:39:44 AM
John Peel has been playing for Utah for six years now — longer than Kyle Whittingham has been the head coach and longer...
8/26/2009 2:39:39 AM
BYU's top two returning receivers from a year ago, O'Neill Chambers and Luke Ashworth, each caught an underwhelming three...
8/26/2009 2:38:39 AM
OK, so Mitch Payne has missed a few field goals in fall camp and freshman Riley Stephenson has showed impressive leg strength...
8/26/2009 2:38:10 AM
Don't expect a formal announcement about a starting quarterback.
8/26/2009 2:37:57 AM
The signs are everywhere at Weber State football practices that senior safety Beau Hadley is the new quarterback of the...
8/26/2009 2:37:34 AM
It took 57 minutes of attacking soccer before Woods Cross forward Jen Anderson got her foot on a cross from teammate Morgan...
8/27/2009 2:29:34 AM
The Kyle Whittingham Show presented by Comcast on the Utah Sports Radio Network makes its debut for the 2009 season on...
8/27/2009 2:24:58 AM
Friday's games
8/27/2009 1:57:40 AM
It's the gift that keeps on giving and giving and giving.
8/27/2009 1:26:54 AM
Competitors can be friends, or they can be enemies.
8/27/2009 1:15:22 AM
The Dallas Cowboys have announced the release of standing room only tickets for BYU's football season opener against Oklahoma...
8/27/2009 1:12:16 AM
Utah's season opener is just a week away. Seven days from now the Utes will take on Utah State at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
8/27/2009 12:05:38 AM
The last time the Vikings took to the volleyball court, they left with a bitter taste in their mouths and an immense amount...
8/26/2009 8:28:16 PM
BYU's fall camp ended Wednesday morning at LaVell Edwards Stadium with a one-hour scrimmage that focused on kickoff and punt...
8/28/2009 2:55:28 AM
Two undefeated teams in Juan Diego and Park City square off in Week 2 of high school football.
8/28/2009 2:54:30 AM
Rivalry games, matchups pitting teams ranked No. 1 and No. 2, and of course the Bingham-Alta showdown highlight tonight's...
8/28/2009 2:53:57 AM
When senior setter Ashley Aloi went down in the Warriors' critical fourth set, her teammates were concerned about her health...
8/28/2009 2:53:27 AM
Going into fall camp, BYU junior cornerback Brandon Bradley knew he'd be counted on to help the Cougars' new junior college...
8/28/2009 2:26:30 AM
A receiver who is a former quarterback and a quarterback who is a former receiver led the way as Dixie State opened its...
8/27/2009 11:13:32 PM
Perhaps the biggest improvement for the Utah football team since completing spring ball has come in the kicking game.
8/31/2009 11:39:50 AM
Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez said Monday that his football program has abided by NCAA rules, despite allegations from...
8/31/2009 12:48:50 AM
I find the College Football Universe a curious one.
8/31/2009 12:34:36 AM
High school girls soccer: Top 20
8/31/2009 12:27:19 AM
For five teams expecting to compete for region titles and playoff berths, the opening weekend of the high school football...
8/31/2009 12:05:25 AM
As BYU's athletic director, Tom Holmoe has many responsibilities, including formulating the Cougars' non-conference football...
9/1/2009 4:10:04 AM
There was good news for the BYU defensive secondary Monday, when coach Bronco Mendenhall announced that cornerback Brian...
9/1/2009 4:09:31 AM
BYU offensive coordinator Robert Anae knows and salutes the football work of the Stoops Clan.
9/1/2009 4:09:19 AM
PROVO — As if going into the 2009 season having to replace four senior starters wasn't tough enough, BYU's offensive...
9/1/2009 4:09:14 AM
Utah's starting quarterback competition is complete — at least when it comes to Thursday's season opener against Utah...
9/1/2009 3:07:28 AM
No team goes through the year without a little adversity, and Snow College got its first taste of adversity this year in its...
9/1/2009 1:30:03 AM
Utah State coach Gary Andersen is so busy getting the Aggies ready for their opener against Utah that he hasn't really...
9/1/2009 1:28:59 AM
Junior college transfer Robert Benjamin will start at quarterback for Wyoming, coach Dave Christensen said Monday.
9/1/2009 12:16:39 AM
In the last three seasons of 1A baseball, everyone outside of Wayne High has been playing for second place.
9/1/2009 12:12:40 AM
The 2009 prep cross-country season is about to kick into high gear.
