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rban Meyer was hired in December 2002 with Uthe expectation that he would bring conference championships and Top 25 rankings to the football program.

However, no one envisioned instant results, especially since the Utes were coming off a 5-6 season in 2002. No one, that is, except the high-energy Meyer, URBAN MEYER whose fast-paced approach is already becoming legendary in Record at Utah: 10-2 (1 year) circles. Career Record: 27-8 (3 years) In just his first year at Utah and third of the Year, and with 93-percent of the vote. year as a , Meyer was named By tying the school win record of 10-2 EDUCATION National Coach of the Year by The Sporting and winning an outright conference champi- , 1986 News after leading the Utes to a 10-2 record, onship, the 2003 Ute team has been Bachelor’s in psychology their first outright conference championship anointed as the best in Utah football history. since 1957, a bowl victory and a final Much of the credit goes to Meyer, who State, 1988 national ranking of No. 21. Meyer became wasn’t even born the last time Utah won an Master’s in sports administration the first coach from Utah’s conference—and outright title and is the only coach in Utah’s just the second coach from a non-BCS 110-year football history to win a conference PERSONAL DATA program—ever to receive the coveted TSN championship in his first year. Hometown: Ashtabula, Ohio award. Meyer was also voted the Mountain Ironically, Utah’s wins came against one Birthdate: July 10, 1964 West Conference Coach of the Year— of the tougher schedules in school history. Family: Married to the former becoming Utah’s first conference coach of Two were against Pac-10 foes Oregon and Shelley Mather. Three children: the year selection since 1978. It marked his California, and the Ducks were ranked No. Nicole (13), Gigi (11), Nathan (5). second such award in three years as a head 19 when Utah scored a 17-13 upset. The coach, adding to his 2001 Mid-American Utes also knocked off perennial Mountain Conference honor. The conference’s media West Conference powers Colorado State, Air poll, commissioned by the Las Vegas Review- Force and Brigham Young. It was the first Journal, also elected Meyer its MWC Coach Ute sweep of that trio in 10 years and the first-ever road sweep against them. Meyer’s Utes capped the season with a 17-0 victory over Conference USA champion Southern Missis- sippi. The turnaround under Meyer was nothing short of remarkable. Utah won five more games than the previous year and tied national champion LSU as the fifth- most improved team in the nation. Meyer’s explosive spread offense and one of the nation’s best defenses brought Utah local and national attention. The 2003 Utes shattered their previous home attendance record by averag- The Meyer family: Urban, Gigi, Shelley, Nathan and Nicole. ing 41,478 fans. The largest

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and Notre Dame (1996-00) before MAKING THE GRADE getting the head job at BGSU. The Ashtabula, Ohio, native learned the Utah head coach Urban Meyer is a strong coaching trade from the likes of Sonny proponent of academics and his teams Lubick, , and Bob always perform well in the classroom. Davie.

Last fall, 17 Ute football players made the MEYER STYLE All-Academic The adjective most frequently ascribed to team and 14 of 15 seniors graduated. the 40-year-old Meyer is “intense.” His Starting safety Morgan Scalley won intensity is reflected in all aspects of his national academic honors when he was coaching style, from his approach to selected as a 2003 CoSIDA first-team discipline and academics, to his insis- Academic All-American and the Anson tence on team unity. “Aggressive and Mount Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Scalley fast,” are the two words he uses to also made the CoSIDA Academic All- describe his style. In terms of ‘X’s and District team, along with Alex ‘O’s, he employs a spread formation on Smith and Spencer Toone. offense with the quarterback usually working from the shotgun. Meyer’s goal COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN is an even split between rushing and passing yards. Utah’s base defense is a First Team 4-3. Morgan Scalley ACADEMIC ACCOLADES COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT VIII (219.1 ypg) in 2002. They were the only Meyer’s influence has been felt in the team in the nation to average at least classroom as well. The team enjoyed its First Team 215 yards rushing and 215 yards passing best-ever academic semester in spring of Morgan Scalley per game. They also led the nation in red 2003 in hours passed and combined GPA zone production, scoring on 61 of 63 (2.635). Seventeen Ute football players trips (96.8%) inside the 20-yard line, went on to make the 2003 Mountain Second Team West Conference All-Academic team Spencer Toone including 52 touchdowns. His teams fared well defensively, too. In 2001, BGSU ranked ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE* first in the MAC in Jesse Boone 3.32 scoring defense (19.5 FROM MEYER TO THE NFL Bryan Borreson 3.37 ppg), rushing defense Aaron Bryant 3.09 (86.3 ypg) and total Player NFL Team Braden Cooper 3.06 defense (319.5 ypg). (Ohio State) Philadelphia, Minnesota, Miami Jonathan Fanene 3.10 Bowling Green led the Everett Ross (Ohio State) Minnesota Tommy Hackenbruck 3.07 Matt Hansen 3.75 MAC in turnover margin Greg Primus (Colorado State) Denver, Chicago Ray Holdcraft 3.01 both years under Meyer. Jeremy Burkett (Colorado State) N.Y. Giants, Denver, Dallas Matt Kovacevich 3.25 Meyer’s 17-6 record Joey Porter (Colorado State) Grady Marshall 3.06 at BG included a 5-0 Bo Nagahi 3.04 mark against BCS teams Malcolm Johnson (Notre Dame) Pittsburgh, N.Y. Jets Max Petersen 3.02 and two wins over ranked Bobby Brown (Notre Dame) Cleveland Morgan Scalley 3.95 opponents. After his first Alex Smith 3.82 Khary Campbell (BGSU) N.Y. Jets of two wins over Mis- Brandon Hicks (BGSU) Indianapolis Spencer Toone 3.82 souri, Meyer was named Ryan Wingrove (BGSU) Atlanta Eric Weddle 3.43 Chris Glantzis (BGSU) Detroit Reza Williams 3.80 ESPN.com National Coach of the Week in 2001. Arnold Parker (Utah) Seattle *Fall 2003 GPA Ben Moa (Utah) Miami Meyer apprenticed at Dave Revill (Utah) Baltimore Ohio State (1986-87), Josh Savage (Utah) Tampa Bay Illinois State (1988-89), Lewis Powell (Utah) Cleveland Colorado State (1990-95) Thomas Herrion (Utah) Dallas Brandon Warfield (Utah) Baltimore

80 2004 UTAH FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE • WWW.UTAHUTES.COM HEAD COACH URBAN MEYER and 14 of 15 seniors graduated. Morgan Student Union. A new tradition will Ben Moa: 2003 first-team all-MWC Scalley, Utah’s starting free safety and a begin in 2004, when a “Utah Man” will for Utah. 2003 CoSIDA first-team Academic All- be added to the kicking team. The Utah Greg Primus: First-team all-WAC American, made the all-MWC academic Man will be a representative of the receiver in 1992. Graduated as Colorado team for the third time. Three Ute student body. State’s career leader in receptions and starters made the CoSIDA District VIII receiving yards. academic team: Scalley and quarterback MEYER’S MENTORS Robert Redd: 2001-02 first-team all- Alex Smith made the first team and Before undertaking his head coaching MAC for Bowling Green. linebacker Spencer Toone was tabbed for career, Meyer worked for a number of Josh Savage: 2003 first-team all-MWC the second team. the top coaches in the country, including defensive lineman for Utah. , Earle Bruce, Lou Holtz : 2003 first-team all- CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT and Bob Davie. MWC receiver for Utah. Meyer takes an active interest in involving the student body with his THEY PLAYED FOR MEYER MEYER’S PLAYING CAREER program. After every game, the Utah Josh Harris: BGSU quarterback A 13th-round pick in the amateur football players honor their classmates finished third in the nation in scoring in baseball draft, Meyer played two years in by raising their helmets to the student 2002. the organization. He section and singing the school fight Brandon Hicks: 2001 first-team all- spent the summer of 1982 with Sarasota song, accompanied by the band and MAC nose guard and fourth-team All- of the Rookie League and played for cheerleaders. Meyer and his team American by The Sporting News played Pulasky (Va.), a Class A team in 1983. regularly participate in functions at for Meyer at Bowling Green. He also lettered at the University of Heritage Commons (on-campus hous- Malcolm Johnson: Coached by Meyer at Cincinnati as a defensive back. He spent ing), fraternities and sororities and the Notre Dame in 1998, he later made the 1985 as a Bearcat student assistant ’ roster. coach.

