They beat USC last week and he is a lunch pail coach. Their offense hasn't been good at all this year with the injuries and they're still making due. I saw that Oregon State game they lost and it was a struggle. Usually they're anywhere from solid to very good on offense but this year not so much.
Some of the injuries they had to endure and mentioned in that article. Also like the philosophy mentioned by Whittingham.
From the article:
That is, at some point in the months ahead and with the season in the far-off future, audibles will be forced upon the program. Adaptation is necessary when injuries occur, and in a sport as violent as football, the only certainty is that eventual need to adapt.
“If you can’t handle adversity, you’re not going to be very successful. It’s almost preparation. It’s not if but when it strikes, and how much of it you do endure,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said recently. “Whatever it is, you’ve got to just handle it. I think our guys develop that mentality early on in this program, and we stress it and emphasize it every single week, no matter who is available or not available. You’ve just got to keep playing.”
The No. 13
Utes (6-1), who host No. 8
Oregon (6-1) on Saturday, are beyond the halfway point of the season but have already ruled out all-conference athletes like
quarterback Cam Rising and tight end
Brant Kuithe from playing at all this season. Rising suffered a severe knee injury in the Rose Bowl against
Penn State in January, and Kuithe hasn’t been able to return since suffering a torn ACL in September 2022.
That’s just the beginning of a list that has lengthened to exasperating levels.
In addition, Utah has lost its most versatile running back,
Micah Bernard,
LSU transfer running back
Chris Curry, No. 2 tight end
Thomas Yassmin, emerging edge rusher
Logan Fano,
Florida State portal addition wide receiver
Mycah Pittman and, most recently, the heartbeat of one of the best defenses in the country: middle linebacker
Lander Barton, who suffered a season-ending injury Saturday at USC.
And yet, the back-to-back Pac-12 champions are still in the thick of the race in the conference’s swan song
