Salt Lake City – The University of Utah football program began spring training on Tuesday, March 12th, culminating with the 22nd Annual Forever Game on Saturday, April 13th, marking the official return of football to Salt Lake City. The game will kick off at 11 a.m. Montana time and will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.
22 Eternal Game
The University of Utah's annual spring game will be held at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, April 13, with all ticket proceeds going to the 22 Forever Memorial Scholarship in memory of Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe.
Following generous fan donations to the 22 Forever Memorial Scholarship, which has raised over $900,000 since 2021, Utah Athletics has set a goal of reaching $1 million to officially make it an endowed scholarship each year. It was set.
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22 Forever Game tickets will go on sale from Crimson Club members on Monday, March 4th, prior to general sale. Crimson Club members will receive an email with details.
- $22 for 4 bleacher tickets
- 2 chairback seat tickets for $22.
- 1 premium seat ticket $22
The public can purchase tickets once general sales begin by visiting www.UtahTickets.com or calling or texting 801-581-8849 on Monday.
spring practice
The Utes are scheduled to return to playing field this spring, with a total of 15 practices held at the Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center and Rice-Eccles Stadium. Practice is not open to the public.
spring leadership
The Utes announced their spring leaders, including their captain, in February. cameron rising, Brant Kais, Junior Tafuna and Karine Reid.
Utah Spring Leadership Council includes Rising, Kais, Tahuna, Reed, Lander Burton, Revani Damni, conor o'toole, Zemaiah Vaughn, money park, Suguragamiki, Micah Bernard and Keanu Tanubasa.
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head coach Kyle Whittingham entering 20 years oldth He assumed command for the 2024 season and recorded a total record of 162 wins and 79 losses. Whittingham has contributed to more wins (247) than any coach in program history, including 11 seasons as an assistant coach with the Utes.
He played in 367 total games at Utah and 241 as head coach, winning 17 of those 19 years, including 10 straight. Whittingham, who led Utah into a new era this season, led Utah to two Pac-12 championships and shared at least four Pac-12 Southern titles before the division disbanded.
The Returns
Utah returns a total of 18 starters to the field this spring with the dynamic duo of Rising and Kaite on offense. Kaite is a three-time All-Pac-12 tight end with 148 career receptions for 1,882 yards (16 TDs), a two-time All-Pac-12 quarterback, and fifth all-time all-time at the University of Utah. It is Thailand. Victory (18-6).
The O-Block tradition continues to produce a ton of NFL talent and continues to maintain depth along with the starters. spencer fano, Jalen Kampf, Corinne Faaiu and michael mokofisi They will be blocking veterans and rising players in Bernard and Glover, and they will be looking to work with new and old weapons such as: Landen King, Munir MacLean and money park.
When defending, the front seven are stacked again. van fillinger, Logan Fano, O'Toole, Tanubasa, and Tahuna all return to the defensive line, as do linebackers Burton, Reed, and Damuni. Damuni and Reed combined for 154 tackles in 2023, with Damuni leading the team with 87.0 (2.5 TFL).
In the secondary, Vaughn, an All-Pac-12 cornerback, started every game last season and finished fourth on the team in total tackles (53.0) and led the team in pass breakups with six. Tao Johnson He transitioned from wide receiver to nickel in 2023 and had a breakout year, starting 12 games and recording 33 tackles and five pass breakups.
Utes also bring back starting punter specialist jack bouwmeesterkicker cole becker and sea bream JT Greep. In 2023, Becker went 15-of-18 from the field and 28-of-28 from the field, while Bouwmeester led the Pac-12 with 45.4 yards per punt and earned All-Pac-12 First Team honors.
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Utah 360 app
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