As tends to happen in the afternoon heat and drudgery of football practice in August, a press-coverage drill involving Utah's receivers and defensive backs became intense.
“We all started fighting and it turned into this shoving match,” sophomore receiver Britain Covey said. “But at the end, the receivers and DBs were like, 'Let's go!' And it was just like, 'Whoa, I'm back in football again.' ”
That’s a good feeling, an emotion that 46,000-plus fans will share Thursday evening as the Utes take the field for the first time since that rainy, chilly day after Christmas in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.