By any measure, Utah’s 2024 season was one of the best in program history. The Utes won 33 games, and only Tim Esmay’s 1997 team won more (36). Even the 2016 team, which famously won a Pac-12 championship, finished 25-27. Gary Henderson’s promotion to head coach prior to the 2022 season was widely viewed as an outstanding move by Utah. And last season became confirmation of that wise choice.
Unfortunately, the Utes’ outstanding season didn’t end the way they wanted it to. Utah woke up on May 11 with an overall record of 31-16. More importantly, Henderson’s club sat at 16-9[…]
