The Utes don helmets and shorts in the course of the first day of camp on the College of Utah in Salt Lake Metropolis on Aug. 3, 2022. The Utes are pegged to efficiently defend their Pac-12 title. Hunter Dyke, Utah Athletics
Utah freshman operating again Jaylon Glover will get in some work in the course of the first day of apply Aug. 3, 2022, in Salt Lake Metropolis. Hunter Dyke, Utah Athletics
What do opposing coaches actually take into consideration Utah’s soccer program and its prospects for the 2022 season?
The annual Athlon Sports activities faculty soccer preview not too long ago posted a “Scouting the Utes” section that includes feedback from nameless coaches.
Right here’s what the nameless coaches stated about Utah:
On the state of the Utes’ program
“That is the very best program within the Pac-12. I don’t assume you’ll discover anybody who would identify one other workforce. They might beat Florida to open the season and assist the league out tremendously.”
On Utah’s tradition
“They do a implausible job recruiting to their tradition, and so they at all times have. They've cornered the market on what ‘bodily soccer’ seems like, and coaches from different conferences will inform you that, too. Have a look at the Oregon video games — Mario Cristobal made it a mission to make Oregon extra bodily on the strains, and the Utes simply blew them up twice. It’s a testomony to the actual fact it’s not straightforward to do what they do on the market.”
On recruiting
“They do a extremely good job making Utah a recruiting precedence after which complementing with California and Texas. It’s a superb mixture of gamers, and the success that they had final 12 months has helped them push ahead on higher-profile expertise. I believe they might model themselves higher within the portal in the event that they wished to.”
On Utah’s scheme
“They’re schematically easy however essentially sound on protection, which is frequent while you’re making an attempt to guide along with your physicality. Don’t muck it up; allow them to make contact.”
On Utah’s offense
“Offensively, they run energy with the fitting wrinkles. You'll be able to’t get too comfy with it as a result of they’ll slip into some RPO stuff and kill you.”
On the Utah’s future
“They’re going to get lapped by USC ultimately, however not proper now. So long as that workers is in place, they’re going to win video games and compete for Rose Bowls.”
The Utes open the 2022 season on Sept. 3 at Florida.
Utah freshman operating again Jaylon Glover will get in some work in the course of the first day of apply Aug. 3, 2022, in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Hunter Dyke, Utah Athletics