Monson: Eight things we now know about BYU and Utah football
Eight things we’ve learned about Utah and BYU football near the midway point of the season: 1) BYU should give the ball to Jamaal Williams more. The senior running back is the best player on Ty...
View ArticleMonson: If BYU doesn't get into Big 12, football should remain independent
So, yeah, it would be great for BYU’s football program and for college football fans in the state of Utah if the Cougars find a way into the Big 12. Think of the possibilities of both BYU and Utah...
View ArticleMonson: Utah finally exorcises its demons against Arizona (with video)
There were no helmets spinning 360 degrees, no green projectile vomiting through facemasks, no bodies uncontrollably flopping on the turf, writhing in cleats and pads, no demons roaming freely. The...
View ArticleMonson: Donald Trump dwells well below the locker room floor
I’ve always liked presidents who lower taxes — mine and yours and everybody’s. Still do. When the better part of half of what a hard-working American earns is taken away from him or her and his or her...
View ArticleMonson: BYU's Jamaal Williams breaks school's rushing record -- and gets a...
Provo • One of the great subplots to Friday’s late-late-night special at LaVell Edwards Stadium featuring BYU and Mississippi State, a game won by BYU by the count of 28-21 in double overtime, was...
View ArticleMonson: BYU football isn't all that good, and that's a compliment
Provo BYU football is not all that good. That’s meant in the best sense. It’s meant as a compliment. No, no, really. The Cougars are … how you say? … limited. But they work past those limitations. By...
View ArticleMonson: Big 12's big play makes saps out of BYU and every other expansion...
So, at the end of the worst reality TV show of the season, nobody got Bob Bowlsby’s rose. Not BYU. Not Cincinnati. Not Houston. Not anybody. Everybody was sent packing. That’s not the way the thing...
View ArticleMonson: Joe Williams was wrong, and the Utes couldn't be more grateful
Pasadena, Calif. Two thoughts were lost on Kyle Whittingham after Utah beat UCLA here on Saturday, 52-45. One was too far in the distance for the head coach to allow into his brain: Had he thought...
View ArticleMonson: BYU should give Tanner Mangum the ball
The question hangs over BYU football and likely will stay right where it is for the rest of the season: Why won’t Ty Detmer make a change at quarterback? Or at least mix it up a bit? It’s not a...
View ArticleMonson: Kyle Whittingham loves these Utes and here's why
After at least half — and probably more — of Utah’s games this season, Kyle Whittingham has used a word to characterize his team that is more than just a cute little condescending expression. It’s a...
View ArticleMonson: Don't worry folks, the Utah Jazz will be just fine (with video)
The Jazz are going to be all right. After an offseason of acquisition from the inside out and praise from the outside in, and after a season-opening loss on the road at Portland, the Jazz unveiled...
View ArticleMonson: Utes can't control destiny, but they can still go to the Rose Bowl
After Troy Williams’ last pass had been thrown incomplete on Saturday, and Utah was on the short end of a 31-24 count to Washington’s Huskies, as Utes receivers coach Guy Holliday walked off the field...
View ArticleMonson: Utah's season of angels and devils is a season it can win
When it comes to Utah football, I’ve got a devil sitting on one shoulder and an angel on the other. And both are talking. The devil says the Utes have a long way to go, that the quarterback issue...
View ArticleMonson: Jazz's George Hill is the boot to finally kick the playoff door in
In the run-up to the 2016 NBA Draft, Dennis Lindsey was uncertain as to the course he was going to take. He had the 12th overall pick and a pile of notes, statistics, reports, opinions, research in...
View ArticleMonson: Tom Holmoe picks up the BYU pom-poms, tells fans that 'independence...
Tom Holmoe did what he had to do on Friday in his sports version of a General Conference talk wrapped in a one-man pep rally wrapped in a state-of-the-program address aimed at BYU fans, fans who were...
View ArticleMonson: Jazz are counting on Trey Lyles' growth
Watching Trey Lyles play NBA basketball is like raising a teenager: It’s fun and it’s frustrating, rewarding and ridiculous, encouraging and energy-sapping, all the while causing one to wonder what it...
View ArticleMonson: Utah Jazz taking the road to something new and significant
It’s early, but something new is happening with the Jazz — and it’s an absolute requirement in order for them to make themselves a significantly better team and to realize the dreams they say they...
View ArticleMonson: Utah answers questions, passes test and prepares for big things
Tempe, Ariz. Two questions hung over the Utes here on Thursday night against Arizona State, a game that Utah ended up winning by the count of 49-26. The first had to do with the powers of the brain,...
View ArticleMonson: Punch Troy Williams or Kyle Whittingham, and they'll punch you back
Kyle Whittingham was recently asked which of his players reminded him most of himself. His answer might surprise you. He didn’t say one of his defensive tackles or one of his linebackers, one of his...
View ArticleMonson: Jazz's search for a star is over -- they have their guy
Almost five years ago to the day, Gordon Hayward was asked a question — the same question he was asked on Monday night — that still awaits an answer in the absolute affirmative, an answer that would...
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