Amid the news last week that BYU was switching quarterbacks, I jokingly wished that Utah’s QBs would do something to drive interest.
I did wonder about the coaching staff’s failure to use him against Arizona, with five minutes left and Utah leading 42-10, but it’s also true that No. 2 QB Jason Shelley needed work. Shelley had taken only seven snaps Friday, after not appearing in a game since the Aug. 30 season opener.
As to the bigger question of what Utah’s staff could or should have done to keep Tuttle happy, I would say the coaches owed the 2018 team its best chance to win games.