MEYER VS. ALL OPPONENTS MEYER’S MARK Year School Overall Conference Opponent ...... Record 2001 Bowling Green 8-3 5-3 Air Force ...... 1-0 2002 Bowling Green 9-3 6-2 Akron ...... 1-0 2003 Utah 10-2 6-1 Ball State ...... 1-0 Totals 27-8 17-6 Brigham Young ...... 1-0 Buffalo ...... 1-0 California ...... 1-0 Central Michigan ...... 1-0 MEYER’S COACHING CHRONOLOGY Colorado State ...... 1-0 Eastern Michigan ...... 1-0 Kansas ...... 1-0 Year School Assignment Bowl Experience Kent State ...... 2-0 1986 Ohio State Tight ends (Grad. Asst.) Cotton Marshall ...... 0-1 1987 Ohio State Receivers (Grad. Asst.) Missouri ...... 2-0 1988 Illinois State Outside Miami (Ohio) ...... 0-1 1989 Illinois State /Receivers New Mexico ...... 0-1 1990 Colorado State Receivers Freedom Northern Illinois ...... 0-1 1991 Colorado State Receivers Northwestern ...... 1-0 1992 Colorado State Receivers Ohio ...... 2-0 1993 Colorado State Receivers Oregon ...... 1-0 1994 Colorado State Receivers Holiday San Diego State ...... 1-0 1995 Colorado State Receivers Holiday South Florida ...... 0-1 1996 Notre Dame Receivers Southern Mississippi ...... 1-0 1997 Notre Dame Receivers Independence Temple ...... 1-0 1998 Notre Dame Receivers/Special Teams Gator Tennessee Tech ...... 1-0 1999 Notre Dame Receivers Texas A&M ...... 0-1 2000 Notre Dame Receivers Fiesta Toledo ...... 1-1 2001 Bowling Green Head Coach UNLV ...... 1-0 2002 Bowling Green Head Coach Utah State ...... 1-0 2003 Utah Head Coach Liberty Western Michigan ...... 1-1 Wyoming ...... 1-0 Totals ...... 27-8

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COACHING NOTES Urban Meyer’s first “recruiting” coup upon accepting the Utah head coaching job was retaining longtime defensive coordinator . The Mountain West Conference’s most successful defensive coordinator over the last decade, Whittingham’s units are always ranked at or near the top of the league. In 2002, the Las Vegas Review named him the MWC Co- Defensive Coordinator of the Year. He joined the Ute staff back in 1994 as a defensive line coach working under his father, the late Fred Whittingham. Kyle was promoted KYLE WHITTINGHAM to defensive coordinator a year later when Fred squad. His first full-time NCAA coaching job was returned to coaching in the NFL. Since becoming at Idaho State, where he spent six years (1988- the coordinator in 1995, Whittingham has also 93), his last two as defensive coordinator. DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ served as the position coach for either the SAFETIES • 11TH YEAR linebackers or safeties. This year, he will resume RECRUITING AREA coaching the safeties after three years spent with , Orange County. COACHING EXPERIENCE the linebackers. 1985-86 Brigham Young As a first-year U. assistant in 1994, he PLAYING CAREER Graduate Assistant helped coach what is widely regarded as the best Whittingham played linebacker for Brigham 1987 College of Eastern Utah defensive unit ever at Utah. That 1994 team, Young from 1978-81. He was named first-team Defensive Coordinator with consensus All-America defensive lineman all-WAC and conference Defensive Player of the 1988-91 Idaho State as its captain, led the league in Year in 1981. He played in the Hula and Japan Linebackers every defensive category and ranked 18th in the Bowls after his senior year, then launched a Special Teams Coordinator nation in total defense. professional career that included stints with the 1992-93 Defensive Coordinator During his 10 years on the staff, Utah has Denver Gold and New Orleans Breakers in the 1994- Utah led the conference in total defense four times U.S. Football League (USFL) from 1983-85. He 1994 Defensive Line (1994, 2000, 2001 and 2002). In 2002, Utah led played on the Rams’ replacement 1995-96 Defensive Coordinator the MWC in total defense, scoring defense and squad in 1987. Safeties rushing defense—ranking No. 12 in the nation in 1997 Defensive Coordinator the latter. In fact, the Ute defense has recorded WHITTINGHAM’S TOP DEFENSIVE RANKINGS Linebackers 14 top-20 statistical rankings since 1995. But Year Category (Conference/National Ranking) 1998-00 Defensive Coordinator Whittingham’s defenses are best known for 1995 Rushing (2), Passing (2), Scoring (2) Safeties keeping opponents off the scoreboard. Utah has 1996 Passing (1/17) 2001-03 Defensive Coordinator 1997 Total (3/19), Scoring (4/20) led the league in scoring defense in four of the 1998 Rushing (2/9), Passing (3/18) Linebackers past five years (ranking No. 2 in 2003) and has 1999 Scoring (1/13), Pass Efficiency (1/6) 2004- Defensive Coordinator finished No. 13, 18, 13, 29 and 19 in the nation 2000 Scoring (1/18), Total (1/10), Passing (1/3) Safeties during that span. 2001 Scoring (1/13), Total (1/17), Pass Efficiency (1) 2002 Scoring (1), Total (1), Rushing (1/12) Whittingham began his coaching career as a 2003 Scoring (2/19) BOWL EXPERIENCE graduate assistant at his alma mater Brigham 1994 Freedom Young (1985-86). In 1987, he was the defensive PLAYERS COACHED BY WHITTINGHAM 1996 Copper coordinator at College of Eastern Utah and a Sheldon Deckart: First-team all-MWC linebacker. 1999 Las Vegas player for the ’ replacement Andre Dyson: First-team all-MWC defensive back. Drafted in the 2001 Las Vegas second round by Tennessee where he now starts. 2003 Liberty Luther Elliss: 1994 consensus All-American and WAC defensive player of the year. Two-time first-team all-WAC. First-round NFL draft pick (No. 20) by Detroit in 1995. EDUCATION John Frank: Two-time first-team all-conference defensive end and 1999 Brigham Young, 1984 MWC Defensive Player of the Year. Drafted by Philadelphia. Phil Glover: First-team all-WAC linebacker later played for the Bachelor’s in educational psychology Indianapolis Colts. Jason Kaufusi: Two-time first-team all-MWC defensive end was the Brigham Young, 1987 2000 MWC defensive freshman of the year. Master’s in athletic administration Ma’ake Kemoeatu: Nose guard for the Baltimore Ravens. Mahe Liavaa: First-team all-Big Sky linebacker for Idaho State. Robert Love: First-team all-WAC strong safety. PERSONAL DATA Harold Lusk: Two-time first-team all-WAC safety. Birthdate: Nov. 21, 1959 Kautai Olevao: Three-time first-team all-conference linebacker later played for the . Hometown: Provo, Utah Antwoine Sanders: First-team all-MWC safety was drafted by Family: Married to the former Jamie Baltimore. Daniels. Four children: Tyler, Melissa, Lauvale Sape: Two-time second-team all-MWC defensive tackle was Alex, Kylie. drafted by Buffalo. Josh Savage: First-team all-MWC defensive end. Garrett Smith: Two-time first-team all-MWC defensive lineman. The Whittinghams: Alex, Kylie, Tyler, Kyle, Melissa, Jamie. Pene Talamaivao: First-team all-WAC nose guard.

