SALT LAKE CITY — Now that college football is over in Utah, it's time to reflect on the accomplishments of the state's three major programs.
This much is true: Only one of the three teams exceeded expectations. The other two had middling results at best.
At 10-3, Utah was better than expected by a significant margin. Instead of finishing ahead of only Colorado in the Pac-12 South Division, as most predictions indicated, the Utes went 6-3, reaching a "high-water mark" as coach Kyle Whittingham called it in referring to their best record over five years in the conference.