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10/27/22 - Landen King, rJr/2026, Utah + More +

Three weeks after requesting a redshirt and shutting things down for the remainder of the season, Auburn wide receiver Landen King announced his intent to enter the transfer portal. King took to Twitter on Tuesday evening to announce plans to enter the portal in December when the fall transfer window opens. The NCAA adopted new transfer portal windows in August, giving players 45 days to inform their school of intent to transfer after the sport's championship selections are made. For football this year, that window begins Dec. 4 after the College Football Playoff field is set.

The 6-foot-5, 220-pounder made the move from tight end to wide receiver in the offseason, and while he showed promise at the new position, he did not crack Auburn's season-opening two-deep depth chart. Still, King appeared in three of Auburn's first four games and made one catch for 24 yards during the team's loss to Penn State. After not seeing the field in Auburn's loss to LSU on Oct. 1, King opted to sit out the remainder of the season and requested a redshirt to preserve a year of eligibility, since he was within the four-game threshold for a redshirt. - Birmingham News

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TE Landen King, Utah
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10/20/22 - Dorian Singer, Sr/2025, Utah + More +

Another Wildcat has been added to the Biletnikoff Award watch list. Dorian Singer was added to the midseason watch, which is given annually to the top wide receiver in college football. Singer joins fellow Wildcat Jacob Cowing who was on the watch list entering the season. Singer, the 6-foot-1-inch sophomore from Saint Paul, Minnesota, is second on the team behind Cowing with 41 catches for 605 yards and two touchdowns. Singer notched eight receptions 103 yards against Cal, and 163 yards on nine catches the following week against Oregon. In last week's loss to Washington, Singer hauled in six catches for 99 yards and a touchdown. Arizona has a bye this week and will return next Saturday to host No. 12 USC at 4 p.m. for homecoming. - Arizona Star News

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WR Dorian Singer, Utah
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10/17/22 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah + More +

OCT 17 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cameron Rising, Jr., QB, Utah (Ventura, Calif.),...Was 30-of-44 passing for 415 yards and 2 touchdowns, against no sacks and no interceptions in the win over No. 7 USC. This was the first 400-yard passing game by a Utah quarterback in the Pac-12 era and first since Brian Johnson against San Diego State on Oct. 15, 2005...Set single game career-highs in completions (30), passing yards (415) and rushing touchdowns (3)...Rushed 11 times for 60 yards and 3 touchdowns. It was the first 3-rushing-touchdown game by a Utah quarterback since Travis Wilson did so against Colorado State in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 20, 2014...Orchestrated a 15-play, 75-yard game-winning drive, capped by a Rising rushing touchdown on 4th-and-goal and ensuing two-point conversion with under a minute left. It culminated a stretch of five touchdowns over Utah's last six possessions of the ballgame.

Was responsible for 475 total yards of total offense (415 passing; 60 rushing). It was the most total yards of offense for a Utah QB since Brian Johnson in that San Diego State game in 2005...With his 3 rushing touchdowns, Rising now has 12 in his career and is only the 6th Utah QB since 1996 to rush for 10 or more career rushing touchdowns...Threw for 2 touchdowns in the game, and now has 35 career passing touchdowns, which ranks 10th all-time in Utah history....Has rushed for a touchdown in 3 consecutive games, the first such feat of his career. He is the first Utah quarterback to have 3 straight games with a rushing touchdown since Tyler Huntley did so in the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl vs. Indiana, then the first two games of 2017...3rd time winning Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and first this season...Took home the award in back-to-back weeks in October 2021...Also nominated for Offense: Michael Penix, Jr., QB, Washington; Jayden de Laura, QB, Arizona; Montana Lemonious-Craig, WR, Colorado; Damien Martinez, RB, Oregon State; Casey Filkins, RB, Stanford. - Pac-12 Football

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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10/17/22 - Braeden Daniels, rJr/2023, Utah + More +

OCT 17 PAC-12 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Braeden Daniels, Jr., LT, Utah (Carrollton, Texas),...Earned his 36th start of his career and seventh at left tackle in the win over No. 7 USC...Gave quarterback Cameron Rising time to throw as the offensive line did not allow a sack and Rising threw for a career-high 415-yards in the win. Entering the game, the USC defense had been averaging four sacks a game...His blocking left Rising a perfect window to haul up the middle into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown and two-point conversion...Helped guide the Utes to 562 yards of total offense and 7.4 yards per play in the contest, the second time this season Utah has had over 500 yards of total offense...Daniels and the O-Line only allowed one negative rushing play in the game, which came in the first quarter...2nd time in his career that Daniels has won this award, being honored in Week 10 of last season which was the last time a Utah player took home this honor...Also nominated: Joshua Gray, LT, Oregon State; Henry Bainivalu, RG, Washington; Tommy Brown, RG, Colorado; Drake Nugent, C, Stanford; Jonah Savaiinaea, RG, Arizona. - Pac-12 Football

