This is meant as no slight to Leki Fotu, no disrespect to Bradlee Anae or Jaylon Johnson or Zack Moss. And it’s no commentary on who will end up being the best NFL player. But this season at Utah, all of them are playing second fiddle to the Utes’ lead musician, their undisputed concertmaster, the tough man tuning the band.
He’s the one in the first chair, edged up under center, closest to the podium, huge heart pumping, bad knee and all, and that much was evident once more in a big, big way on Saturday as Utah beat Washington, 33-28.