9/2/2009 3:44:03 AM
BYU wide receiver McKay Jacobson is a native of Southlake, Texas — located just outside of Dallas — and he grew...
9/2/2009 3:43:44 AM
The question drew some laughter from Weber State coach Ron McBride. Did he ever think he would step foot in Laramie, Wyo.,...
9/2/2009 3:43:25 AM
If there is one position on a football field that is hardest to stock with quality players, it's probably cornerbacks.
9/2/2009 3:43:11 AM
This year's quarterback battle is nothing new for the Utah football team. Over the past 20 years there have been numerous...
9/2/2009 2:31:03 AM
This is exactly the sort of match that teams are looking for as they begin a new prep volleyball season.
9/2/2009 2:28:41 AM
An explosive offense has become a trademark for both East and Woods Cross
9/2/2009 2:23:33 AM
The preseason can be awkward, frustrating and even disappointing as individual players try to figure out how to play as a team.
9/2/2009 2:19:18 AM
Hunter High coach and teacher Dave Filimoehala said he was just settling into the school year when an argument with his wife...
9/2/2009 1:49:00 AM
All this talk for the past month — actually eight months — about who will be Utah's starting quarterback may have...
9/2/2009 1:42:21 AM
Oklahoma boasted one of the most prolific offensive attacks in college football history in 2008.
9/3/2009 4:22:36 AM
The Bingham Miners know they'll be representing a whole lot more than just themselves when they take the field inside Cowboys...
9/3/2009 4:22:29 AM
The guide's purpose is to compare teams based on an offensive and defensive rating. The offensive rating is generated by...
9/3/2009 4:21:41 AM
This is it. After yearly meetings since 1944, Utah and Utah State will give their football rivalry a rest after tonight's...
9/3/2009 3:51:13 AM
While much is made of BYU's passing attack, there's no doubt that for the offense to be effective against Oklahoma, the...
9/3/2009 3:51:08 AM
Utah State travels to Texas A&M on Sept. 19. The Aggies have never faced the better-known Aggies.
9/3/2009 3:50:55 AM
As the college football season gets under way this weekend, the Mountain West Conference is hoping to build on the momentum...
9/3/2009 3:49:08 AM
Josh Heupel can't remember the exact moment when Sam Bradford truly stepped forward to become the man at Oklahoma. He only...
9/3/2009 1:04:12 AM
At BYU — also known in some circles as Quarterback U. — one player receives most of the praise when the Cougars...
9/3/2009 12:52:41 AM
It will have been almost three years since quarterback Cade Cooper's last collegiate start before he takes the field in...
9/3/2009 12:48:12 AM
Just imagine 10 years ago, heading to Miami's annual game with Florida State and proclaiming: "One decade from now, a game...
9/2/2009 11:55:46 PM
If there's a football coach in America that understands how to beat Utah it's Utah State coach Gary Andersen.
9/2/2009 9:18:30 PM
Kyle Whittingham feels much more comfortable with this long winning streak than the last one he was part of at Utah.
9/2/2009 12:52:39 PM
It's the third week of the season and 24 teams remain undefeated, yet only three contests pit unbeatens this week: Beaver at...
9/2/2009 12:08:14 PM
NORMAN, Okla. — As his son ran through drills alongside his high school peers, Ken McCarthy sat in a lawn chair —...
9/4/2009 2:48:42 AM
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said the Utes' 35-17 win over Utah State was "something we can build on."
9/4/2009 2:45:39 AM
Utah State had almost everything it needed to sneak out of Rice-Eccles Stadium with a stunning upset over No. 19 Utah.
9/4/2009 2:45:11 AM
For Terrance Cain, his debut as Utah's quarterback couldn't have gone much better.
9/4/2009 2:39:27 AM
John Peel has waited six years to see significant action during an injury-plagued career, while David Reed was the top...
9/4/2009 1:18:52 AM
There are few programs around the country that have a legitimate shot at a national championship just about every year.
9/4/2009 1:16:14 AM
As BYU prepares to face No. 3 Oklahoma on Saturday, it's hard to ignore the Cougars' futility against ranked nonconference...
9/4/2009 12:58:35 AM
Every athletic team hopes to get to the point where it can say it's reloading every year instead of having to rebuild.
9/4/2009 12:41:28 AM
They've combined for five state championships in the last three high school football seasons, and finally two of the state's...