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OG Braeden Daniels, Utah
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10/17/22 - Dalton Kincaid, rSr/2023, Utah + More +

Dalton Kincaid turned in the best receiving performance of the year in Utah's win over Southern California - and the best in 40 years for a tight end. Kincaid caught a national season-high 16 passes in Saturday's 43-42 win, the most by a tight end since Northwestern's Jon Harvey had 17 against Michigan in 1982, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Kincaid's catches added up to 234 yards, the fifth-most for any receiver in the Bowl Subdivision this season and most by a tight end since at least 2000, according to Sportradar. Kincaid had 23 receptions over the first six games, never more than seven in any. Cameron Rising and Kincaid connected every time Rising targeted him, and Kincaid had 109 yards after contact. "He's an easy guy to throw the ball to," Rising said. "You see what he did tonight. When he touches the ball, he makes plays and he extends them." The initial statistics report for the game listed Kincaid with 15 catches. He was credited with 16 following a postgame review. Kincaid leads Utah in catches (38), receiving yards (541) and receiving touchdowns (6). He's among five Power Five tight ends to lead their teams in catches and yards. - AP College Football

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TE Dalton Kincaid, Utah
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10/15/22 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah + More +

Cameron Rising threw for 415 yards, ran for three touchdowns and scampered up the middle for a go-ahead two-point conversion with 48 seconds left in No. 20 Utah's 43-42 victory over No. 7 Southern California on Saturday night. Rising rushed a yard for a touchdown on fourth down to set up the deciding conversion. Caleb Williams threw for 381 yards and five touchdowns for Southern California (6-1, 4-1 Pac-12). Utah (5-2, 3-1) held the Trojans on their last-ditch drive, handing them their first loss as a record crowd of 53,609 shook Rice-Eccles Stadium and then flooded the field. The Utes needed every one of Rising's big plays with his legs and his arm during his career night.

Rising, who was once committed to current USC coach Lincoln Riley when he was at Oklahoma, became the first Utah QB to throw for 400 yards since Brian Johnson had 417 against San Diego State in 2005. Dalton Kincaid had 15 catches for 217 yards, the most for a Ute since Carl Harry had 255 yards in 1988. Southern Cal's Mario Williams had four catches for 145 yards and Jordan Addison had seven receptions for 106 yards before an ankle injury took him out of the game. Against an all-out blitz, Williams connected with Michael Jackson III, who stepped through a tackle for a 20-yard touchdown with 6:15 to play for a 42-35 lead. It was Jackson's first catch of the season. Utah has won 23 of its last 24 home games, including a streak of 12 in a row. Addison, the 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner at Pittsburgh as the nation's top receiver, had seven catches for 106 yards but hurt his ankle on a reverse in the third quarter. - Utah/AP College Football

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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10/07/22 - Landen King, rJr/2026, Utah + More +

Promising second-year wide receiver Landen King will sit out for the remainder of the season; a source confirmed to AL.Com after reports surfaced from WarEagleTV.com on Tuesday evening. King converted to tight end after catching five passes for 59 yards as a freshman tight end. A highlight play for King was his touchdown catch in overtime of last year's Iron Bowl. He came to Auburn as a 3-star tight-end recruit from Texas in the 2021 class. King played in three of Auburn's first five games. His one catch was a 24-yarder against Penn State. The 6-5 220-pound wide receiver didn't play in last week's LSU loss or the season-opening win against Mercer at Jordan-Hare. - Birmingham News

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TE Landen King, Utah
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10/04/22 - *Clark Phillips III, rSo/2023, Utah + More +

OCT 3 PAC-12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Clark Phillips III, So., CB, Utah (Lakewood, Calif.),...Named Walter Camp National FBS Defensive Player of the Week on Sunday morning, Oct. 2...Made three tackles and tallied three interceptions (the second a 38-yard return for a TD) in Utah's Homecoming win over Oregon State (Oct. 1). Anchored a defense that held the Beavers to just three points in the second half...Is the only player in FBS this season with three interceptions in a single game. The last Pac-12 player to have a three-pick game was Cal's Jaylinn Hawkins in 2018...Phillips is the first Ute with a three-interception game since Robert Johnson at Colorado State in 2009. The last Utah player to accomplish the feat in a home game was Norm Thompson in 1970.

