Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham has empathy for USC linebacker Porter Gustin, knowing him personally, but that's the extent of his reaction to how Gustin's being lost for the season due to a broken ankle will affect the Trojans in Saturday's game at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
“Everybody in the country's banged up,” Whittingham said Monday, during his weekly news conference. “Don't want to hear any sob stories.”
The Utes have injuries of their own, with center Lo Falemaka having missed the past two games. Defensive end Mika Tafua missed Friday’s 42-10 win over Arizona and receiver Siaosi Mariner also was unavailable for that game.