9/3/2009 9:57:11 PM
OGDEN — Going into overtime was definitely not a scenario Bonneville anticipated seeing unfold against Ogden.
9/3/2009 9:06:33 PM
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii quarterback Greg Alexander got an ugly welcome to Division I football.
9/5/2009 2:17:09 AM
Switching to a spread offense seemed like an unconventional move for Wasatch coming into a new football season. The Wasps had...
9/5/2009 2:15:59 AM
Sometimes it's easiest to take away the obvious from a football game.
9/5/2009 2:15:08 AM
The final score was a bit of a shock when Skyline routed Highland 41-21 on Friday night.
9/5/2009 2:14:28 AM
Tyler Farr ran the opening kickoff back for a touchdown and the sixth-ranked Bountiful Braves used a 23-point second quarter...
9/5/2009 2:13:27 AM
All night long, Northridge couldn't find an answer for Layton's dynamic rushing tandem of Adam Bunting and Derek Thomas.
9/5/2009 2:12:38 AM
In an early season match-up between two undefeated teams it was West Jordan who prevailed over Provo after trailing 19-28 at...
9/5/2009 2:11:45 AM
If it had been a competition between Lone Peak's special teams and offense, the special teams would have come out on top...
9/5/2009 2:04:17 AM
The BYU Cougars certainly have a huge challenge tonight when they square off against national college football power Oklahoma.
9/5/2009 2:01:53 AM
J.R. Finai ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more as he led Kearns to a 53-13 thumping of Granger for the Cougars'...
9/5/2009 1:58:28 AM
Throughout this week, the Park City Miners had to deal with the fact they let top-ranked Juan Diego off the hook last week.
9/5/2009 1:52:22 AM
A sophomore quarterback is always going to have his ups and downs. Spanish Fork's Hayden Nielsen, however, didn't let his...
9/5/2009 1:49:34 AM
No doubt, BYU's showdown tonight against No. 3 Oklahoma is one of the biggest season-openers in school history.
9/5/2009 1:48:01 AM
Game films don't lie. They reaffirm and confirm but don't hide truth.
9/5/2009 1:45:59 AM
Cottonwood's no-huddle, spread offense was unstoppable, and Colts running back Nadan Hosea was nearly untackle-able as...
9/5/2009 1:41:15 AM
A much-anticipated matchup produced an anticlimactic conclusion.
9/5/2009 1:31:53 AM
While most of Box Elder's 2008 season was forgettable, one of the lowest points came when the Bees lost to cross-county rival...
9/5/2009 1:16:08 AM
It's been a long time coming. The Murray Spartans' 24-9 win over Taylorsville Friday night was long overdue.
9/5/2009 1:08:45 AM
Ever since he became Olympus High's new football coach, Mike Smith has been dreading this week. He didn't want to have to...
9/5/2009 12:47:27 AM
Of their three consecutive shutouts to open the season, the Brighton Bengals' 31-0 victory Friday night at Hunter may be...
9/5/2009 12:46:47 AM
While Mountain View is still trying to find its first win of the season and reclaim the form it showed a year ago,...
9/5/2009 12:03:02 AM
The last time fullback Manase Tonga suited up for BYU was in December, 2007, in the Cougars' 17-16 victory over UCLA in the...
9/5/2009 12:01:38 AM
Terrance Cain's debut as Utah's starting quarterback drew rave reviews from his teammates.
9/4/2009 11:24:10 PM
The Weber State Wildcats took on two FBS (formerly Division 1-A) teams during their breakout season in 2008 — Hawaii...
9/4/2009 5:45:13 PM
A day after Oregon's college football season opened, it ended for star running back LeGarrette Blount.
9/8/2009 4:23:51 AM
Koa Misi is back. So, too, is his back.
9/8/2009 4:23:14 AM
Suffice it to say that Coleby Clawson — a returned LDS missionary who's married and has a young daughter — is...
9/8/2009 1:03:42 AM
ALEX KURESA, football, Mountain Crest: The junior quarterback has had some big weeks in his short career but none quite like...
9/8/2009 12:57:06 AM
Building a successful high school sports program is difficult to do.
9/8/2009 12:51:24 AM
School is in session and the nets are up, so it's time for the 2009 girls tennis preview:
9/8/2009 12:45:19 AM
1. Bingham (2-1)
9/7/2009 3:13:58 PM
Bingham High coach David Peck was proud of his team. The Miners fought and battled and never gave up, but in the end it was...
