The University of Utah's athletics department reported a $17 million budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year, marking its first significant shortfall in years

The 2025-26 college football season is already generating excitement with ESPN’s way-too-early College Football Playoff projections. Following Ohio State’s cham

Several external factors resulted in the school's athletic program suffering a $17-million deficit for the 2024 fiscal year.

The Cougars finished tied for first place last season but did not qualify for the conference championship. They are the team to beat next fall.

Both the Bearcats and Cowboys sit below the Utes (11-8, 3-5 Big 12) in the conference standings — Cincinnati and Oklahoma State are each 2-6 in league play. The Bearcats are coming off an embarrassing 28-point loss at BYU, while the Cowboys fell on the road by 10 at Texas Tech.

The Runnin' Utes got back to basics and back to winning Saturday night in the Huntsman Center taking it to the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 83-62 to notch their first win in the Big 12 Conference.

That’s culminated in Kneepkens making an even bigger impact as the season has gone on. In league play, she’s averaging 20.3 points per game, fourth in the Big 12. Kneepkens and the Utes (15-5, 6-3 Big 12) will start the second half of league play on Friday (6:30 p.m. MST, FS1), as Utah welcomes Arizona to the Huntsman Center.

Although the basketball version of the BYU-Utah rivalry isn't as heated as football, there will be plenty of emotions and hype for Saturday's showdown in Salt Lake City. There will

The Utes improved to 11-6 and 3-3 in Big 12 Conference play. The Cougars dropped to 11-6, 2-4. “These rivalry games, you just throw everting out the door,” Utah coach Craig Smith said.

The 2025-26 college football ... the Big 12, Mountain West, and Independents. A standout in the projections is the University of Utah, ranked as the No. 3 seed. ESPN not only predicts the Utes ...

When Utah lost its first three Big 12 games in blowout fashion, the Runnin’ Utes responded by winning their next three games, showing assertiveness and physicality during that winning streak.

thus supercharging Utah’s offense. At the same time, the defense should be its usual slab of granite and give the Utes a chance to contend for the conference title. After all, the Big 12 is ...