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After tumult, Utah DE Kylie Fitts ready for star turn

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While it hurt -- a lot -- Utah defensive end Kylie Fitts didn't think too much about his foot when it got stepped on and twisted in the early going against BYU in Week 2 last season. It was a rivalry game, so there was no time for pain, no matter how it might throb.

In the locker room at halftime, he did ask for a bit of extra tape, though. That inspired a precautionary X-ray. And the resulting image would crush Fitts. There were torn ligaments, and the ultimate diagnosis was the dreaded, season-ending Lifranc injury.