Pullman, Wash. – In the basement weight room where former Utah football stars Trevor Reilly and Jake Murphy once apologized to fans and alumni for missing a bowl game in their senior seasons, members of the current team could only promise to overcome the program’s latest loss to Washington State.
This season cannot be described as totally crumbling, until the Utes lose to a Pac-12 South rival. Yet it certainly is getting away from them, with a potentially meaningful victory eluding Utah in a 28-24 defeat Saturday.
The weight room in WSU’s old gym adjacent to Martin Stadium serves as a postgame interview area, and Ute coach Kyle Whittingham suggested as he exited that media members should “get some reps.