SALT LAKE CITY — As Utah players and coaches hung their heads in defeat and walked off the field at the Sun Devil Stadium Saturday, assistant coach Gary Andersen walked up to quarterback Tyler Huntley, who had his left arm wrapped beneath his warmup jacket, and asked the prognosis.
“It’s over; it’s over,” Huntley said in whispered tones as he fought back the emotion behind what that statement meant.
Andersen came in close and offered him words of encouragement, but what can be said after a season-ending injury to arguably the team’s most important offensive player?