A walk into the last chapter.
SALT LAKE CITY — They hawked 2,200 standing-room-only tickets for Thursday's football game here. Never before have so many people climbed the steps of Rice-Eccles Stadium to watch an event.The call on the concession staff's two-way radios: "We're gonna need more hot dogs."On one hand, I was thrilled to be present at an important college football game in the month of August. Two interesting teams suited up and played.
Utah quarterback Cam Rising wasn't in uniform on Thursday during warm-ups. He was wearing a white t-shirt, red shorts and a baseball cap. Bryson Barnes got the start. Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA will leave for the Big Ten. Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah will join the Big 12. Stanford and Cal to the ACC. For Washington State and Oregon State maybe it's off to the Mountain West and/or the American Athletic Conference? Or a rebuilt Pac-whatever? It all sounds so ridiculous, even as I write it now.
• In 2016 … Justin Herbert threw a 17-yard TD to Darren Carrington with two seconds left as Oregon upset No. 11 Utah. It gave embattled coach Mark Helfrich the fourth and final win of his last season as coach. I walked into the postgame news conference, looked around and noticed that Phil Knight and athletic director Rob Mullens didn't attend. I knew on the spot that Helfrich was cooked.
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