It was a good week to be football coach Kyle Whittingham, who inked a contract extension that will keep him on Utah's sideline through the 2023 season. Twenty-two wins shy of becoming the Utes’ all-time winningest coach, Whittingham looks to guide the Utes to a successful defense of their Pac-12 South division title. Ute Insiders Dirk Facer, Brad Rock and Trent Wood discuss Whittingham’s new deal and what to look for during spring camp, which opened Monday. There are new faces and holes to fill. They also break down the Utah men’s basketball team’s final week of the regular season. Can they beat the Trojans and Bruins at home and lock up a first-round bye in next week’s Pac-12 tourney? That and more on this week’s episode.

<p>It was a good week to be football coach Kyle Whittingham, who inked a contract extension that will keep him on Utah's sideline through the 2023 season. Twenty-two wins shy of becoming the Utes&rsquo; all-time winningest coach, Whittingham looks to guide the Utes to a successful defense of their Pac-12 South division title. Ute Insiders Dirk Facer, Brad Rock and Trent Wood discuss Whittingham&rsquo;s new deal and what to look for during spring camp, which opened Monday. There are new faces and holes to fill. They also break down the Utah men&rsquo;s basketball team&rsquo;s final week of the regular season. Can they beat the Trojans and Bruins at home and lock up a first-round bye in next week&rsquo;s Pac-12 tourney? That and more on this week&rsquo;s episode.</p>

Longtime Deseret News Ute beat writer Dirk Facer leads a weekly discussion into the world of University of Utah athletics.

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