They arrived on Utah’s campus this past summer as the Kuithe Twins, an intertwined package of offensive and defensive football players. And then they were separated, one emerging as a potential star in the Pac-12 and the other dealing with another round of rehabilitation.
The Kuithes are fraternal twins, although they look more alike than the average brothers. Blake, a defensive end, is taller and heavier than Brant, a tight end who starred as a high school running back. The twins grew up near Houston in Katy, Texas, offering Class 6A high school football competition, amid a nice, suburban lifestyle (there’s even a monthly, 180-page Katy Magazine) that Brant described as “a bubble.