Two of his interceptions came during the first quarter, including a 38-yard pick-six to put the Utes ahead 14-7 at the time. Phillips now owns seven career interceptions and three returned for a touchdown...Only active player in the Pac-12 with three-plus pick-sixes and one of 10 players in FBS football. Phillips is one of seven players in Utah football history with three or more career pick-sixes. Since the start of the 2021 season, Utah's five pick-sixes as a team (R.J. Hubert - 1; Devin Lloyd - 2; Clark Phillips III - 2) lead the Pac-12 and rank short of only Pitt (6) for most in the Power Five. First weekly Pac-12 honor for Phillips. The last Utah player to be named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week was Devin Lloyd, who took home the award 3 times last season...Also nominated: Brandon Dorlus, DE, Oregon; Eric Gentry, ILB, USC; Christian Young, S, Arizona; Stephan Blaylock, DB, UCLA. - Pac-12 Football

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CB *Clark Phillips III, Utah
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10/03/22 - *Clark Phillips III, rSo/2023, Utah + More +

Utah cornerback Clark Phillips intercepted three passes against Oregon State, most in a Bowl Subdivision game this season, and returned one 38 yards for a touchdown. Phillips now has seven interceptions in his career and a pick-six three seasons in a row. He did it against Washington State in 2020 and again in 2021. Utah's previous three-interception game was by Robert Johnson at Colorado State in 2009. The Utes hadn't had a player do it in a home game since 1970. - AP College Football

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CB *Clark Phillips III, Utah
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10/03/22 - *Clark Phillips III, rSo/2023, Utah + More +

OCT 2 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CLARK PHILLIPS, UTAH, Sophomore, Cornerback, Lakewood, CA/ La Habra HS,...Clark Phillips recorded three tackles and three interceptions as 12th-ranked Utah (4-1) defeated Pac-12 rival Oregon State, 42-16. Phillips returned one of his interceptions 38 yards for a touchdown and helped the Ute defense hold the Beavers to just three second-half points. Notes: Clark Phillips is the sixth Utah player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since 2004, and the first since former Ute linebacker Hunter Dimock (Nov. 13, 2016). - The Walter Camp Football Foundation

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CB *Clark Phillips III, Utah
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10/01/22 - *Clark Phillips III, rSo/2023, Utah + More +

Cameron Rising threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns and added 73 yards and a score on the ground to lead No. 12 Utah to a 42-16 victory over Oregon State on Saturday. The Utes (4-1, 2-0 Pac-12) forced four turnovers to avenge their only Pac-12 loss from last season. Third-string quarterback Ben Gulbranson threw for 177 yards and two interceptions to lead the Beavers. Gulbranson played the final three quarters after starter Chance Nolan left with a neck strain. Oregon State (3-2, 0-2) suffered its second straight loss despite rolling up 417 yards and 21 first downs.

Utah broke open a close game with a pair of third quarter touchdowns. Devaughn Vele fought scored on a 16-yard catch. Then, R.J. Hubert picked off a pass from Gulbranson in the end zone and returned it 70 yards to set up Jaylen Dixon’s 22-yard scoring run. A 4-yard toss from Rising to Dalton Kincaid gave the Utes a 42-16 lead early in the fourth quarter. Clark Phillips III intercepted Nolan twice in the first quarter, becoming the first Utah player since Julian Blackmon in the 2017 Heart of Dallas Bowl to have multiple interceptions in the same game. Phillips finished with three interceptions - the first Utah player to do since Robert Johnson had three picks against Colorado State in 2009. - Utah/AP College Football

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CB *Clark Phillips III, Utah
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09/30/22 - Brant Kuithe, rSr/2025, Utah + More +

Despite the season-ending ACL tear he suffered last Saturday in the Utah Utes' win over the Arizona State Sun Devils, tight end Brant Kuithe made his weekly appearance on the "Bill Riley Show" in Salt Lake City by phone on Tuesday, and naturally the injury was the topic of conversation. "I'm doing all right," Kuithe said at the top, noting that swelling in his knee has to go down before the surgery to repair it can take place. Despite suffering a leg injury in high school, Kuithe said this is the first time he will have to undergo surgery. "It's all new to me, but trying to embrace it as much as I can and trying to stay positive," he said. "It's really the only thing I can do at this moment." Kuithe said that on the play in which he got injured (the last of the first quarter), he made the catch and in an attempt to make the ASU defender miss, he tried to spin.

As soon as he started to make a cut, he heard a pop. In a lighthearted moment, he said, "I still made him miss, which I guess I could say that I made someone miss with a torn ACL." Nevertheless, he knew something had happened and he tried to get to the sideline as soon as he could. Kuithe said that in a sense, the fact that he can't do anything to change what happened is helping him have a positive outlook about the recovery road ahead. "I kind of have a new perspective on football right now and trying to figure out what I need to do and how I can help this team without being on the field," he said. "Everything's all new and trying to take it one step at a time." He also said he realized quickly that as unfortunate as it is, "I'm alive, you know? Like, I can't sit there and try to think that this is the end of the world, 'cause it's not. "Yeah, I'm missing a season, whatever. I'm not sure what's going to happen down the road (in terms of staying in school or trying to go to the NFL), but at least I'm still alive and I'm breathin' and I still have an opportunity to go play again. It's just another bump in the road, some adversity I have to go through." - Deseret News

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09/27/22 - Brant Kuithe, rSr/2025, Utah + More +

Kyle Whittingham's worst fears from Saturday night have been confirmed. The University of Utah football coach on Monday morning announced that senior tight end Brant Kuithe will miss the remainder of the season with a lower leg injury. "That's a big blow to our offense," Whittingham said. "He was a huge part of what we do offensively. But we'll have to have guys step up and and pick up the slack." Whittingham added that if Kuithe wants to return next season, that option is available to him.

