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Despite Rough Year, Utah Given Second-Best Odds to Win Big 12

FanDuel Sportsbook lists the Utah Utes at +600 to win the Big 12 in 2025, tied with Arizona State and trailing only Kansas State, which sits at +550. That places the Utes as co-second favorites in early betting markets, which is surprising considering their rough debut season in the league.

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Can Utah Rebound in 2025 After a Disastrous Big 12 Debut?

The Utah Utes football team was one of the Big 12 Conference’s biggest disappointments last season. Many picked the Utes to win the Big 12 in their first season in the conference.

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 26

Utah basketball finalist for local 4-star recruit

Alex Jensen and his Utah Runnin' Utes coaching staff made significant progress with one of the top in-state high school prospects in the class of 2026 on Thursday.

NFL News / Utah Utes on SI / June 26

Utah Utes finalist for brother of NFL safety

Josiah Jefferson, a 6-foot-5 tight end prospect from the JUCO ranks, has narrowed down his Division-I options to Utah, Oklahoma and Arizona. Jefferson, coming off an official visit with the Utes, announced on social media Wednesday that he will decide among his three finalists this Friday.

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 24

Utah football lands 3-star 2026 DB recruit

The Utah football program continued to add to its 2026 recruiting class Tuesday with a commitment from three-star cornerback prospect Dylan Waters. Waters, who posted about his pledge to the Utes on X, made his college decision following a recent trip out to Salt Lake City to visit with Kyle Whittingham and his coaching staff.

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 24

Utah Utes stadium ranked by EA Sports as the toughest place to play in the Big 12

When EA Sports revived its college football video game series last summer, its developers brought back the feel of home-field advantage through a feature referred to as "stadium pulse." Anyone who played "College Football 25" knew that playing on the road in a hostile environment was an immersive and challenging experience.

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 24

Utah Utes land commitment from local 3-star recruit in 2026 class

Coming off a recent trip to Salt Lake City, Timpview High School product Aisa Galea'i has decided to stay in-state with his college decision. The 6-foot-1,

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 23

Utah's Alex Jensen teases 'one to two' more nonconference games for Runnin' Utes in 2025-26 season

As an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks this past season, Alex Jensen heard teams that didn't qualify for the NCAA Tournament harp on and on about why they should've made the 68-team field and how the selection committee snubbed them because of the conference they're associated with or the nonleague schedule they played.

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 23

Utah football lands third 2026 commit in as many days

The Utah football program continued to add to its 2026 recruiting class Sunday with a pledge from offensive lineman prospect Rowdy Pearce. Pearce, who posted about his commitment to X, recently took a trip out to Salt Lake City for a visit with Kyle Whittingham and his Utes coaching staff.

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 20

Utah Utes have highest-rated EA Sports player rating for right tackles

There's already plenty of advanced statistics out there that indicate Utah's Spencer Fano is among the best offensive tackles in college football entering the 2025-26 season.

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 20

Utah football lands 3-star TE in 2026 class

Entering another pivotal recruiting stretch around campus, the Utah football program has added to its 2026 recruiting class with a commitment from three-star tight end Bear Fisher.

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 18

Utah football recruiting target shares photos from visit

A week after receiving an offer from the Utah football program, Ta'a Malu took a trip out to Salt Lake City for an official visit with the Utes. Judging by one of his recent X posts, it appears the 2026 recruit made the most of his time with Kyle Whittingham and his coaching staff.

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 17

New Utah RB commit recruits top-ranked offensive lineman prospect

LaMarcus Bell has been committed to the Utah football program for about a week now, and already the Utes' newest running back recruit is helping Kyle Whittingham and his staff out on the recruiting trails.

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 17

Utah Utes targeting 4-star tight end recruit

The Utah football program has made progress along the recruiting trails with several high school standouts in recent weeks, including a few elite tight end prospects from the class of 2027.

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 16

Utah Utes schedule visit with top-ranked offensive lineman recruit

The Utah football program arranged a visit with one of the top uncommitted recruits left in the 2026 cycle on Monday. Felix Ojo, a five-star offensive lineman prospect from Texas, lined up an official visit with the Utes, according to On3's Hayes Fawcett.

Kyle Whittingham News / Utah Utes on SI / June 16

3-star safety recruit commits to Utah football

Kyle Whittingham and his Utah football program continued to add to their 2026 recruiting class on Monday, landing a pledge from three-star safety prospect Carter Stewart.

College Baseball News / Heartland College Sports / June 16

Former Utah 3B Austen Roellig Transfers to Arizona State

Arizona State Baseball has made its first major splash of the offseason, landing a commitment from Austen Roellig, a standout third baseman from Utah, via the NCAA transfer portal.

College Football News / Utah Utes on SI / June 12

4-star 2026 recruit commits to Big Ten school over Utah Utes

Offensive lineman recruit Collin Campbell announced his commitment to Michigan State on Thursday. The four-star prospect from Arizona chose the Spartans over Utah roughly a week after he took a trip out to Salt Lake City to visit with Kyle Whittingham and his coaching staff.

Keanu Dawes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 11

Runnin' Utes forward becomes first Utah player to sign revenue share agreement

Keanu Dawes and the Utah athletics department have officially entered the new era of college sports. The 6-foot-9 forward has decided to stick around the Salt Lake City area after becoming the first Utah student-athlete to sign a revenue share agreement with the school, per a news release.

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 11

Utah Utes receive another 2026 commit from 5-star kicker

It's been a busy stretch of recruiting for Kyle Whittingham and the Utah football program. In addition to hosting several star-studded prospects on official

Utah Running Utes News / Utah Utes on SI / June 10

Will the Utah Utes win the Big 12 in 2025?

With just about three months to go until the 2025-26 college football season, a clear-cut favorite to win the Big 12 title at this stage of the offseason has yet to emerge.

Utah Running Utes News / Heartland College Sports / June 10

Utah Football Adds Three-Star RB in Class of 2026

On Tuesday, Kyle Whittingham and the Utah Utes added a new name in the Class of 2026, with the commitment of three-star running back LaMarcus Bell. Bell, a 5-foot-11 running back from Lake Oswego, Oregon, chose the Utes over offers from 16 different programs, including BYU, Arizona, Washington State, and more.

Utah Running Utes News / The Forkball / May 26

Utah College Baseball: May 25th, Conference Tournaments and NCAA Tournament Selection

Utah Valley, BYU, and Utah Tech made their conference tournaments. They all fought hard, but only one would punch their ticket to the big dance! It didn’t look good for Utah Valley coming into the WAC Tournament.

Utah QB Cam Rising is medically retiring from football

Cam Rising has been playing college football for a long time. He committed to Texas out of high school in 2018 but ultimately ended up at Utah.

Utah signs former Notre Dame wide receiver

Utah TE transfer commits to Duke

Utah Running Utes News / NIL on SI / May 3

Utah Utes Latest to Axe Sport Ahead of House-NCAA Settlement Ruling

The Utah Utes announced earlier this week that they were discontinuing their women’s beach volleyball program after this academic year. The release from Utah noted that the Utes reached the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament, which just concluded.