A new Utes mailbag with questions on Cam Rising, Johnny Maea, how Kyle Whittingham runs his program, and more.
SALT LAKE CITY – Twenty-five percent of the University of Utah football season is gone. Cam Rising has yet to be available for a game, and the meat of Utah's schedule doesn't come for another month.
The biggest initial impact Rising will have on the offense is that his presence will allow offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig to go deeper into the playbook. Head coach Kyle Whittingham said after the Weber State game that Nate Johnson had about half the playbook at his disposal. Dalton Kincaid is with the Buffalo Bills, and Brant Kuithe has yet to return from last season's knee injury.
Final thought on this: For what it's worth, the weather forecast in Corvallis this week calls for a lot of rain, including Friday morning. Even if Rising finally gets full clearance for a game, is a wet field at Oregon State where you want to throw him out there for the first time? If he returns, whenever he returns, Kuithe would have the biggest impact on an offense that has struggled for the majority of its three games vs. Power Five competition. At full capacity, Kuithe is Utah's best pass-catcher and its most versatile offensive weapon. We've heard a lot through the years about lining Kuithe up out of the slot, in the backfield, even out of the Wildcat. The No. 1 answer is Kuithe.
Yeah, good question, and while Whittingham generally does not go deep on injuries that are not season-ending, he painted an optimistic picture of Maea's status after the UCLA win. Q: "Whitt can run his program how he wants, and it's hard to argue with the results, but do you think he regrets and ever changes his stance on not discussing injuries? It clearly just creates more questions and more frustration from the media and fans. I'm sure it actually benefits the team." - @utes_pac12
I'll tell you this, too: Despite the Big Ten going to injury reports, the Earth has kept spinning, the sun has still come out, just like always. As a journalism nerd, I can talk forever about this, but I'll finish it up with this: The media is the conduit between the football program and the fans. The only group of people that the lack of transparency and access is hurting is the fans.
In fairness, neither the Huskies nor the Trojans have played anybody real yet, but I'm going to assume that both teams are going to score points against Utah, who gave up a boatload of offense in both USC games last season.
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