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It was only a thought, lofted out into the air at the end of a long scrimmage under a hot August sun.

Things haven't started off easy for Kyle Whittingham. In his first three years as Utah's head coach, the Utes have opened the season against Pac-10 opponents - Arizona, UCLA and Oregon State.

Utah coach Kyle Whittingham hasn't hidden the fact that Utah's offense wasn't as productive as he wanted it to be in 2007.

Offense Quarterback: B+ After Brian Johnson returned to the starting lineup in 2007, the Utes won eight of their last nine games and Johnson was named the Poinsettia Bowl Offensive MVP.

Utah's offense continued its "dramatic improvement" with a strong showing in Wednesday's scrimmage at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Utah quarterback Brian Johnson gave his teammates an earful during Monday's practice, acknowledging the offense has a lot of areas in which it needs to improve before opening the season at Michigan on Aug.

The second scrimmage of Utah's fall football camp followed pretty much the same script as the first - with the defense dominating for at least half of the snaps before the offense began to get a rhythm.

Week two of Utah's fall camp will begin with a double practice session on Monday.

The defense dominated in the first scrimmage of Utah's' fall camp, allowing just two touchdowns - both during red zone drills - in Rice-Eccles Stadium Tuesday morning.

Utah running back Matt Asiata took the handoff and made his march toward the end zone, some 70 yards of breaking tackles from teammates supported by hollering from players on the sidelines at the Utes' practice ...

Throughout the first four days of camp, members of Utah's coaching staff have dropped hints about wanting to get past the NCAA's acclimatization period and "pretend football." Their wait is over.

Three days in I feel good about our progress. Although you can't put too much stock into it at this point, we are off to a good start.

Preseason football practice is drudgery at its finest. It is hot, boring and difficult, with the reward of spending Saturday afternoons in sold-out stadiums far in the distance.

The health of Utah QB Brian Johnson's shoulder will determine the depth of the Utes' playbook.

Williams Shawn Asiata couldn't have been happier after leaving the 4th District courtroom Wednesday, where charges were dropped in connection with his alleged involvement in a bench-clearing brawl at a prep ...

Those are some predictions floating around from local talk radio in Salt Lake and on Rivals.com. Green Bay Packer Brady Poppinga , who is a former BYU linebacker was on a radio station in Salt Lake saying that ...

Utah won't hesitate to put its season on the shoulders of senior quarterback Brian Johnson .

WR Brent Casteel participated in a limited basis in spring practice but should be fully recovered from an ACL injury he suffered last season. via Fox Sports

That should help Utah rely on the running attack if QB Brian Johnson's shoulder injury is still lingering early. via Fox Sports

“We're both pushing each other real good. When it comes down to the games, we've got to step it up.”

Utah Utes football: Inside Utah's spring football camp Utah coach Kyle Whittingham has a problem - a situation that will carry over into fall camp. via Deseret News