Stevenson Sylvester News

Jordan Wynn threw for a career-high 338 yards and three touchdowns to rally No. 23 Utah from an early two-touchdown deficit to a 37-27 victory over California in the Poinsettia Bowl on Wednesday night The Utes scored 27 straight points to win their ninth straight bowl game, the longest current streak in the country.

Aside from a walk-through this afternoon at Qualcomm Stadium, the Utah Utes have wrapped up preparations for Wednesday's Poinsettia Bowl game against California.

BYU 26, UTAH 23 Utah RB Eddie Wide III runs the ball up the middle on the drive that produced his TD that, after the 2-point conversion had Utah trailing just 20-17. BYU defeated Utah 26-23, Saturday 11/28/09. The impact of the annual BYU-Utah football game lasts a year -- or much longer, in many cases.

Stevenson Sylvester is 22nd in the Mountain West in tackles with 6.1 per game. The Utes' senior linebacker will lead his team against California on Wednesday night in the Poinsettia Bowl.

Utah's first Poinsettia Bowl practice in California went well. Utah coach Kyle Whittingham liked what he saw from his team during the first of two scheduled sessions at San Diego State's football facility.

From one extreme to another. The Utah Utes arrived here Saturday morning, leaving frosty conditions in Salt Lake City for a nearly picture-perfect day in sunny San Diego.

The images of Robert Johnson, Koa Misi, Stevenson Sylvester and Utah's other defensive players float on the screen in Andy Ludwig's office, tucked inside the University of California's Memorial Stadium.

The University of Utah football team owns the longest bowl game win streak in the nation at eight straight.

For the second time in three years, Utah will be going bowling in San Diego. On Sunday, the 23rd-ranked Utes accepted an invitation to face California in the Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium on Dec.

Where will BYU and Utah be going bowling? The official answers won't come until around dinner time Sunday.

One week ago today, Andrew George made a catch and run that will be a highlight of his athletic life.

Utah returned to the practice field Wednesday. Four days after a painful 26-23 overtime loss at BYU, the Utes began preparations for a yet-to-be announced bowl game against a yet-to-be named opponent.

Utes have nation's longest active bowl win streak. Nov. 30, 2009 Bowl Ticket Information > Utah, 9-3 and No.

In the end, after all the emotion-driven penalties, Utah's fourth-quarter rally, BYU's game-winning touchdown and everything else that went into the latest installment of the rivalry, there was still more to come.

Max Hall wanted to be clear: He really, really doesn't like Utah. The BYU quarterback burned his in-state rivals with a touchdown pass in overtime, then blasted them with some scathing comments after the 18th-ranked Cougars' 26-23 win over the No.

Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham knows one of the keys to stopping BYU's prolific offense is limiting the Cougars' rushing attack.

There will be a battle within the battle for the Utah Utes Saturday at BYU. And a friendly one at that.

A year ago, the Holy War emerged as one of the biggest rivalry games in college football.

TCU has easily proven itself as the best in the Mountain West with lopsided victories over the league's other Top 25 teams - at BYU and now Utah, last year's BCS buster.

The view from the TCU athletic director's suite in the end zone is obscured by guests standing and high-fiving 'til their palms bleed.