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Football: Defense energized, Hackett shaking off rust and battle at LT

It’s the second week of fall camp, and the Utah football team is gearing up for the season with three weeks to go before the opening game against Michigan. Head coach Kyle Whittingham sees progress in many aspects of the team, as well as in discipline on the practice field.

“It was [a] good [practice]. Sometimes the tendency after a day off, they come back a little sluggish the next day, but that was not the case,” said Whittingham after his team was back on the field following their first day off since camp began last week.

The defense appeared energized by the day of rest, with defensive tackle Stevie Tu’ikolovatu being active at the line of scrimmage, batting passes down and generating pressure.