On Friday morning, a red Ute-branded coach bus will open its doors, and when Chris Hill eventually takes his first step on, it officially signals the end to the most important era in the history of Utah athletics.
It’s his official au revoir as the history-making athletic director waves goodbye to the job he’s held for the last 31 years.
When the bus pulls out of the circle on the south side of the Huntsman Center, it will take with it all modern Utah athletics has ever known, taking with it a principal portion of the university’s identity into the sunset.