Page 15 - Lander Barton News Today

Utah football wraps up spring practices Saturday with a scrimmage at Rice-Eccles Stadium. It’s been a productive spring for the Utes and a lot of young players have impressed Kyle Whittingham and the rest of the coaching staff.

This spring, Utah defensive ends coach Lewis Powell said the group he’s working with now in Salt Lake City is the deepest and most athletic in program history.

There was no pressure or expectation for Lander Barton to commit to the University of Utah.

The Utes did add one player Wednesday, wide receiver Sidney Mbanasor, a 6-foot-5, 200-pounder from Pflugerville, Texas.

Ever since the internet birthed a myriad of athletic talent evaluation websites, recruiting success has largely been tied to a star-based evaluation system, one that depends on hundreds of scouts...

Brighton High linebacker Lander Barton, who signed with Utah’s 2022 recruiting class during the early signing period, jumped into the ESPN 300 rankings, at No. 212.

We looked at the early college football rankings for next year from five experts

Christmas came early for the Utah football program Wednesday, and thats not because a foot of snow blanketed the Wasatch Front over night.

SALT LAKE CITY – University of Utah football head coach Kyle Whittingham met with members of the media on Wednesday afternoon inside of the Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center. The full press conference can be viewed here, and selected quotes from Coach Whittingham can be seen below.

Since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, Whittingham has made an emphasis to recruit at a high level and then maximize the talent to the highest ability possible.