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COACHING NOTES In his first year as Utah’s offensive coordina- tor, Mike Sanford helped instigate one of the biggest offensive turnarounds in the Mountain West Conference. Utah, which finished last in the league in scoring offense in 2002, shot to No. 3 under Sanford’s guidance. The 2003 Utes improved 11 percentage points in red zone scoring, producing points on 79 percent of their trips inside the 20. Sanford, who calls the plays for Utah’s innovative spread offense, also coached the running back Brandon Warfield to second- team all-conference honors. Warfield was voted MIKE SANFORD the Offensive MVP of the Liberty Bowl. A 27-year college and NFL coaching veteran, Sanford came to Utah from Stanford, where he OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks RUNNING BACKS • 2ND YEAR coach in 2002. Most of his coaching career has been spent at the collegiate level, although he two with Notre Dame and one with Utah. He COACHING EXPERIENCE spent three years as the receivers coach for the coached against Utah in the 1993 , 1977 USC (Graduate Asst.) San Diego Chargers from 1999-2001. a 28-21 USC victory. As the wide receivers coach 1978 San Diego City College His NCAA Division I coaching experience at USC from 1989-96, Sanford assisted in two Defensive Coordinator includes stints at Stanford, Notre Dame, USC, Pac-10 championships and two Rose Bowl 1979-80 Army Purdue, Long Beach State, Virginia Military Wide Receivers, Tight Ends victories (vs. Michigan in 1990 and Northwestern Institute and Army. He and Utah Head Coach 1981-82 Virginia Military Institute in 1996). Three of his Trojan receivers were Urban Meyer coached together at Notre Dame Quarterbacks, WR, TE selected in the first round of the NFL Draft: 1983-86 Long Beach State from 1997-98—Sanford as quarterbacks coach Curtis Conway in 1992, in 1993 1983-84 Quarterbacks, Receivers and Meyer as receivers coach. and , the No. 1 overall pick in 1985-86 Offensive Coordinator Sanford’s first coaching position was as a the 1996 draft and a consensus All-American in 1987-88 Purdue graduate assistant under John Robinson at 1995. Quarterbacks Southern California in 1977. His full-time Sanford’s first assignment as offensive 1989-96 USC coaching chronology began in 1978 as the coordinator was at Long Beach State, where his Wide Receivers defensive coordinator at San Diego City College. passing offense finished fifth in the nation in 1997-98 Notre Dame From there, he assisted at Army (1979-80), VMI 1985. The following season, the 49ers finished Quarterbacks (1981-82), Long Beach State (1983-86), Purdue seventh in the nation in passing offense and his 1999-01 San Diego (NFL) (1987-88), USC (1989-96), Notre Dame (1997- top receiver, Mark Templeton, led the nation in Wide Receivers 98), the San Diego Chargers (1999-01) and receptions and set an all-time NCAA reception 2002 Stanford Stanford (2002). He coached the wide receivers at record. Offensive Coordinator, QB Army, VMI, Long Beach State and USC, and the 2003- Utah quarterbacks at VMI, Long Beach State, Purdue RECRUITING AREA Offensive Coordinator, RB and Notre Dame. He also coached the tight ends San Diego County, southern California, northern at both Army and VMI and was the offensive BOWL EXPERIENCE Utah. coordinator at Long Beach State from 1985-86. 1990 (1989) Rose As an assistant coach, Sanford has partici- 1990 Sun pated in nine bowl games—six while at USC, PLAYING CAREER 1992 Freedom Sanford was a reserve quarterback for USC’s 1993 Freedom 1973 and 1974 Rose Bowl teams (the 1974 team 1995 (1994) Cotton beat Ohio State for the national championship). 1996 (1995) Rose He played free safety in 1976, when USC beat 1997 Independence Michigan in the Rose Bowl and finished second 1999 (1998) Gator in the nation. 2003 Liberty

EDUCATION PLAYERS COACHED BY SANFORD Southern California, 1978 Tim Dwight: Wide receiver played for Sanford at San Diego (NFL). Curtis Conway: USC receiver was drafted in the NFL’s first round by Bachelor’s in physical education Chicago, where he played for seven years. He has played the last three years for San Diego. PERSONAL DATA Johnnie Morton: USC receiver was first-round draft pick by Detroit. Hometown: Los Altos, Calif. Played with the Lions eight years before going to Kansas City last year. Keyshawn Johnson: USC consensus All-America receiver in 1995 was Birthdate: April 20, 1955 the No. 1 overall pick of the 1996 NFL draft, going to the New York Jets. Family: Married to the former Melinda He now plays for Dallas. Sorensen. Children Lindsay and Michael. Jarius Jackson: Notre Dame starting QB in 1998 is now with the Michael is a senior quarterback at Boise . State. Brandon Warfield: Second-team all-MWC running back was the 2003 The Sanfords: Lindsay, Michael, Melinda, Mike. Liberty Bowl Offensive MVP.

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COACHING NOTES is back on Utah’s staff after a successful one-year term as the head coach at Southern Utah. The chance to return to his alma mater and work with Urban Meyer enticed the former six-year Ute assistant back to Salt Lake City. Andersen, who coached at Utah from 1997- 2002, went 4-7 last year at SUU after taking over a program that had won just three games in the previous two seasons combined. In 2002, SUU finished 102nd in the nation in the final I- AA Gridiron Power Index (GPI), which is used GARY ANDERSEN to determine playoff selection. Last year under Andersen, the Thunderbirds jumped all the way to No. 36 in the final GPI. DEFENSIVE LINE Andersen’s duties under Meyer will be very 1ST YEAR similar to what they were in his last stint at the U. In addition to coaching the defensive line, he COACHING EXPERIENCE will handle a variety of administrative responsi- 1988 Southeastern Louisiana bilities. Andersen first joined the U. staff in School in Park City, Utah, for one year before Assistant Head Coach 1997 and coached the defensive tackles and returning to college coaching. Andersen spent Offensive Coordinator strong side ends for five years. In 2001, he was the 1995-96 seasons as the assistant head coach, 1989-92 Ricks College promoted to assistant head coach and added defensive line and special teams coach at Offensive Line special teams to his duties. In 2002, he assumed Northern Arizona. 1992-94 Idaho State responsibility for the entire defensive line. During his time in the , Defensive Line Andersen coached some of the finest players in 1994-95 Park City HS (Utah) Andersen coached four first-team all- conference defensive linemen during his first Division I-AA, including 11 All-Americans. Head Coach Also NAU’s special teams coordinator, 1995-96 Northern Arizona round at Utah: Pene Talamaivao, John Frank, Assistant Head Coach Jason Kaufusi and Garrett Smith. Seven of his Andersen coached the 1996 Division I-AA punt Defensive Line players went on to play professionally, including return leader in All-American Rickey Pearsall. Special Teams current NFL players Lauvale Sape (Buffalo), 1997-02 Utah Richard Seals (Buffalo) and Ma’ake Kemoeatu RECRUITING AREA 1997-99 Defensive Tackles (Baltimore). Arizona, Kansas, southern Utah, Nevada, Idaho Strong Side Ends As the head coach at SUU last year, he saw 2001 Assistant Head Coach nine of his players make the 2003 I-AA Indepen- Defensive Tackles PLAYING CAREER Strong Side Ends dent All-Star team, including three first-team An offensive center for Utah from 1985-86, Special Teams Coordinator selections and one All-American. Andersen, 40, Andersen was a two-year team captain and a 2002 Assistant Head Coach began his coaching career in 1988 as the preseason all-WAC pick in 1986. Andersen Defensive Line assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at played at Ricks College before going to the U. Special Teams Coordinator Southeastern Louisiana. From 1989-92, he and was a 1984 first-team junior college All- 2003 Southern Utah coached the offensive line at Ricks College. American. He played high school ball at Head Coach Andersen’s next move was to Idaho State, where Cottonwood High in Salt Lake City. 2004- Utah he served as the defensive line coach from 1992- Defensive Line 94. He was the head coach at Park City High PLAYERS COACHED BY ANDERSEN Andy Bowers: Defensive end at Utah later played for Arizona and BOWL EXPERIENCE Buffalo of the NFL. 1999 Las Vegas Nick Dipadova: 2003 All-America linebacker for Southern Utah. 2001 Las Vegas John Frank: Two-time first-team all-conference defensive end and 1999 MWC Defensive Player of the Year. Drafted by Philadelphia. Jason Kaufusi: Two-time first-team all-MWC defensive end was EDUCATION the 2000 MWC defensive freshman of the year. Utah, 1986 Ma’ake Kemoeatu: Nose guard for the Baltimore Ravens. Bachelor’s in political science Rickey Pearsall: All-American at Northern Arizona. Ben Petrucci: First-team All-America defensive lineman and first- team all-Big Sky selection for Northern Arizona. PERSONAL DATA Lauvale Sape: Two-time second-team all-MWC defensive tackle Hometown: Salt Lake City was drafted by and plays for Buffalo. Birthdate: Feb. 19, 1964 Josh Savage: First-team all-MWC defensive end. Family: Married to the former Stacey Richard Seals: Drafted by the New York Jets, he now plays for Lambert. Three children: Keegan and twins Buffalo. Garrett Smith: Two-time first-team all-MWC defensive lineman. Chasen and Hagen. Pene Talamaivao: 1997 first-team all-WAC defensive lineman played for Buffalo and San Diego of the NFL. The Andersens: Hagen, Chasen, Keegan, Gary, Stacey.

