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SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Utes have had some incredible offensive teams over the years. In 2008, the "Sugar Bowl" Utes were 15th in the nation in scoring.
In Kyle Whittingham's first year, Utah ranked 10th in the nation in total offense.
Urban Meyer's "Fiesta Bowl" Utes were 5th in offense and 3rd in the nation in scoring.
And it would be hard to forget Scott Mitchell's 1988 Utah juggernaut. They won the total offense award with a whopping 527 yards per game.
So how is the offensive picture looking for Utah this year? Two returning Utes and Coach Kyle Whittingham weigh in, and it's not difficult to sense their enthusiasm.
Zane Taylor, All-MWC Center thinks that, "this might be like no offense we've seen at Utah so I'm totally excited. Man I can't think of any weak spots in our offense so I'm just totally excited to be a part of that."
All-MWC Defensive back Brandon Burton sees this offense on a daily basis. "The offense is loaded like no other. It's crazy. We have so many explosive players on offense. It's probably going to be one of the best offenses we've had coming out this year. I have no doubt they'll be pretty good on offense this year."
Whittingham, who is entering his sixth season with this Utes said, "We're excited about the potential we have offensively, with eight starters back and our quarterback being one of those. That's a great starting point and we haven't had that luxury in a while, on offense, I don't believe.
