The Utah Utes have completed a three-week period that sophomore receiver Britain Covey half-kiddingly described as “lockdown.” And now the football players will enter into the other aspect of their lives as college athletes.
The school's 2018-19 academic calendar starts with the fall semester Monday, giving the team a well-timed transition into the season that begins Aug. 30 vs. Weber State. The preseason camp phase ended Saturday and the Utes will launch into their weekly routine of late-afternoon practices.
They’ve had all day to think only of football since Aug. 1, with practices and meetings. Interviewed by Utah athletic director Mark Harlan on the AD’s inaugural podcast, Covey said, “When in your life are you able to say that playing a sport you love is your full-time job?