Utah safety Terrell Burgess circled behind Morgan Scalley during an interview session, holding a recorder and nodding in agreement as the defensive coordinator fielded a question about Burgess’ emergence this season.
“Man, I just can't say enough good things about that kid,” Scalley said.
Upon realizing that Burgess stood in back of him, Scalley joked, “I take everything back.”
Too late. The compliments already were on the record. And it was only fair for Burgess to be hovering, because that’s emblematic of his college career. He accomplished a lot by hanging around.
Burgess and linebacker Francis Bernard are the biggest success stories of Utah’s 2019 defense, considering their starting points.