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COACHING NOTES In his second year on Utah’s staff, Kurt Barber will take charge of the linebackers. He coached the defensive ends last year and oversaw the develop- ment of Josh Savage, Utah’s only defensive first- team all-Mountain West Conference pick. Another Barber protégé, Marquess KURT BARBER Ledbetter, led the Utes in sacks. LINEBACKERS Although he has never 2ND YEAR coached linebackers, Barber has plenty of COACHING EXPERIENCE experience at the position, 1998 Riverside CC having played it in college and the NFL. Defensive Line He began coaching after playing in the RECRUITING AREA 1999-00 Tennessee-Martin NFL for six years—five with the New York California, northern Utah Defensive Line Jets and the 1997 season with Denver. His 2001-02 Kent State first coaching job was at Riverside Commu- PLAYING CAREER Defensive Line nity College (Calif.) in 1998, where he After a prep All-America career in 2003- Utah 2003 Defensive Ends coached the defensive line and coordinated which he was named Kentucky’s “Mr. 2004 Linebackers the strength and conditioning program. Then Football” in 1987, Barber went on to star at followed a two-year stint as the defensive Southern California. At USC, he lettered BOWL EXPERIENCE line coach at Tennessee-Martin (1999-2000). from 1988-91 and was the Trojans’ starting 2003 Liberty Barber’s first taste of NCAA Division I-A outside linebacker as a junior and senior. coaching came at Kent State, where he After starting all but one of his first eight EDUCATION coached the defensive line from 2001-02. games in 1991, he missed the last three Southern California, 1992 Barber has earned a reputation as an games with a sprained knee. Despite his Bachelor’s in communications excellent technician, which will carry over to shortened season, he was named to the all- his new duties as linebacker coach. He is also Pac-10 second team, made the Football PERSONAL DATA an outstanding recruiter who has valuable News’ all-conference team and was named a Birthdate: Jan. 5, 1969 contacts in Southern California, a region rich Football News’ “Almost All-American.” Hometown: Paducah, Ky. in football talent. In eight games in 1991, he led the team Family: Married to the former Kellie with 4 sacks and had 6 tackles for loss, 5 Smith. Daughters Erica, Briahna and Nia pass breakups, 3 forced fumbles and a and son Kurt II. blocked PAT. His best game was against Notre Dame, when he had a career-high 14 tackles and a pass deflection. After the season, Barber played in the . He was selected to the East-West Shrine game, but missed it due to a sprained knee. Taken in the second round of the 1992 NFL draft (42nd overall pick) by the New York Jets, Barber spent five years with the franchise before going to the Denver Broncos in 1997. He was later released by Denver and finished the year with the .

PLAYERS COACHED BY BARBER Josh Savage: First-team all-MWC defensive end in 2003.

The Barbers: Briahna, Kurt II, Nia, Kurt and Kellie.

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COACHING NOTES is one of the rising young stars in the college coaching ranks and he showed why last fall in his first season as Utah’s receivers coach. The three best receivers from 2002 had graduated, and by all accounts, receiver was projected as a problem position. Gonzales’ energetic approach and attention to detail helped turn a weakness into a strength. Paris Warren developed into a first- team all-Mountain West Conference receiver, BILLY GONZALES setting a new school reception record with 76, while leading the league and ranking 10th in WIDE RECEIVERS/ the nation in receptions per game (6.92). SPECIAL TEAMS Gonzales also coached Ben Moa, a first- 2ND YEAR team all-MWC tight end who trained with the receivers. And freshman Steve Savoy was COACHING EXPERIENCE named an honorable mention Freshman All- 1994 MacMurray (Ill.) American by College Football News. offensive graduate assistant for the Golden Wide Receivers Gonzales’ success with the receivers led to Flashes from 1995-96 before becoming the 1995-00 Kent State an additional appointment in the off-season 1995-96 Graduate Assistant running backs coach in 1997. From 1998- when Meyer named him special teams 2000, he coached the wide receivers. Offense coordinator. 1997 Running Backs Gonzales began his coaching career in A former receiver for Colorado State, 1998 Wide Receivers 1994 at MacMurray College ( Ill.), an NCAA- 1999-00 Wide Receivers Gonzales honed his coaching skills in the III team. He was hired by Midwestern State Recruiting Coordinator Midwest. His last stop before returning to the (Texas), an NCAA-II school, after the 1994 2001-02 Bowling Green Intermountain West was at Bowling Green, season but stayed only through the spring 2001 Wide Receivers where he coached the receivers and served as before going to Kent State. 2002 Wide Receivers co-recruiting coordinator. In two years at BG, Co-Recruiting Coordinator he assisted with one of the most explosive RECRUITING AREA 2003- Utah offenses in the nation. Bowling Green ranked Northern Texas, Colorado, Utah 2003 Wide Receivers third nationally in scoring offense (40.8 ppg) 2004- Wide Receivers and was ninth in total offense (448.92 ypg). PLAYING CAREER Special Teams Receiver Robert Redd—a two-time first-team Gonzales lettered for Colorado State from all-conference selection— ranked 10th in the 1989-93 and started two seasons at wide BOWL EXPERIENCE nation in receptions per game in 2002. receiver. His position coach from 1990-93 was 2003 Liberty Bowling Green was the second Mid- Urban Meyer. Gonzales also returned kickoffs American Conference school to benefit from and punts and is one of only two players in EDUCATION Gonzales’ coaching talents. He spent the CSU history to lead the team in punt returns Colorado State, 1994 1995-2000 seasons at Kent State—the last three consecutive seasons (1989-91). He was a Bachelor’s in social sciences four years in a full-time role. He was an return specialist for the 1990 Ram Freedom Kent State, 1996 Bowl team that beat Oregon 32-31. Master’s in sports administration As a prep player at Thornton High School, Gonzales was all-state in both football and PERSONAL DATA basketball and an honorable mention All- Birthdate: July 18, 1971 American by Street & Smith. Hometown: Thornton, Colo. Family: Married to the former Julie Hall. PLAYERS COACHED BY GONZALES One son: Cole. Eugene Baker: First-team all-conference and third-team Football News All-American in 1997. Kent State receiver led the NCAA in receptions in 1997. Ben Moa: First-team all-MWC tight end in 2003 also played U back. Robert Redd: Two-time all-MAC wide receiver (2001-02) is Bowling Green’s all-time career reception leader. Paris Warren: First-team all-MWC wide receiver in 2003. Astron Whatley: First-team all-MAC running back for Kent The Gonzales’: Billy, Cole and Julie. State from 1995-97.

