The University of Utah is considering moving away from the Ute nickname, despite having the endorsement of the Ute tribe to use the Native American moniker. 

After beating Alabama in the Sugar Bowl 31-17, Utah was tooting its own horn about achieving perfection. The Utes finished the year at 13-0 becoming the only undefeated team in Division-I. Not helping matters is coach Kyle Whittingham's claim that he's voting his team #1 in the Coaches' Poll. "This is a [...]

The Pac-10 is poised to become the Pac-12 after they successfully wooed Colorado away from the Big-12 and Utah away from the Mountain West. Naturally the conference now wants to set up a website, Pac12.com, for its new namesake. However, Tupac Shakur has managed to throw a postmortem wrench in their plans.. The domain name Pac12.com is currently owned by a fan of the late...

After being unable to reel in the Big 12's big fish, the Pac-10 is now reportedly set to announce the addition of Utah on Wednesday, although their commisioner isn't saying a word just yet.

Sadly, athlete DUIs are fairly commonplace nowadays. What's not common is being so intoxicated that you end up driving on the wrong side of the freeway.

Apparently, the state of Utah takes football so seriously that they may want to file a lawsuit over the Utes not playing for the national title. But Utah was not left out of the title game simply because they don't belong to a BCS conference.

Rather than getting a shot at a big-time football school, Boise State will face Utah in the MAACO Bowl in Las Vegas. Boise State had the ultimate chance to become the biggest Cinderella in the history of athletics. And then, Broncos place-kicker Kyle Brotzman missed two chip shot field goal attempts against Nevada to ruin the story for all the orange and blue crazed kids out there...

Pretty much from the start the Utah Utes controlled this year's Sugar Bowl against Alabama. They become the first non-BCS team to win two BCS bowls and have a legitimate case for a national championship berth but the current system does not allow such things.

Much was made of the TCU/Utah game this week. After all, it is possibly the only time top five teams are going to match up for the rest of the season, and it was a game that would eliminate one non-AQ school from a shot at the BCS altogether. But one of the biggest stories heading into Saturday was that few people were going to get to see the game at all, no matter how...

Utah running back John White suffered a left ankle injury on his 10th carry of Friday's game against Colorado. He was helped off the field with 14:05 left in the third quarter, then taken into the locker room on a cart. On the previous play, White moved into second place on Utah's single-season rushing list, ahead of Dameon Hunter (1,396 yards). He had 28 yards rushing, and Utah...

(Eds: Updates with details. AP Photos planned.) By LYNN DeBRUIN AP Sports Writer Four years ago, Star Lotulelei was out of shape and out of football. Big as a house, he was working at a Salt Lake City furniture store moving merchandise. Now, the mountainous man will be asked to help carry Utah's defense when it faces Georgia Tech's triple-option attack in the Sun Bowl on New Year...

There’s no doubt that the Pac-10 has the talent and programs to compete with any conference in America across all sports in any given year. The one area where the Pac-10 can’t match other conferences however is TV deals. The Big Ten and Mountain West have their own TV networks. Most other [...]

To kick off our Great Western Uniform Bracket 2011, newcomer Utah takes on Arizona State's new Nike look for the right to face UCLA in the second round next week. Never mind that the Utes rock what could be one of college football's least inspired ensembles and ASU is debuting its new style this season--this could be a good one. It's Under Armour versus Nike; established...

ESPN's front page said something like "too much Tim Tebow and plenty of Percy Harvin..."; you don't need to hear the rest. Everyone knows that the game last night was supposed to crown us a champion. But did it? I, for one, don't think so.As a fan of college football, and therefore a staunch opponent of the BCS, I was cheering for whatever would reflect badly...

The Utah Utes haven't been the same since the drafting of quarterback Alex Smith and the departure of head coach Urban Meyer. They find themselves matched up against Tulsa in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, This game will probably be as good as you could expect a matchup between Conference USA and Mountain West teams to be.

Fat, drunk, and on the wrong side of the highway is no way to go through life. Utah linebacker Timote Nai Fotu was stopped at 2am on Sunday for driving on the wrong side of the freeway. Footage from the arresting officer’s dashboard camera shows Fotu’s truck facing the oncoming traffic. The officer asks Fotu if he’s been drinking, he responds, “One or two beers.” Then...

Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said junior-college transfer Jon Hays ''almost certainly'' will start at quarterback Saturday against Arizona State. Whittingham made the announcement at his Monday news conference. He had no further information about the long-term availability of Jordan Wynn as the junior was still undergoing tests Monday on his left non-throwing shoulder...

Friday was a beautiful day for fans of West Coast football, myself included. I have no special connection to Utah. I went to Oregon. I don't even know what a Ute is. But I love the fact that the Utes beat Alabama 31-17 in the Sugar Bowl.Maybe for at least a day or so we can stop hearing about the greatness of the Southeastern Conference, about how much bigger and faster and better...

Utah's 10th leading rushing in school history Eddie Wide comes on the NFL Draft Bible Player Spotlight Show hosted by Bo Marchiointe. Bringing the next generation of NFL stars to you today. LISTEN / DOWNLOAD HERE

Team officials say the wife of a Utah football player was killed in a car accident about 90 minutes after the Utes' game against Montana State. The team released a statement saying Janelle Tongaonevai died about 10:30 p.m. Thursday in West Valley City after Utah beat Montana State, 27-10. Ron Tongaonevai is a junior defensive lineman from West Valley City. The couple was married...

Center/Guard prospect Zane Taylor might not have been the headliner before today’s pro day at Utah but he certainly is now. Representatives and scouts of more than 20 NFL teams were in attendance when the interior lineman put up 41 bench reps of 225 pounds, besting his combine mark of 33 reps.  Bill Callahan, offensive line coach for the Jets, was also present to watch Taylor...

One thing that I know is true is that if your college football player driving on the wrong side of the road with a blood alcohol level .218, you probably going to get a DUI.Utah linebacker Timote Nai Fotu was pulled over last weekend for doing just that and we have the glorious dash cam video to prove it:(Courtesy of Kegs and Eggs)

Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said junior-college transfer Jon Hayes ''almost certainly'' will start at quarterback Saturday against Arizona State. Whittingham made the announcement at his Monday news conference. He had no further information about the long-term availability of Jordan Wynn as the junior was still undergoing tests Monday on his left non-throwing shoulder...

Team officials say the wife of a Utah football player was killed in a car accident about 90 minutes after the Utes' game against Montana State. The team released a statement saying Janelle Tongaonevai (tong-a-oh-nay-vy) died about 10:30 p.m. Thursday in West Valley City after Utah beat Montana State, 27-10. Ron Tongaonevai is a junior defensive lineman from West Valley City...