9/10/2009 3:33:20 AM
Perhaps the time has come for BYU and Utah football fans to gather on the same page and embrace a cause bigger than themselves.
9/10/2009 2:56:18 AM
Brought together by Oregon coach Chip Kelly and school officials, suspended running back LeGarrette Blount spoke with former...
9/10/2009 2:39:24 AM
The Snow Canyon volleyball team's success has raised not only the profile of the program but the expectations of both fans...
9/10/2009 1:55:04 AM
Perhaps the only thing more shocking than BYU's 14-13 upset of Oklahoma last Saturday was the Cougars' ability to hold the...
9/10/2009 1:50:59 AM
One week after playing in the palatial, $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium in Dallas — the largest domed structure in the...
9/10/2009 1:49:23 AM
In the days following BYU's 14-13 upset of Oklahoma, BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall heard from his colleagues around the...
9/10/2009 1:36:26 AM
There's more than a football game scheduled for Saturday night at Spartan Stadium. The contest between 17th-ranked Utah and...
9/10/2009 1:22:25 AM
Utah State University's Big Blue Scholarship Fund will sponsor its second Salt Lake City/Wasatch Front luncheon today at noon.
9/10/2009 12:23:06 AM
Purely from a statistical point of view, the annual Iron Horse game between Ogden and Ben Lomond isn't the biggest rivalry...
9/9/2009 11:58:34 PM
Does Brigham Young University need further introduction? College football fans took notice of the then-No. 20 Cougars'...
9/9/2009 9:35:18 PM
This week, Ben Lomond and Ogden clash in the 56th Iron Horse game, one of at least 11 rivalries spiced up by awarding the...
9/11/2009 3:14:07 AM
Tulane Green Wave quarterback Joe Kemp has spent hours this week watching tape of one BYU player. What's odd is that the...
9/11/2009 2:55:43 AM
San Jose State junior guard Ailao Eliapo will represent every younger brother who wanted to prove his mettle to an older...
9/11/2009 2:22:59 AM
It's rare when both the winning coach and the losing coach have the same reaction at the end of a contest. But that's...
9/11/2009 2:14:37 AM
Fireworks erupt every time the Pleasant Grove Vikings and Lone Peak Knights take the court against each other.
9/11/2009 1:23:39 AM
It was no coincidence that the Valley High School Buffaloes dedicated their new baseball stadium on 9/9/09, the same day they...
9/11/2009 1:02:16 AM
In his first game as a BYU Cougar, sophomore quarterback Riley Nelson enjoyed an unforgettable night standing on the...
9/11/2009 12:39:14 AM
These aren't the best of times at San Jose State. The Spartans enter Saturday's game against Utah on a four-game skid.
9/11/2009 12:37:33 AM
BYU and Tulane don't have much in common. The two schools have met only twice on the football field, splitting those two...
9/11/2009 12:36:37 AM
It's only Week 4 and just the third week of Region 1 play, but there may not be a bigger game in 5A's northern league this...
9/11/2009 12:35:12 AM
Davis Darts (2-1) at Syracuse Titans (3-0)
9/10/2009 6:20:00 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Helmets and shoulder pads.
9/10/2009 1:07:30 PM
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A psychologist has testified that an Iowa man charged with killing his former high school...
9/10/2009 11:34:04 AM
Those famed Friday night lights will be shining for more than just high school football players this week.
9/12/2009 11:24:29 AM
After losing to two of the top ranked teams in the state over its first three games, Timpview was hoping to have an easy time...
9/12/2009 2:42:25 AM
Payson is off to its best start in years and Juab was celebrating its homecoming as the two schools prepared to meet on the...
9/12/2009 2:41:43 AM
Northridge can probably expect to go pretty far with its offense alone.
9/12/2009 2:40:47 AM
The Rocky Mountain Classic volleyball tournament brings together many of the top teams in the Rocky Mountain region. This...
9/12/2009 2:37:19 AM
Sandwiched between a monumental win over Oklahoma and next week's much-anticipated home-opener against Florida State is No. 9...
9/12/2009 2:35:54 AM
With 12 straight victories at Rice-Eccles Stadium, there's no place like home for the Utah Utes.
9/12/2009 2:34:02 AM
It was strength vs. strength when Davis running back Tanner Hinds and his offense took on Syracuse's stingy defense in a key...