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COACHING NOTES First-year Utah cornerbacks coach brings a wealth of major college coaching experience into his new job. In 28 years in the profession, Heater has coached at such football powerhouses as Notre Dame, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Colorado, Washington and Colorado State. His most recent job was at Washington, where he spent the last five years as either the cornerbacks or running backs coach. Heater also acted as the recruiting coordinator at Washing- ton, a position he will retain at the U. CHUCK HEATER Heater will work alongside Ute head coach Urban Meyer for the third time. In 1986, Heater the team’s punt and kick return teams. As UW’s coached the secondary at Ohio State when recruiting coordinator, Heater was credited with CORNERBACKS Meyer was a graduate assistant. They coached helping the school sign three recruiting classes 1ST YEAR together again at Colorado State from 1991-92: rated in the top 15. Three of his recruiting Heater as the defensive coordinator and inside classes produced a freshman All-American. COACHING EXPERIENCE linebackers coach and Meyer as the receivers During his coaching career, Heater has been 1976 Northern Arizona coach. associated with five national coaches of the year Running Backs (, Earle Bruce, Lou Holtz, Bill 1977-78 Toledo Heater began his collegiate coaching career Running Backs in 1976 at Northern Arizona coaching the McCartney and Barry Alavarez). He has 1979-81 Toledo running backs. His next stop was Toledo, where mentored 15 NFL draft selections and numerous Secondary he coached the running backs from 1977-78 and all-conference picks, as well as Jim Thorpe 1982-84 Wisconsin the secondary from 1979-81. He was promoted Award winner (Colorado). Heater Secondary to defensive coordinator after the 1981 season has coached in 17 bowl games, including five on 1985-87 Ohio State New Year’s day. Secondary but moved on to Wisconsin and a position as the 1988-90 Notre Dame secondary coach (1982-84). Secondary He held the same title at Ohio State from RECRUITING AREA 1991-92 Colorado State 1985-87 and at Notre Dame from 1988-90. In California, Utah Defensive Coordinator, ILB his first season at Notre Dame, he helped the 1993-98 Colorado 1993 Recruiting Coord./FB Operations Irish win the national championship. He then PLAYING CAREER 1994 Secondary moved west, coaching alongside Meyer at Heater lettered three years at Michigan 1995-97 Tight Ends Colorado State from 1991-92, before his most (1971-74) as a running back. He earned second- 1998 Tight Ends, Recruiting Coord. recent positions at Colorado and Washington. team all-Big Ten honors as a junior and was 1999-01 Washington Heater spent six years as an assistant coach named honorable mention as a senior. He Cornerbacks, Recruiting Coord. 2002-03 Washington at Colorado (1993-98), originally joining the CU finished his playing career as UM’s fifth all-time Running Backs, Recruiting Coord. staff as the director of football operations and leading rusher with 406 career carries for 1,981 2004- Utah recruiting coordinator. He returned to on-field yards (a 4.9 yard per carry average). In 1975, he Cornerbacks, Recruiting Coord. coaching in 1994 when he took over as the received the school’s Fielding Yost Award for defensive backs coach. He coached the tight the most outstanding academic and athletic BOWL EXPERIENCE ends his last four seasons in Boulder. performance as a senior. During his career at 1981 California 1995 Fiesta Heater went to Washington in 1999 for a Michigan, the Wolverines went 41-3-1 and won 1996 Cotton 1982 Independence position as cornerbacks coach and recruiting or tied for first in the Big Ten every season. 1984 Hall of Fame 1996 Holiday coordinator. In 2002, he switched from the 1985 Citrus 1998 Aloha Following his senior season, he was drafted by 1999 Holiday 1987 Cotton corners to the running backs. He also oversaw the . 2001 Rose 1989 Fiesta 2001 Holiday 1990 Orange 2002 Sun PLAYERS COACHED BY HEATER 1991 Orange : All-America cornerback for Notre Dame was 1993 Aloha drafted in the second round by Buffalo in 1994. Tom Carter: Notre Dame cornerback was taken in the first EDUCATION round of the 1993 draft by the Washington Redskins. Michigan, 1975 Dan Graham: All-America tight end for Colorado was a 2002 Bachelor’s in education first-round draft pick by the Patriots. Richard Johnson: All-America and all-Big Ten cornerback for PERSONAL DATA Wisconsin in 1984 was drafted in the first round by Houston. Birthdate: Oct. 10, 1952 : Two-time All-America cornerback for Notre Dame Hometown: Tiffin, Ohio was a 1991 first-round draft pick by the Los Angeles Rams. Family: Married to the former Deborah Dariano. Nate Odomes: First-team all-Big Ten cornerback for Three children: Emily, Andy and Adam. Wisconsin was drafted in the second round by Buffalo. Andy is a senior tight end at Washington. : Notre Dame safety was taken in the second round The Heaters: Emily, Adam, Chuck, Deborah and Andy. of the 1990 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams.

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COACHING NOTES In his second year at Utah, has assumed control of the entire offensive line. Last year, Hevesy coached the tackles and tight ends. The offensive line had one of the toughest transi- tions to make when Urban Meyer hired on as head coach in 2003 and installed his spread offense. Hevesy, who worked for Meyer at Bowling Green from 2001-02, JOHN HEVESY helped the Ute linemen adjust to the change. OFFENSIVE LINE Hevesy also assisted with the 2ND YEAR development of tight end Ben Moa, who became a first-team all- COACHING EXPERIENCE Mountain West Conference 1994-95 Trinity selection last fall. Moa was a Offensive Line semi-finalist for the John Mackey 1996 Brown Offensive tackles Award, which goes to the nation’s Tight Ends top college tight end. four school records and an Ivy League 1997 Syracuse Hevesy experienced similar success at championship. Graduate Assistant Bowling Green. His first year, the BGSU The Bears ranked in the top-five teams Offensive Line line allowed 50 percent fewer sacks than it in the nation on offense, and three of 1998-00 Brown had the previous season. In 2002, the Falcon Hevesy’s players were named all-league in Offensive Line line blocked for skill players who rushed for 2001-02 Bowling Green both 1999 and 2000. One of them, Drew 2,629 yards and passed for 2,758 yards. Inzer, went on to play for the Jacksonville Offensive Tackles Tight end D’Monn Baker caught 10 passes Tight Ends Jaguars. 2003- Utah for 109 yards and 3 touchdowns. Hevesy first coached at Brown in 1996, 2003 Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends Hevesy joined the Falcon staff after three overseeing the tackles and tight ends. From 2004 Offensive Line years as the offensive line coach at Brown, there, he took a graduate assistantship at his second stint at the Ivy League school. Syracuse, working with the Big East BOWL EXPERIENCE From 1998-2000, he participated in some of champion’s offensive line and helping the 1997 (1998) Fiesta the best offensive years ever at the school. In Orangemen to a Fiesta Bowl bid. 2003 Liberty 1998, Hevesy’s offensive line blocked for He began his coaching career at NCAA nine school records, including a record 3,316 Division-III Trinity College in Hartford, EDUCATION passing yards. His 1999 line blocked for Conn., where he coached the offensive line Maine, 1994 3,262 passing yards and paved the way to from 1994-95. Bachelor’s in education RECRUITING AREA PERSONAL DATA Northern California (Bay Area, San Jose), Hometown: Madison, Conn. California central coast, Utah Birthdate: May 2, 1971 Family: Married to the former Kelli Rogers. Son Jack (2) and daughter PLAYING CAREER Taylor (1). Hevesy started three years on the offensive line at Maine from 1991-93.

