Top Utah Utes Headlines: January 29 - February 4

A review of the top five Utah Utes headlines from the previous week.

4. Several Utes are Super Bowl bound after Eagles & Chiefs advance

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Britain Covey (41) runs with the football ahead of Miami Dolphins running back Salvon Ahmed (26) during the fourth quarter at Hard Rock Stadium / Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

With the Philadelphia Eagles dominating the 49ers in the NFC Championship 31-7, both Britain Covey and quarterback's coach Brian Johnson are set to face Alex Whittingham and the AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.

3. Utah commit Dijon Stanley demonstrates blazing speed in track event

Dijon Stanley, Utah / Courtesy of Dijon Stanley

Over the weekend, 2023 Utah commit Dijon Stanley participated in a track and field event where he dominated the competition and nearly set several new records.

33.70 today in the 300m @Utah_Football @PrepCalTrack @coachqganther @SFVRush @latsondheimer @Tarek_Fattal pic.twitter.com/iOzYuxsOnt

— Dijon “Doodie” Stanley (@dijon_stanley4) January 28, 2023

2. BREAKING: Former Indiana WR Emery Simmons transfers to Utah

On Sunday, January 29, former three-star wide receiver and Indiana transfer Emery Simmons announced his commitment to the University of Utah.

Standing 6-foot-1 and weighing 186 pounds, Simmons is a reliable and experienced receiver with really good speed. He also possesses a good amount of athleticism, particularly in his ability to rise up and bring down difficult or contested passes.

Former Indiana WR has committed to Utah. https://t.co/BVehsriXbh

— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 29, 2023

1. Utah's 2023 freshmen class is already living up to the hype

Mack Howard, Utah / Mack Howard, 2023 Utah Commit — Courtesy of Mack Howard

"We've been in our winter conditioning program for about three weeks and it's been awesome," Utah Head Coach Kyle Whittingham told Pac-12 Analyst Yogi Roth. "The influx of the new talent has been everything we had hoped it would be. Now we haven't got pads on them yet, but just watching them run around and in the weight room, we feel like we came away with a really good crew."

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