By unseating senior returning starter Troy Williams in 2017, Utah’s Tyler Huntley helped extend the trend of unsatisfying conclusions of the college careers of the state’s quarterbacks in this decade.
Not since Matt Sauk of Utah State (1997), Brian Johnson of Utah (2008) and Max Hall of BYU (2009) has any FBS program’s QB produced a truly fulfilling senior year — judged as remaining healthy enough to start every game through the bowl season and departing with a high approval rating of the school’s fan base. Utah’s Travis Wilson came close in 2015. But a 3-3 finish of the regular season, with some disappointing offensive showings after the Utes were 6-0 and ranked No.