'It’s been widely noted that Utah was the only state this season with three teams finishing in the final Top 25 poll. That’s pretty cool, when you think about it. Utah was 12th, BYU 19th and Utah State 24th. Progress is being made,' writes Gordon Monson.
Utah takes the field as the Utah Utes face the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022.An important question regarding the future of Utah, BYU and Utah State football and a quick glance at geography.As the SEC sits at the center of college football these days, it’s time to measure the literal distance between the schools in that conference and the schools in Utah, and then the figurative distance between those and these, which may be just as real.
Boiling that question down, if we presume that the Utes were the best team in the state in 2021 — and presume we will, since that presumption is correct — how far-distant were they from Georgia and Alabama? Either way, Ohio State was not the equal of Georgia and Alabama, but it was within shouting distance. Maybe. And the Utes hung with the Bucks.
The Cougars are the only football outfit in the state to have won a national championship, albeit under significantly different circumstances. No matter, they still have the trophy. And while they do not circulate in that same company, controversial or otherwise, these days, they, too, are improving, beyond where their recruiting rankings place them. If there’s one thing both Utah and BYU do, it’s develop their talent.
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