PLAYERS COACHED BY HEVESY Drew Inzer: Offensive lineman at Brown made first-team all- Ivy League before going to the . Ben Moa: Utah tight end was first-team all-MWC and a John Mackey Award semi-finalist in 2003. Dennis Wendel: Second-team all-MAC offensive lineman at BGSU played in the 2003 East-West Shrine Game.

The Hevesys: Kelli, Taylor, Jack and John.

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COACHING NOTES lived up to his reputation as a developer of young quarterbacks last fall when he mentored sophomore Alex Smith to second-team all-Mountain West Conference honors. Mullen directed Smith’s transition from a pure drop-back passer into a fine spread option quarterback. Smith, who set a school record for yards per completion and ranked 12th in the nation in pass efficiency, was also Utah’s second-leading rusher. Mullen played an active role in the play DAN MULLEN calling decisions as well, by serving as offensive coordinator Mike Sanford’s QUARTERBACKS primary on-field advisor on game days. Off 2ND YEAR the field, his duties include monitoring the Ute football team’s academic agenda. COACHING EXPERIENCE Mullen came to Utah with head coach 1994-95 Wagner Urban Meyer after two seasons as his Wide Receivers quarterbacks coach at Bowling Green. 1996-97 Columbia Wide Receivers Mullen caught Meyer’s eye when the two 1998 Syracuse were at Notre Dame from 1999-2000— Player of the Year honors and finished Graduate Assistant Meyer as the receivers coach and Mullen as second in the league in total offense, Offense an offensive graduate assistant. averaging 245.4 yards per game. 1999-00 Notre Dame In two years at BGSU, Mullen’s quarter- Mullen’s first college coaching job was Graduate Assistant backs powered one of the nation’s most at Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y., Offense prolific offenses by throwing for 5,145 yards where he coached the receivers from 1994- 2001-02 Bowling Green and 48 touchdowns and rushing for 1,482 95. He was the receivers coach at Columbia Quarterbacks yards and 33 touchdowns. Quarterback Josh from 1996-97. Mullen broke into the NCAA 2003- Utah Harris passed for 2,425 yards, rushed for 737 Division I-A coaching ranks in 1998 as a Quarterbacks yards and was the nation’s third leading graduate assistant for Syracuse. Both there scorer in 2002. and in a graduate assistantship at Notre BOWL EXPERIENCE 1999 (1998) Orange Smith put up similar numbers last year Dame, he worked with all facets of the 2001 (2000) Fiesta for Mullen, passing for 2,247 yards and offense. 2003 Liberty running for 452 yards after taking over the At Syracuse, he assisted in the starting job three games into the season. He Orangemen’s 1998 Big East championship EDUCATION narrowly missed out on MWC Offensive and Orange Bowl appearance. Two years Ursinus, 1994 later, he went to the Fiesta Bachelor’s in exercise and sport science Bowl with Notre Dame.

Wagner, 1996 RECRUITING AREA Master’s in education South Texas (Houston, San Antonio, Austin), Utah PERSONAL DATA Birthdate: April 27, 1972 PLAYING CAREER Hometown: Manchester, N.H. Mullen was a two-year Family: Single starting tight end for Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. He was a first-team all- Centennial Conference selection as a senior.

PLAYERS COACHED BY MULLEN Josh Harris: Honorable mention All- American at BGSU was a 2004 sixth round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens. Alex Smith: Second-team all-MWC and three-time MWC player of the week.

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COACHING NOTES Keith Uperesa (oo-per- ressa), a former USC assistant and Snow College head coach, is in his first year on the Utah staff. Uperesa will coach the tight ends and assist with the entire offensive line. Uperesa was the offensive line coach at Southern Califor- nia in 2001 and coached the Trojan tackles and tight ends KEITH UPERESA in 2002. His other NCAA coaching experience was at TIGHT ENDS Idaho State as the assistant 1ST YEAR head coach, offensive coordi- nator and offensive line coach COACHING EXPERIENCE from 1999-2000. He took a 1985-86 Brigham Young break from full-time coaching Graduate Assistant in 2003 and volunteered as an offensive line Snow to a 10-1 record, a No. 4 national 1987-98 Snow Junior College 1987-94 Offensive Line assistant at El Camino College. ranking and a victory in the Midwest Bowl. Special Teams Coordinator Uperesa, 48, began his college coaching 1995-98 Head Coach career as a graduate assistant at Brigham RECRUITING AREA 1999-00 Idaho State Young, his alma mater, from 1985-86. He Los Angeles, Hawaii, American Samoa, Salt Offensive Coordinator then hired on at Snow Junior College in Lake City Offensive Line Ephraim, Utah, where he spent eight years 2001-02 USC as the offensive line and special teams coach PLAYING CAREER Offensive Line 2003 El Camino College before being named head coach in 1995. In Uperesa played at BYU from 1974-77 Offensive Line Assistant his four years as head coach, Uperesa led the and was an all-Western Athletic Conference 2004- Utah Badgers to a 35-8 record, an annual top 10 offensive tackle in 1977. He played in the Tight Ends final ranking and a 4-0 bowl mark. He was 1977 Hula Bowl and the Blue-Gray Classic. named Western States Football League Uperesa went on to play in NFL with the BOWL EXPERIENCE Coach of the Year in 1996 after directing Denver Broncos in 1978 and the Oakland 1985 Citrus Raiders in 1979. He then worked in 1986 Freedom private business before embarking 1992 Rotary (JC) on a coaching career. 1995 Real Dairy (JC) 1996 Midwest (JC) 1997 Mineral Water (JC) PLAYERS COACHED BY UPERESA 1998 Rotary (JC) Donovan Arp: Went form Snow College to 2001 Las Vegas Louisville to the Washington Redskins. Mohammed Elewonibi: JC All-American at 2002 Orange Snow won 1989 while at BYU. 2003 Verizon (JC) Mario Fatafehi: Went from Snow College to Kansas State to the Denver Broncos. EDUCATION Josh Heupel: Played for Uperesa at Snow JC Brigham Young, 1984 before transferring to Oklahoma and leading the Bachelor’s in recreational management Sooners to the 2000 national championship. Junior Ioane: Went from Snow College to Arizona State to the . Brigham Young, 1986 Master’s in physical education

PERSONAL DATA Birthdate: July 28, 1955 Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii Family: Married to the former Kaipo Souza. Daughters Naupaka and Kahikole, son Ikaika and grandaughter Fusi. Nephew Dane is a sophomore offensive lineman at Hawaii. The Uperesas: Kahikole, Kaipo, Keith, Naupaka, Ikaika.

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GARRY FISHER LANCE HUNSAKER MATT BALIS SONNIE ALOIA Graduate Assistant, Offensive Line Graduate Assistant, Linebackers Strength & Conditioning Coach Director of Football Operations

