Rich Manning has built the Ute soccer program into a consistent winner, leading the team to eight NCAA Tournament appearances and 188 wins in 18 seasons. During this edition of Utes Insider, Manning joins Mike Lageschulte to look ahead to the spring season and talk about the challenges he and the players in the Ute program have faced over the past year. Manning also shares stories about the coaches and players he has worked with who have had an influence on his career and looks back on the highlights of his career at Utah, which included a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2016.

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Utes Insider – Utah soccer head coach Rich Manning

Utah Athletics is celebrating Black History Month in February. During this edition of Utes Insider, we turn the show over to four Ute student-athletes who are part of U.T.A.H. group, which stands for United Together Against Hate. They have participated in a reading of “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The book is written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feelings, symbolism and realities associated with being Black in the United States. Discussing the book are Haley Farrar of soccer, Maya Lebar from track & field, football player Miki Suguturaga and Zoe Weatherington of volleyball.

Utes Insider – Student-Athlete Discussion of “Between the World and Me”

Tom Farden is in his sixth year as a head coach with the Red Rocks, who are ranked No. 4 in the nation and favored to win the Pac-12 Conference Championship. Farden joins Mike Lageschulte for a lengthy conversation about this year’s team and plans to expand the Dumke Gymnastics Center in the coming years. He also tells the story of how Greg and Megan Marsden recruited him an assistant coach 11 years ago with the idea that could eventually take over the program.

Utes Insider – Gymnastics head coach Tom Farden

As she enters her 31st season as the head coach of the Utah volleyball program, Beth Launiere has also become an author. During COVID-19 pandemic, Launiere and Leo Hopf wrote “Stop Competing and Start Winning: The Business of Coaching.” Launiere drops by the show to discuss her new book and preview the upcoming season. The Utes are ranked No. 10 in the AVCA poll, their highest preseason ranking in school history. Utah returns three All-Americans from a team that went 24-10 and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2019.

Utes Insider – Head volleyball coach Beth Launiere

As an All-Mountain West Conference safety from 2005-07, Steve Tate was Utah’s top tackler his last two seasons and led the Utes to three bowl victories. Today, he and his wife, Savanna, are making a difference in the Salt Lake community by running the Hayes Tough Foundation, named after their infant son who died from cancer in 2016. Steve joins host Mike Lageschulte on this edition of Utes Insider to look back on his playing career at Utah as well as talk about the work his family’s foundation is doing to provide financial support and hope to families afflicted by pediatric cancer.

Utes Insider – Former all-conference safety Steve Tate

As we gear up for the start of the Pac-12 football season, Mike Lageschulte catches up with former Utah and NFL wide receiver Kevin Dyson on this edition of Utes Insider. Dyson, who was a two-time first-team All-WAC selection for the Utes from 1994-97, remains Utah’s all-time leader in receptions and was a first-round draft pick by the Tennessee Titans in 1998. He played in two Super Bowls during his six-year NFL career, but is perhaps best known for taking part in some of the most memorable plays in the history of the Utes and the NFL. Dyson discusses the stories behind those plays during the show.

Utes Insider – Former Utah and NFL wide receiver Kevin Dyson

An All-Mountain West Conference safety on Utah’s 2008 Sugar Bowl team, Robert Johnson is now helping other former student-athletes as a professional development mentor. Johnson joins Mike Lageschulte on this edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi to look back at how he joined the Ute program as an under-recruited athlete from the junior college ranks, developed into an impact defensive player with 13 interceptions in three years at the U, and went on to play three years in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans.

Utes Insider – Former defensive back Robert Johnson

Ever wonder how certain traditions were created? During this edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi, the stories of two recent Utah Athletics traditions, the MUSS and flashing the U, are told firsthand by men behind them. John Fackler worked for the U Alumni Association from 2000-18, but he might be best known as the Godfather of the MUSS. The phenomenon of flashing the U exploded after Utah’s 2009 Sugar Bowl win over Alabama. However, its creation didn’t even involve the Ute football team. Rather, it was born out of promise made by loyal Utah fan John Bircumshaw to the father of a gymnast.

Utes Insider – The stories behind the birth of the MUSS and flashing the U

Even without football games, there will be a lot of activity this fall at Rice-Eccles Stadium as work continues on the Ken Garff Performance Zone south end zone project. To give us an update on the construction time frame and seating options available, Sean Farrell, Director of the Crimson Club, and Austin McCormick, General Manager for Legends Global Sales at the University of Utah, join this week’s edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi.

Utes Insider – Ken Garff Performance Zone update

Former two-time honorable mention all-conference linebacker Mike Wright joins this edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi to look back at his career from 2006-09, which included Utah’s undefeated Sugar Bowl season in 2008. Wright, a native of Bountiful, Utah, led Utah in tackles in 2008 and was second on the team in 2009. During the podcast, Wright talks about what made the Utes’ defense so dominant in 2008 and how they were able to shut down an Alabama team that was ranked No.1 in the nation for five weeks in the Sugar Bowl.

Utes Insider – Mike Wight, starting linebacker on Utah’s 2008 Sugar Bowl team

A lot has happened around the Pac-12 Conference in recent weeks, headlined by the postponement of athletics competition until January 1. To gain some perspective on what this means for Utah Athletics and the entire conference, Yogi Roth, football analyst for the Pac-12 Networks, joins host Mike Lageschulte for this edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi. Roth also gives his perspective on the Utah football program’s growth since it joined the league in 2011 and what has allowed Kyle Whittingham to have sustained success at Utah.

Utes Insider – Yogi Roth, Pac-12 Networks football analyst

As Utah’s head coach from 1990-2002, Ron McBride turned the Utah football program into a consistent winner and laid the foundation for even greater successes in the years to come. He directed the Utes to 88 wins, six bowl appearances and a pair of conference championships.

Utes Insider – Former football head coach Ron McBride

It has been a challenging four and a half months for student-athletes since the Pac-12 Conference cancelled competition for the remainder of the spring due to the coronavirus. Within days of the league’s announcement on March 12, the Utah campus was closed to students. A sense of normalcy finally returned on June 15, when a portion of the Utes were allowed to come back for voluntary off-season workouts. Dani Drews from volleyball, Haley Farrar from soccer and Nick Ford from football share how their lives have been impacted mentally, physically and socially by the coronavirus pandemic.

Utes Insider – Student-Athlete Roundtable on the return to college sports

 Utah assistant lacrosse coach Will Manny joins Mike Lageschulte for this edition of Utes Insider presented by Pepsi. Manny, as well as other Ute coaches Marcus Holman and Adam Ghitelman, will play in the Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series from July 25-August 9 at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah.   Manny, who plays for Archers LC, talks about his preparations for the PLL tournament, which included finding creative ways to work out during coronavirus pandemic. He also looks back at his college career at the University of Massachusetts and his decision to coach under Brian Holman at Utah. Manny also talks at length about the growth of the Ute lacrosse program, which is entering its third year at the NCAA Division I level.

Utes Insider – Will Manny, lacrosse assistant coach

During our interview, Fife looks back at some of the early days of his life in baseball, which included a trip to the Little League World Series. After not receiving much interest from Division I teams coming out of high school, Fife started his collegiate career at Everett Community College north of Seattle. He joined the Utes for his sophomore season in 2007, going 6-2 with a 4.43 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 63 innings. As a junior in 2008, Fife went 7-5 with a 3.72 ERA and a team-high 78 strikeouts in 92 innings. In our conversation, Fife recalls pitching in college against eventual No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg of San Diego State in 2008, and how his performance that night in front of nearly 40 professional scouts raised his profile heading into the 2008 MLB Draft.

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