The Utah football coaching staff named sophomore Tyler Huntley its starting quarterback on Monday, about a week and a half before the season opener against the University of North Dakota.
Huntley beat out returning starter and senior captain Troy Williams, who started all 13 games for the Utes last season. The Utes went into camp with an open competition for the starting job with Huntley, Williams and graduate transfer Cooper Bateman all named as candidates. Williams and Huntley separated themselves as the top two during camp.
Last week, the Utes selected the 6-foot-2, 208-pound Williams a team captain for the second consecutive season.