Utes enjoying new atmosphere, expectations
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With a No. 20 ranking in their first ever preseason poll appearance, the Utes play host to Texas A&amp;M on Saturday. A win solidifies their status as an emerging program; a loss relegates them to just another mediocre team from the West.
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Thirteen straight wins got Utah back in the rankings. The Utes entered The Associated Press women's basketball poll at No. 20 on Monday, the first time they've been among the Top 25 since the final poll of the 2005-06 season.
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GAINESVILLE Â· During a day of new beginnings, Florida and its fired coach each will launch fresh chapters today. In the same afternoon, Utah coach Urban Meyer will meet his new team in
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LOS ANGELES - In his opening statement to the bloated media corps here late yesterday afternoon, USC coach Pete Carroll trotted out these adjectives: Exciting, tense, fantastic, incredible, wonderful, exquisite.
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The BCS is all but busted. Utah beat rival Brigham Young 52-21 Saturday, completing its first unbeaten season since 1930 and putting the Utes one step closer to the first appearance in the Bowl Championship Series for a team from a mid-major conference.
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Arizona is back in its accustomed spot, picked by the media to win the Pac-10 basketball title. Washington is in new territory, with a predicted second-place finish.
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It&#39;s hard to imagine, but the league that gave us college basketball&#39;s last two national champions is about to get a lot better.
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TAMPA - When the first Bowl Championship Series standings are released today, expect the first step in a season-long Ute Movement.
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LANDOVER, MD. - It&#39;s been awhile since Virginia Tech entered a season unranked, with modest expectations. A win over No. 1 Southern California would change perceptions of this year&#39;s Hokies in a hurry.
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A brownout that delayed the start for 99 minutes was the only thing that slowed down No. 7 Utah on Saturday night. After power was restored, Utah rolled to a 45-28 victory over Wyoming, clinching a second straight Mountain West title and boosting the Utes' hopes for a marquee bowl.
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The University of Utah football team still must wait another few weeks, but the time will be marked by anticipation rather than apprehension.
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The tumult at the University of Nebraska demonstrates how quickly fortunes can change even at a traditional football power in a state that venerates the sport.
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By Chris Hill and Tom Holmoe  As rivals on the field, it is not often the Utes and Cougars join athletic forces, but that is exactly what we are doing as we rally our alumni and friends on an extremely important cause.
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In the ever-controversial world of college football, one thing is not in question: Utah didn&#39;t spend its way into an elite bowl game.
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By Linda Hamilton Deseret Morning News  After opening the season going coast-to-coast, losing close matches to two highly ranked opponents but holding onto their No. 24 ranking, the 3-2 Ute volleyballers are happy to be home.
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With quarterback Alex Smith at the controls, unbeaten Utah is second in the nation in scoring. Utah&#39;s offensive architects don&#39;t take credit for reinventing the spread, the veer, option football or the wheel, for that matter.
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The Bowl Championship Series is lucky to have Utah.