Anthony Denham injury more serious than initially thought
So much for no serious injuries.
Anthony Denham, who injured his hamstring during yesterday's start to fall camp, is now expected to be out for weeks, Whittingham told reporters today. The damage is more significant than initially thought. A return date has not been listed, but it's likely he misses most, if not all, of camp.
With the downer news out of the way, day two went pretty well for the football team. After a great deal of dropped passes yesterday, the receivers were far better today at handling the ball. That's good news, specifically since an offense is pretty dependent on the receiver catching the ball.
The biggest battle in fall camp is certainly that of running back. Currently, it's wide open between Harvey Langi, John White and Thretton Palamo and there appears to be no separation at the moment.
"They're all three working hard," said head coach Kyle Whittingham. "We're really not going to be able to separate those guys until we start getting some physical contact going."
Of course, Utah returns zero rushing yards this season. So this is an important battle to keep an eye on and will definitely play a role in how far Utah goes this season.
Outside the Denham news, camp is going about as well as could be expected. It's a shame he'll sit most of it out with injury, though Whittingham noted there are more tests to be run. But at the moment, don't expect him back until at least the end of the month.
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2-3 weeks
Like you said, still tests to come, but Lya from the Trib is reporting 2-3 weeks for AD. That would leave him the last week of camp to get ready, but I don’t like that Whitt mentions a redshirt possibility. I was really looking forward to seeing him as our over the middle receiver and end zone jump ball/ fade route guy.
Yeah, 2-3 weeks puts him at the end of camp and the end of August...
Hopefully it’s just two weeks.
As for red shirting, Whitt did say that it was the absolute worst-case scenario. So, hopefully it doesn’t come to that.
If It takes 2-3 Weeks, Redshirt him
Honestly 2-3 weeks just to get back, and a Hammy could actually linger all year. I think if it goes that long Red Shirt him, so we still get two solid years with him.
We are deep at WR and will be okay this year without him.
Don't know about that...
Maybe if it’s at three weeks, but two weeks? I think a lot will depend on how he comes back and reacts.
I second Jazzy
You’ve got to see this guy play, he’s a game-changer. Give him a week of camp and Montana State and he’ll be ready to go.
by Joseph Silverzweig on Aug 7, 2011 11:51 AM MDT up reply actions
No bueno
I had a bad feeling about this injury yesterday, but hopefully he can get back in there and play this season..
Rushing Yards
I do believe we have some rushing yards coming back with the announcement that Shawn Asiata and Tauni Vakapuna will be returning. Though it looks like neither will get any time at RB they will have some opportunity at FB. Getting a little picky i know, but its nice to think we have some experience coming back.
at least the recievers are catching the ball
That would suck if they didn’t catch the balls. Haha you know since its their job! Eh eh eh? Lmao
Are you sure he was safe? It looked like an out to the entire statium. Well bad call Blue.
by Alavel on Aug 6, 2011 1:49 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
PHHHuck
Even though I thought he could possibly be a starter this year it may be better to red shirt him and get him healthy. I would rather not burn a year for him to see him play injured and not play at full strength
We still have a very talented freshman duo in Dres and Scott to go along with Devonte and Luke Matthews along with Reggie Dunn and Dexter Ransom (My breakout candidate of the year) If it gets even thinner we have Sean Fitzgerald and Griff McNabb. And at last resort the coaches can play a true freshman like Charles Henderson, Quinton Pedroza, Travis Still or maybe switch Nate Fakafahua back to WR. And they are other options too like moving Mo Lee/Jamal Smith/Terell Reese back to WR.
by PhuckthePhillies on Aug 6, 2011 1:39 PM MDT reply actions
Water Break
Guys, I have been banned from BruinsNation for bad language in response to some arrogant, moronic UCLA fans who don’t think much of the University of Utah. (see my fan post for further details).
Boycott the Nazi like Bruin’s site.
Way ahead of you there.
They were the most vocal opponents of Utah joining the Pac-12. They’ve pretty much been jerks all around. That’s the only Pac-12 SBNation site that I haven’t joined.
You'll notice I deleted your fan shot...
That was turning into a mess. I don’t mind spirited talk, but we need to keep it civil. So let’s do just that! haha
That was for the best.
Even I went a little too harsh… guess I had more pent up resentment than I realized.
by -FeloniousMonk on Aug 6, 2011 9:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Fairness
Since I don’t bother to go on their site anymore, I just realized that perhaps gbruin is the moderator.
If he had been as fair as Jazzy and had said the same thing over there like, “hey guys we are all Bruins here. Let’s cool off and be civil and respect our Pac-12 friends Utah”, then no problem. What does he do instead, he bans me outright after defending Utah, deletes my post after they go off on me FIRST but keeps their inflammatory ones especially the one with the F word that got things started.
I am ready to move and talk about the positive things about the University of Utah athletic program.
by Utah-UCLA alum on Aug 6, 2011 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions
gbruin is one of our moderators
He wasn’t the one that banned you, fwiw. Not to belabor the point, but telling a mod to “f*** off…” in multiple posts I imagine would get you banned from nearly any SBN blog – I know that I would expect just that if I were to do that here against Jazzy, at CC, or any other site that I am a member of.
Best wishes for your player, by the way. Hate to see a kid lose an opportunity to earn playing time, no matter who he plays for, even if he has fully healed by the start of the season.
formerly bruinhoo
Aequitas Equitas
Actually they did me a favor in banning me. After that exchange, I was going to quit that site anyway. I can catch up on UCLA sports by reading the daily Bruin or the official UCLA athletic site.
For purposes of clarification, what I found arbitrary and violating any sense of fair play was that the moderators deleted my reply to Mr. Tradition – the condescending Nestor. being a Bruin also, after I wrote a serious and respectful reply (He said, "Good for Utah, this post is about UCLA.) I said, (Good for you, this article is about expansion.) No cursing there.
And then they kept the original flaming post that had the F-bomb. With moderators like that who needs them.
by Utah-UCLA alum on Aug 7, 2011 11:57 AM MDT up reply actions
Bad Bruins
Wow, they are getting pretty arrogant over at BruinsNation, I guess for now we will have to punish them on the field first and then go for their cheerleaders next!!!!
New Uniforms on Facebook
Supposedly they’re unveiling them later today, but Ryan Lacy put this on Facebook:

by BCS Busted on Aug 6, 2011 5:37 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Oh Man
Not the best shot… Smith looks like a player, though.
by Joseph Silverzweig on Aug 6, 2011 10:43 PM MDT up reply actions
Wow
Did J Smith gain some weight and mass or what. I thought I remember him being on the leaner side. He looks pretty cut
by PhuckthePhillies on Aug 6, 2011 11:00 PM MDT up reply actions
You want your DL sqeezed into their unis, even if it looks awkward, because it gives OL less to grab onto.
Same for OL and RB. Positions that need a lot of mobility (DBs, WRs, QB, LB to some extent) don’t need quite as tight of a fit.
Everyone hates a pink-shirt-wearing communist.
by displacedute on Aug 7, 2011 11:16 PM MDT up reply actions

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