SALT LAKE CITY — In late December, Kyle Whittingham did something Utah football fans have grown very familiar with. He opted to make a change at offensive coordinator. Whittingham let co-offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick go while moving his co-chair Jim Harding to assistant head coach.
Whittingham, in hopes of shifting Utah’s offense to a more dynamic passing attack, hired Troy Taylor, the offensive coordinator and quarterback guru from Eastern Washington.
While the Utes have won games in the Pac-12 behind stout defenses, extraordinary special teams and a power run game, they’ve failed to win the Southern Division, largely because of late-season offensive lapses.