Is Utah a Preseason Top 10 Team?

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports We are in the thick of the summer with no college sports happening. Football is about a month and a half away, and we are starting to see some preseason polls. The AP Poll is not out yet (we probably will not see that until August), but people like Phil Steele have released theirs. Steele has the Utah Utes in the top 10, checking in at No. 8. That got me thinking, does Utah warrant that amount of preseason praise? The Utes were ranked for much of last season before falling out of the poll at the end of the year after a devastating second half in the Holiday Bowl. The Utes bring a lot back after winning the Pac-12 South in 2018. They feature one of the best defensive lines in the country with many seniors across the board. There are few questions marks that the Utes have outside of offensive line (plenty of talent just lacking experience) and maybe linebacker. Teams with as few question marks as the Utes often find themselves ranked highly in the preseason.

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