Garry Fisher is in his first Lance Hunsaker is in his Matt Balis is in his second Sonnie Aloia returned to year as a graduate assistant at first year as an on-field year on the Ute coaching staff the U. in January when he Utah and his third year graduate assistant coach at and his first as the director of became director of football coaching at the NCAA level. In Utah after apprenticing last fall strength and conditioning. Balis operations. Aloia served in the his new post, he is assisting as a defensive administrative worked with the Utah football same capacity at Utah from Ute offensive line coach John assistant. In his new post, team as an assistant strength June 1998 until February Hevesy. Fisher spent the two Hunsaker is assisting Kurt and conditioning coach last 2000. He also worked as a previous years on the staff at Barber in coaching the year before being promoted to videographer for the football Bowling Green, where he was linebackers. Prior to hooking the head job in February 2004. program while an undergradu- a defensive administrative up with the Utes, he served an He is a certified strength and ate student from 1993-97. assistant in 2002 and a internship with the Dallas conditioning specialist (CSCS) Among Aloia’s many defensive graduate assistant in Cowboys. by the National Strength and duties are organizing Utah’s 2003. He worked with the Hunsaker played his Conditioning Association recruiting efforts, overseeing defensive backs at BGSU, college ball at Southern Utah (NSCA). the football budget, and coaching first-team all- from 1997-2001, redshirting Balis, the Utah state assisting with team travel and conference cornerback Janssen his first year. He was a reserve director for the NSCA, came to the operation of all Utah Patton in 2003. linebacker in 1998-99 before Utah from the University of football camps and clinics. He The 2003 Falcons went moving to defensive end as a Houston, where he served as an also helps monitor NCAA 11-3, to tie the school win junior, when he tallied seven assistant strength and condi- compliance, organizes special record, and finished No. 23 in tackles, three tackles for loss, a tioning coach for two years. functions and assists with the both the Associated Press and sack and an . He Before that, he coached football football public relations and ESPN/USA Today polls—also also lined up at fullback three and handled the strength marketing. a school best. Bowling Green times in 1999 and rushed for training for two Chicago area After graduating with a won the MAC West champion- 20 yards. He played in all 11 high schools and also taught bachelor’s degree in econom- ship and beat Northwestern in games as a senior, starting 10, physical education at an ics from Utah in 1997, Aloia the Motor City Bowl. and recorded 19 tackles, three elementary school. worked as a territory manager Fisher was a four-year tackles for loss and a sack. A competitive power-lifter, for Philip Morris, USA. He starting linebacker for the The 26-year old native of Balis was a national champion then became an economic and Falcons from 1998-2001, Yorktown, Ind., is the son of at three levels—placing first at marketing consultant for playing for current Utah head former Utah assistant basket- the 1991 Teenage Nationals, Becho Drilling and Blasting coach Urban Meyer his senior ball coach and current Utah the 1992 Collegiate Nationals Inc., before his first stint as the year. After his senior year, he Valley State head coach Dick and the 1995 Junior Nationals. U.’s director of football received the Carlos Jackson Hunsaker. He graduated with a He was also the 1995 Junior operations. For the past four Inspiration Award. degree in advertising from World Champion in power- years, he has been a bail The 25-year-old native of Southern Utah in 2001 and is lifting. bondsman for Dewey’s Bail Columbus, Ohio, received a currently pursuing a master’s The 32-year-old Chicago Bonds in Salt Lake City. He bachelor’s degree in sociology degree in sport psychology at native earned a bachelor’s was also a residential appraiser from BGSU in 2002. Fisher Utah. He is married to the degree in physical education for the Salt Lake County began work on a master’s former Ami Schoemig. from Northern Illinois in 1996. Assessor’s Office and sales degree in educational adminis- In 2001, he received a master’s agent for Coldwell Banker. tration at Bowling Green. He is degree in educational adminis- The 30-year-old Salt Lake currently pursuing a master’s tration and educational City native has an identical in exercise and sport science leadership from Aurora twin, Franco, and a younger from the U. University. brother Joe.

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SPORTS MEDICINE The Utah athletics program maintains a partnership with a veteran sports medicine team supervised by Dr. Bob Burks, director of the Sports Medicine Center at Red Butte Clinic and an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the U. Jason Bell Kyle Bierlein Joining him on the Ute medical team is fellow Bill Bean Mary Bowman Corrective Exercise Specialist Asst. Strength & Conditioning Dir. orthopedic surgeon Dr. Patrick Greis and Director of Sports Medicine Director of Student-Athlete Services family practitioners Dr. Dave Petron, Dr. Liz Joy and Dr. Amy Powell. Greis is the football team’s orthopedic surgeon and is in his eighth year as a member of the Ute medical staff. Working closely with Greis is Petron, an assistant professor of orthopedics and family medicine at the University of Utah. Also the director of Mark Burk Jon Clark Dr. Bob Burks, M.D. Dr. Patrick Greis, M.D. Rice-Eccles Stadium Director Administrative Assistant the Park City Ski Injury Clinic, Petron is a Orthopedic Surgeon Orthopedic Surgeon physician for the U.S. Ski Team. The football players’ daily care is the job of Bill Bean, Utah’s director of sports medicine for the past 28 years. Bean, a certified athletic trainer with a master’s degree in exercise and sport science, is also a licensed physical therapist. He is one of five certified athletic trainers Hiram DeFries Jon Jacobsen employed by the U. athletics department. Manny Hendrix Dr. Liz Joy, M.D. Community Liaison Stadium Box Office Manager The others are associate director of sports Director of Athletic Relations Team Physician medicine Deb Willardson and assistant trainers Bob Toth, Tom Iriye and Trevor Jameson.

ACADEMICS/CAREER COUNSELING Utah’s award-winning student-athlete support services fall under the jurisdiction of assistant athletics director Mary Bowman. Suzanne Jones Cathie Pezely Among the services provided are academic Dr. Dave Petron, M.D. Dr. Amy Powell, M.D. Asst. Registrar/Athletics Eligibility Football Secretary Team Physician Team Physician advising, career counseling, job internships, mentoring and the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills program. Utah’s student-athlete support services are housed in the beautiful 11,500 square foot Kenneth P. Burbidge Jr. Family Athletics Academic Center, which is designated solely for Utah’s varsity student-athletes and Shane Schutt Brian Voltolini opened in May 2001. Chris Reilly Bob Toth Defensive Adminstraive Asst. Video Coordinator Assisting Bowman is Manny Hendrix, a Coordinator of Academic Advising Asst. Athletics Trainer former defensive back for the . Hendrix, who played six years for the Cowboys and is a former Ute basketball player, operates the Ute Varsity Club and Partnering with U. program, which provides internships and summer jobs. Utah’s academic advising team consists of director Chris Reilly and his assistants Rob Jon Webster Rainey and JoAnn Hulbert-Eagan. Claudia Wilson Robert Wiscomb Asst. Strength & Conditioning Sports Nutritionist Dir. of Equipment Operations

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Marc Amicone Doug Archie Jacalyn Basford Shauna Bingham Kris Bosman Lisa Bouillon Asst. A.D. for Corporate Sales Asst. A.D. for Compliance Receptionist/Secretary Crimson Club Assistant Crimson Club Special Events Asst. to the Athletics Director

Anita Bowler Olivia Bramble Dave Copier Frank Dolce Kevin Elzey Suzanne Faddis Accountant Associate Accountant Director of Athletic Ticket Sales Development Director Asst. Marketing Director Insurance Billing Clerk

Casey Fox Kim Free Larry Gerlach Mike Gillilan Stephani Hall Doug Haslam Director of Marketing Asst. Marketing Director Faculty Representative Information Technology Manager Manager of Corporate Giving Asst. Concessions Manager

JoAnn Hulbert-Eagan Tom Iriye Trevor Jameson Robert Kemeny Dave Lingo Pete Oliszczak Academic Advisor Assistant Trainer Assistant Trainer Computer Specialist Concessions Manager Asst. AD for Internal Operations

Glenda Peck Steve Pyne Kim Raap Rob Rainey Steve Riley Brett Stoddart Ticket Office Accountant Events Coordinator Asst. Marketing Director Academic Advisor Game Management Asst. Equipment Manager

Greg Walter Emily Walton Aaron White Deb Willardson Jacquie Winrow Bruce Woodbury Asst. Compliance Director Accounting Clerk Athletic Facilities Manager Assoc. Dir. Sports Medicine Business Office Manager Dir. Community Relations