9/12/2009 2:18:35 AM
The Lone Peak Knights weren't impressed with Brighton's 3-0 record going into Friday night's game. Or the fact that the...
9/12/2009 2:16:21 AM
The Alta Hawks staged a variety show in Friday's 48-20 win over the Jordan Beetdiggers to open Region 1 play.
9/12/2009 2:14:29 AM
1. Bingham (3-1) beat No. 13 Amer. Fork, 41-14
9/12/2009 2:08:31 AM
Bingham coach Dave Peck had plenty to ponder heading into Friday night. On Labor Day, his Miners were handed a lopsided loss...
9/12/2009 2:07:24 AM
With glossy undefeated records, Juan Diego and Springville knew their Friday night nonregion clash was the perfect measuring...
9/12/2009 2:03:46 AM
Dillon Draper rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries as he helped to lead Riverton to a 22-6 victory over...
9/12/2009 2:01:44 AM
South Sevier used all its weapons in the second half of Friday's game to hand inter-county rival Richfield its first loss of...
9/12/2009 1:56:16 AM
For the second straight week, Spanish Fork's was about as dominant as a defense can be in the first half.
9/12/2009 1:53:32 AM
Woods Cross found success on the ground, through the air and on the defensive side of the ball in its 27-9 Region 6 victory...
9/12/2009 1:51:51 AM
With Weber trailing 24-16 going into the 4th quarter against rival Fremont Friday night, and staring at an 0-3 start in...
9/12/2009 1:29:43 AM
Often times road games can be the toughest challenge for a team; not for the Wasatch Wasps.
9/12/2009 1:21:38 AM
Fans at Friday's Hunter-West football matchup were treated to a pregame aerial show featuring sky divers landing on the field.
9/12/2009 1:20:31 AM
It took Provo and Westlake a quarter and a half before they decided it was a good time to open region play Friday night.
9/12/2009 1:18:40 AM
West Jordan (4-0) defeated Copper Hills (0-4) 55-6 Friday in a game that was taken over by Jaguar quarterback Adam Boelter....
9/12/2009 1:16:53 AM
It was the birth of a rivalry and all future games will have a hard time living up to the first one.
9/12/2009 1:15:50 AM
Fresh off overwhelming multiple opponents with its high-scoring offense, South Summit still saw one glaring omission in its...
9/12/2009 1:02:15 AM
Fresh off a narrow win over what was a very strong field at the BYU Autumn Classic last weekend, Park City's girls...
9/12/2009 12:09:45 AM
Reno Mahe, the former BYU and Philadelphia Eagles running back, gave a great reason to take nothing for granted in football.
9/12/2009 12:07:28 AM
Questions about BYU's offensive line abounded prior to last week's season-opener.
9/12/2009 12:05:51 AM
?THE STAKES
9/12/2009 12:02:51 AM
Another long bus ride, another Mountain West Conference opponent and another game where it is a decided underdog.
9/13/2009 3:50:30 AM
Saturday night's 24-14 victory over San Jose State proved to be a hard-fought Sweet 16 for the 17th-ranked Utah Utes.
9/13/2009 3:28:16 AM
About the only way San Jose State was expected to hang with 17th-ranked Utah Saturday night was if the Utes made enough...
9/13/2009 3:20:44 AM
Utah took new starting quarterback Terrance Cain out for a road test Saturday night against San Jose State.
9/13/2009 2:30:45 AM
Saturday night's 24-14 victory over San Jose State proved to be a hard-fought Sweet 16 for the 17th-ranked Utah Utes.
9/13/2009 2:21:40 AM
One week after playing national power Oklahoma on national television, No. 9 BYU traveled to play lowly Tulane at the...
9/13/2009 2:19:45 AM
Louie Sakoda returned to his roots this weekend. The former Utah kicker/punter, who is now an undergraduate assistant coach,...
9/13/2009 2:18:44 AM
The planners of this year's Rocky Mountain Rumble didn't intend to save the best game for last, but it ended up that way.
9/13/2009 2:08:38 AM
Pleasant Grove fought its way through the toughest Asics Rocky Mountain Champions' Classic tournament ever and emerged...
9/13/2009 2:02:29 AM
Brighton's Ricky Heimuli has entered a new realm this year. He's no longer just a talented player with unlimited potential,...
9/13/2009 1:56:19 AM
Southern Utah's offense was inconsistent and the defense struggled to stop San Diego State on Saturday night as the Aztecs...
