You’re not likely to spot Utah coach Kyle Whittingham traipsing around Utah’s football complex sporting a 10-gallon hat or in cowboy boots with spurs, but he does hold a great appreciation for the state of Texas.
The Utes will play West Virginia in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl on Tuesday in the Cotton Bowl, approximately 1,240 miles from Salt Lake City, but the Lone Star State is hardly unfamiliar territory.
“When I became the head coach, I knew how fertile that area was in Texas,” Whittingham said. “We had never really made it a primary area.