Utah’s injury situation appears uniquely dire this week. While the Utes don’t openly discuss injuries during the season unless they are season-ending, four happened during Utah’s game against Cal, and other players missed starts in Berkeley.
An accounting (as far as we know) of key players who have either been hurt in games, missed time recently, or who Whittingham has said are hurt:
Out for the season • C Hiva Lutui (knee), TE Siale Fakailoatonga (knee), DE Kylie Fitts (foot), C J.J. Dielman (lower leg)
Missed last week • DT Lowell Lotulelei (shoulder), WR Cory Butler-Byrd (unknown)
Left during last week’s game • WR Tim Patrick (lower leg); WR Kyle Fulks (unknown); CB Reggie Porter (unknown)
"Dinged up" this week • RB Troy McCormick (unknown), C Lo Falemaka (lower leg)
There’s likely other health issues on the team that have not yet risen to the level of mere acknowledgement.