Every Monday and Tuesday during the football season, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham fielded questions from reporters. He was asked about most of the players who would become first-team All-Pac-12 selections.
But what about Jordan Agasiva? The offensive guard’s name may have been mentioned once all season, and only in that case because the media contingent includes a former Utah offensive lineman (ESPN 700′s Kyle Gunther).
That’s not to say Whittingham failed to recognize Agasiva’s value, and the coaches who scouted and played against Utah certainly were aware of him in the all-conference voting process. That’s why Agasiva joined Barton, Utah’s left tackle, to account for one-third of the all-conference line (six players were picked, due to a tie in the voting) in a season when the Utes won their first Pac-12 South championship.