Troy Taylor returned to Utah's football practice Thursday, preparing to call the offensive plays in the Dec. 31 Holiday Bowl vs. Northwestern.
Taylor, the Utes' offensive coordinator of the past two seasons, was introduced Tuesday as Sacramento State’s head coach and missed three Utah practices this week while starting his new job. During a dead period in recruiting, Taylor wanted to finish his work with the Utes, even as he’s assembling his staff with the Hornets.
The arrangement reminds Whittingham somewhat of the 2005 Fiesta Bowl, when Urban Meyer had taken the Florida job and Whittingham was succeeding him at Utah.