Carter said once he did make it back to Utah, he wrote the NCAA a thank-you card, and he said he still owes Utah's compliance office for helping him out "because it was a grind."
• On offensive line, there's still a position battle stewing at right tackle, where Sam Tevi is listed as the starter but redshirt freshman Jackson Barton is battling for a more significant role. Isaac Asiata said both have worked hard over the summer, and each has their virtues.
"Jackson had a good day today — there's a lot of stuff I hear about Jackson, that he needs to develop a little mean streak, but he was good especially in one-on-ones," Asiata said.