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What’s different as Morgan Scalley opens his 1st spring camp as Utah football coach?

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The vibes were a bit different than in years past as Utah opened spring camp on an uncharacteristically warm March day.

Utah Utes head coach Morgan Scalley coaches during the Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News The vibes were a bit different than in years past as Utah opened spring camp on an uncharacteristically warm March Thursday.

The weather hit 80 degrees, but something else beside heat was in the air as the Utes embarked on their first practice — the sound of music blasting from the field. “The music is real cool. We didn’t have it last year.

This year we have it and it just makes everything 10 times funner, better. It’s just like, ‘OK, let’s dance together, let’s get a groove and then go on the field and handle business,’” running back Wayshawn Parker said. Thursday marked the first time since 2004 that someone other than Kyle Whittingham is leading the Utes into spring practice.

Though he already has a Las Vegas Bowl win under his belt, this is Morgan Scalley’s first spring camp as Utah’s new head coach, and an it’s important time to put his stamp on what the program will look like under him. That process started back in winter workouts and will continue every day. “It’s important every day.

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