One-year-old Lennox Bernard someday will learn from his father’s example, just as Devin Lloyd is doing now.
Utah’s two linebackers are right in the middle of the country’s No. 4-ranked defense, and Lloyd and Francis Bernard have answered any questions about how the No. 12 Utes would replace stars Chase Hansen and Cody Barton.
Lloyd’s emergence as a sophomore is the more surprising development, and he credits Bernard’s influence. “He’s always coming in ready to work, always looking for ways to get better,” Lloyd said. “Just the way he’s always looking to improve in every facet of his life — not just on the field, but off the field as well.