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Morning links: Utah's football, basketball success noted; Bronco Mendenhall hasn't let Virginia players choose numbers

Utes praised for being one of only 16 teams to go to a bowl game and the NCAA Tournament this year; former BYU football coach makes interesting move in effort to help change culture with the Cavaliers; is Tom Hackett irreplaceable?

With its men's basketball team's berth in the NCAA Tournament, the University of Utah became one of just 16 programs in the country to go to both a bowl game and the Big Dance this season.

Rich Cirminiello of College Football News examined and then ranked each of the 16 schools according to how well they did on the field and court overall, and the Utes came in at No.