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r. Chris Hill, Utah’s director of athletics and Center. (See inset for a complete list of special assistant to the president of the facilities built during his term.) University of Utah, has carried Utah On the playing field, Utah is a conference D and national power under Hill’s leadership. athletics into national prominence. One of the many highlights was the men’s basketball team making the 1998 NCAA Final Hill was just 37 years old when he was Four and playing in the championship game. named director of athletics back in October of Utah has also captured multiple national 1987. championships in gymnastics and skiing (most His vision reaches beyond the athletics recently in 2003) since he became director of department. Since 1998, he has been a special athletics, and the football team has appeared in assistant to the U. president and a member of seven bowl games. DR. CHRIS HILL the University’s senior administrative cabinet. Hill positioned himself for the top athletics On a national level, Hill was appointed to the job after two highly successful years as the ATHLETICS DIRECTOR & prestigious NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball director of development for the Crimson Club. SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO Committee in February of 2004. His term The New Jersey native first came to the U. as a THE PRESIDENT • 18TH YEAR starts in the fall. In April, he became the first- graduate assistant basketball coach (1973-74) ever recipient of the Mountain West under Bill Foster. He was an assistant under HIGHLIGHTS UNDER HILL Conference’s Commissioner’s Award, for Jerry Pimm from 1979-81. achieving “a singularly distinguished accom- Between his coaching and administrative Men’s Basketball plishment during the current academic year stints with Utah athletics, Hill was executive NCAA Final Four 1998 (runner-up) that has significantly enhanced the Mountain director of United Cerebral Palsy of Utah Elite Eight 1997, ’98 West Conference.” He was the NCAA- (1981-85), where he raised $750,000 in Sweet 16 1991, ’96, ’97, ’98 appointed chairman of the Championships/ federal, state and private funding for a housing NCAA Tournament 11 times Competition Cabinet from 1997-98 and a project for people with severe physical WAC Champion 7 times former member of the NCAA Management disabilities. MWC Champion 3 times Council—serving on its administrative Among his many awards are a 1981 Milton Football committee. In 2002-03, he was elected to the Bennion Fellowship, 1984 Utah Recreation 7 times executive committee of the National Associa- Therapy Association Outstanding Service WAC Champion 1995 tion of Collegiate Athletics Directors (NACDA). award and 1996 Utah MS Sportsperson of the MWC Champion 1999, 2003 But Hill’s biggest strides have come on Year award. He was a 1998 Inductee into the campus, where his tenure has been charged Jersey Shore Hall of Fame. Hill currently Women’s Gymnastics with capital improvements, an emphasis on serves on the Regence BlueCross BlueShield NCAA Champion 1990, ’92, ’94, ’95 student-athlete support, academics, and Board of Directors. In 2001, the National NCAA Runner-up 2000 winning programs. In 2002, Utah was named Consortium for Academics and Sports gave NCAA Super Six 10 times one the top 20 athletics programs in the nation him its Degree Completion and Outreach and by U.S.News & World Report, based on Community Service Honor Award. Women’s Basketball winning percentage, graduation rate, number of As an undergraduate, Hill lettered three NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2001 sports and gender equity. years and was co-captain of the 1971-72 NCAA Tournament 10 times WAC Champion 4 times Hill is the driving force behind Utah’s Rutgers basketball team. His bachelor’s degree MWC Champion 4 times athletics success and its numerous national- from Rutgers is in math education (1972). He caliber facilities. His fund-raising efforts also has a master’s in education (Utah, 1974), Skiing reached an international stage when beautiful and a Ph.D. in educational administration NCAA Champion 1988, ’93, $50 million (Utah, 1982). Hill taught in the University’s ’96, ’97, ’03 Rice-Eccles special education department from 1983-85. Hill’s Facility Legacy Stadium hosted He coached boys basketball at Granger High Soccer Rice-Eccles Stadium the Opening and (Utah) from 1975-79, winning 4A coach of the NCAA Tournament 2002, ’03 Burbidge Athletics Academic Center Closing Ceremo- year his first year. Dumke Gymnastics Center nies for the 2002 Hill, 54, is married to the former Kathy Softball George S. Eccles Tennis Center Salt Lake Cronin, a member of the faculty in the U. College World Series 1991, ’94 Dee Glen Smith Athletics Center Olympic Winter department of special education. They have McCarthey Practice Fields Games. Also two children: Aly and Christopher. Aly played Volleyball Ute Softball Field NCAA Sweet 16 2001 close to Hill’s soccer for the University of Oregon and Ute Soccer Field heart is the new received her master’s of social work degree NCAA Tournament 6 times Ute Baseball Field Kenneth P. from Utah in 2002. She is married to former Crimson Court (volleyball) Indoor Practice Facility Burbidge Jr. Ute skier Ryan Forsyth. Christopher is a senior Family Athletics majoring in organizational communication at Academic the University of Utah.

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n spring 2004, Michael K. Young was named Anniversary Commission by Chief Justice 14th president of the University of Utah. For William H. Rehnquist, for whom he clerked Young and his wife, Suzan, a Utah native, the in 1977. I As dean of the George Washington Law selection represented a homecoming. School, Young augmented the school’s “Suzan and I have loved Utah for a very already strong reputation. Applications long time, and to be able to return to this doubled, the mean GPA and LSAT scores of state for this purpose is very gratifying,” incoming students rose, and diversity Young said at the time of his appointment. increased among students, faculty, and Young brings impressive academic administration. In addition, he increased the credentials to the U.’s campus in Salt Lake amount and availability of research grants, MICHAEL K. YOUNG City. He received his bachelor of arts degree added six endowed professorships, and in political science and Japanese from created several areas of excellence that have been recognized internationally, including PRESIDENT • 1ST YEAR and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He was most the Pew Program in Law and Religion. Young has brought that same energy to EDUCATION recently at the George Washington Univer- sity Law School, where he served as dean the University of Utah. “Utah athletics is Degree/Year Major/Institution synonymous with success,” says Young, “and B.A./1973 Political Science & and Lobingier Professor of Comparative Japanese Law and Jurisprudence from 1998 to 2004. everyone at the U. is committed to maintain- Brigham Young Prior to that, he had been on the faculty of ing the program’s strong national reputa- J.D./1976 Law Columbia University for 20 years as Fuyo tion.” Harvard Law School Professor of Japanese Law. While there, he Young and his wife, Suzan, a registered was also director of the Center for Japanese nurse and graduate of Brigham Young Legal Studies (1985-98), director of the University, began working with the U.’s ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL Center for Korean Legal Studies (1995-98), coaches and players in the summer of 2004, APPOINTMENTS and co-director of the Program on Religion, when they took residence at the U.’s Date Position/Institution Human Rights and Religious Freedom Rosenblatt House. The Youngs are the 1978-98 Fuyo Professor of (1994-98). parents of three children: Stewart, who just Japanese Law Young has also had significant govern- received his J.D. from Stanford University Columbia (and rowed in college); Kathryn, a recent 1989-91 Deputy Legal Adviser ment experience. He is currently chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Department of State where she played lacrosse; and Andrew, also 1991-93 Deputy Under Secretary Freedom, a federal advisory commission for Economic & created by Congress in 1998 to advise the a lacrosse player, who will graduate from Agricultural Affairs president, the secretary of state, George Washington this year. U.S. Department of State the national security advisor, 1992-93 Ambassador for Trade & and Congress on U.S. foreign Environmental Affairs policy and the ways the United U.S. Department of State States can more effectively 1998-2004 Dean and Lobingier Professor of Comparative deploy its foreign policy to Law & Jurisprudence, advance the cause of religious George Washington liberties around the world. 1999-00 Vice Chair In addition, he has served as U.S. Commission on deputy legal adviser (1989-91), International Religious deputy under-secretary for Freedom economic and agricultural 2003-04 Chair affairs (1991-93), and ambassa- Vice Chair dor for trade and environmental U.S. Commission on International Religious affairs (1992-93) for the U.S. Freedom Department of State. He was 2004-present President counsel to the Select Subcom- University of Utah mittee on Transfers of Iranian Arms to Bosnian Muslims of the U.S. House of Representa- tives in 1996. And he was recently appointed to the Brown v. Board of Education 50th President Michael K. Young and his wife Suzan.

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