“We send our condolences from our program to Virginia, with the tragic, horrific situation they’re going through. Thoughts and prayers are with them and their program. It’s awful, I don’t know what more you can say. We’re thinking about them.”
Utah meanwhile prepares play at Oregon on Saturday night with heavy Pac-12 championship implications on the line.
Police say Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., 22, is suspected of shooting the three football players and wounding two others. Jones had once played on the football team, but had not been a member of the team for at least a year, police said. “We’ve reached out and done some things to let them know we’re thinking of them and praying for them,” Whittingham said. “You’re right, we have been through our share of tragedy. It’s just horrific, to have three players, what they’re going through is a difficult thing of course, given who the gunman was. You couldn’t think of a worse situation. We’ve reached out and let them know.
A year ago, Utah beat the Ducks twice in 13 days to clinch the South title and win its first Pac-12 championship. In both games, the Utes’ defense overwhelmed Oregon quarterback Anthony Brown, who was a combined 30-for-59 for 358 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions. The Pac-12 championship game was especially glaring as Brown’s inexplicable interception into the hands of nickel back Malone Mataele felt like the back-breaker in what was a 38-10 Utah win.
“That is absolutely the single biggest difference between this year and last year,” Whittingham said.For the fourth week in a row, Utah will have to wait an extra few days to learn a kickoff time.
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