9/13/2009 1:52:03 AM
Predicting what's going to happen in the National Football League is an extremely futile exercise.
9/13/2009 1:14:17 AM
BYU's defense is taking a different approach this season. And so far, the Cougars love the results.
9/13/2009 12:39:15 AM
The No. 13-ranked Snow College Badgers bounced back from last week's home loss to beat the No. 12-ranked Georgia Military...
9/13/2009 12:21:58 AM
Mountain Crest Mark Wootton expected his team's 28-21 win over Pocatello in the Rocky Mountain Rumble to be a "playoff-like...
9/13/2009 12:20:50 AM
Ever since their bus left for the two-hour drive to Pocatello, the Sky View Bobcats were looking for some inspiration.
9/12/2009 11:58:02 PM
For those of us who are National Football League fans — and I mean, really, who isn't? — today is like Christmas...
9/12/2009 11:31:54 PM
In BYU's 54-3 destruction of Tulane Saturday, the Cougars featured a two-headed monster in its run attack — sophomores...
9/12/2009 11:30:54 PM
Former UCLA head coach and New Mexico assistant Bob Toledo may have set his team up for a loss before kickoff of the 54-3...
9/12/2009 10:02:58 PM
All Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins had to do was take the snap as time was winding down, then fall forward to set up...
9/14/2009 12:37:01 AM
The Brighton Bengals sit on top of the Top 20 teams in high school girls soccer.
9/14/2009 12:27:29 AM
At the beginning of the volleyball season, the Taylorsville coaches asked their players who they thought the best teams in...
9/13/2009 11:56:38 PM
A glance at the schedules for BYU and Utah and an update for the Mountain West Conference scene.
9/13/2009 11:35:24 PM
I enjoy college football. I prefer it to pro football and believe it might be the best sport going, even better than NASCAR,...
9/13/2009 11:31:19 PM
Utah's 24-14 victory over San Jose State wasn't all that pretty. In fact, at times, it was downright ugly.
9/13/2009 11:28:11 PM
While big Jan Jorgensen was growing up in the little town of Helper, Utah, he was an unabashed Florida State fan.
9/13/2009 10:34:32 PM
Region 6 team and individual standings through four tournaments.
9/13/2009 10:08:21 PM
Even without the whole LeGarrette Blount debacle, Oregon is having a bumpy start to the season.
9/13/2009 3:52:55 PM
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9/16/2009 5:45:13 PM
PROVO — BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall calls the recruitment of junior cornerback Brandon Bradley "a very unique story"...
9/16/2009 2:43:16 PM
It was back in 1995, a photo shoot for the Grapevine Peewee football team.
9/16/2009 6:14:30 AM
Christian Ponder and Rod Owens were roommates once. The Florida State teammates — Ponder, a junior quarterback, and...
9/16/2009 6:13:10 AM
When BYU and Florida State square off in their third-ever meeting on Saturday at LaVell Edwards Stadium, it will be a case of...
9/16/2009 6:13:03 AM
Fifteen years ago tomorrow, an unheralded, underdog Utah football team went into Eugene, Ore., and emerged with a shocking...
9/16/2009 6:12:44 AM
The first two weeks of the season have done little to show where Oregon's offense really is, although the Ducks say they're...
9/16/2009 12:53:12 AM
Bobby Bowden and LaVell Edwards, two of the grand old gentlemen coaches of college football, once had enough in common to...
9/16/2009 12:48:18 AM
Losing to a pair of tough soccer teams made a recent trip to California feel more sour than fun for Alta. The Hawks had not...
9/16/2009 12:37:22 AM
After four years at the helm of the Cottonwood volleyball team's offense, Emily Atkinson knows instinctively what her team...
9/16/2009 12:29:23 AM
The Orem Tigers and Lehi Pioneers met on the volleyball court for the first time this year and for the first time as Region 7...
9/16/2009 12:05:22 AM
After coming oh-so-close to what would have been one of the biggest wins in school history, Weber State is trying to move...
9/15/2009 11:41:12 PM
If you would have told BYU defensive lineman Jan Jorgensen two weeks ago that after two games, his team would surrender only...
9/15/2009 9:09:40 PM
The Southern California-Ohio State thriller is the most-viewed college football game ever on ESPN.
9/15/2009 8:47:36 PM
The Yankees continue to seek college football games in their new stadium and are close to signing a four-year agreement to...
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