You can definitely put that one down as a win for Morgan Scalley in his debut season opener as Utah’s head coach. The Utes beat the Idaho Vandals 66-14 Thursday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium to open the 2026 season in convincing fashion.

The state was the first to target VPN usage in the wake of age verification laws, but an ongoing court case has put things on ice.

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How to watch the game The game between Utah and Idaho will be televised on ESPNU and will be live streamed on Watch ESPN. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. MDT. Pregame prep Here are a few stories to get you ready for the game between the Utes and Idaho.

A public open house in 2027 will grant nonmembers of the Latter-day Saints rare access to the interior of the iconic Salt Lake Temple.

Rising utility costs, volatile property taxes and disputed job numbers fuel a growing divide between state officials and rural communities over data centers.

Utah is also on the hook to pay Utah State $600,000 for the Aggies’ visit on Sept. 19. That game will mark second-year USU coach and former BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall’s first return to Rice-Eccles since Sept. 15, 2012. That was the infamous game in which Utah fans stormed the field three times before the Utes pulled out a 24-21 victory.

MOAB, Utah — Just in time for the holiday weekend, fire restrictions have been dropped at several southeastern Utah parks. The restrictions will end at 12:01 a.m. Friday, after a long summer in which drought conditions led to multiple wildfires that consumed hundreds of thousands in one of the worst seasons in state history.

The outdoor retailer Patagonia on Wednesday joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its executive orders to shrink the sizes of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.

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While Wayshawn Parker was the star of a Ute offense that rushed for 364 yards, what stood out on Thursday was the depth the running back room has.