Junior tight end Thomas Yassmin, who barely started playing American football in 2018, "will take most of the reps that would be typically for Brandt." On the final play of the first quarter, Kuithe came up gimpy after hauling in his second catch of the night, an 11-yard strike from Rising down to the Utah 28-yard line. The three-time All-Pac-12 tight end was helped to the injury tent, where he spent 20 minutes of real time. He peeked his head out of the tent with 5:14 to play in the first half without his shoulder pads and a towel over his head. Kuithe eventually emerged from the tent with his right knee wrapped in ice before taking crutches and having a seat on the bench. It is unlikely, but Kuithe does have the option to return for a sixth year in 2023 since this injury happened in his fourth game and he has not taken a redshirt during his career. - Salt Lake Tribune

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FB Brant Kuithe, Utah
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09/25/22 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah + More +

Cameron Rising threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns to tight end Dalton Kincaid, and No. 13 Utah rolled past Arizona State 34-13 on Saturday night. The Utes spoiled the debut of Arizona State's Shaun Aguano, who was named interim coach earlier this week after Herm Edwards was fired following last weekend's loss to Eastern Michigan. Utah (3-1, 1-0 Pac-12) won its third straight since a season-opening loss to Florida. Arizona State (1-3, 0-1) lost its third in a row. Utah never trailed, jumping ahead 7-0 in the first quarter when Rising hit Kincaid for a wide-open 29-yard touchdown. The Rising-Kincaid connection hooked up again later in the first quarter when Kincaid made a tough, fourth-down catch in traffic for a 6-yard score that pushed the advantage to 14-0.

The Utes built a 17-0 lead by midway through the second quarter and led 24-6 at halftime. Utah outgained Arizona State 252-59 in the first half. Rising completed 19 of 29 passes and the Utes finished with 465 total yards. Arizona State's Emory Jones was 21 of 36 passing for 261 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Utah's defense sacked Jones five times and the Sun Devils didn't score a touchdown until the final minutes when the outcome was already decided. It's been a week of upheaval for the Arizona State program, which fired Edwards on Sunday, one day after an embarrassing 30-21 loss to Eastern Michigan. The program is also in the midst of an NCAA investigation that involves recruiting violations. Aguano - formerly the running backs coach - was named the interim coach. He was born and raised in Kapaa, Hawaii, but eventually became one of the most decorated high school coaches in Arizona history, leading Chandler High to four state 6A titles. - Utah/AP College Football

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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09/18/22 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah + More +

Cam Rising threw for 224 yards and a career-high four touchdowns in three quarters to help No. 14 Utah rout San Diego State 35-7 on Saturday night. Rising is the first Utah quarterback since 2017 to pass for 200 or more yards in the first three games of the season. The Utes (2-1) forced a pair of turnovers and scored touchdowns following both takeaways. Utah totaled 398 yards and held an opponent to a single touchdown for the second consecutive game. The Utes totaled 309 yards over the final three quarters. "We just couldn't get in a rhythm offensively (in the first quarter)," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. "But once we got going and got momentum, the floodgates kind of opened and we put the game away mid-third quarter." San Diego State (1-2) lost starting quarterback Braxton Burmeister to an eye injury in the first quarter and never got on track offensively.

The Aztecs failed to convert a third down until midway through the third quarter and did not surpass 100 total yards of offense until the final minute of the quarter. "Braxton got a thumb in the eye," Aztecs coach Brady Hoke said. "It was just black for him at one time and blurred for most of the game. He couldn't see." Third-string quarterback Kyle Crum directed San Diego State for most of the final three quarters. He threw for 53 yards and touchdown and also had an interception. Utah roared to life on offense in the second quarter. Rising threw touchdown passes on three consecutive drives to help the Utes take a 21-0 halftime lead. He got Utah on the board with a 30-yard strike to Brant Kuithe. His second touchdown pass was a 13-yard toss to Solomon Enis in the back of the end zone. Rising capped it off with a 15-yard pass to Devaughn Vele with 20 seconds left in the half. We didn't get the pressure we needed on the QB," Aztecs defensive end Jonah Tavai said. "Obviously, Cam Rising is a great player, and he did a wonderful job." Rising ended up completing 10 of 12 passes for 123 yards in the second quarter alone. - Utah/AP College Football

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