The Utah Utes were voted on Wednesday as the favorite in the chase not only for the Pac-12 South title, but for the conference championship. There are other contenders, too — Oregon and Washington — but the Utes are right there. They are thought to be right there.
And that, with any luck, will kick the lingering notion, the one that still exists in some backward corners, out the door, out the mind that Utah football is somehow the poor little disadvantaged underdog in the Pac-12.
Listen to what senior quarterback Tyler Huntley said about the Utes after spring practices ended: “The sky’s the limit for this team … because we have playmakers, we have so many players.