Josh Furlong

The start to the 2026 football season is still a few months away, but we begin our look into each of the teams Utah will play this season, starting with the first two games and then progressing each week.

SANDY — Real Salt Lake heads to Minnesota this weekend for its final MLS match before the World Cup break, carrying momentum and an opportunity to enter the long pause near the top of the Western Conference standings.

The Big 12 will host its annual spring meetings this week, with College Football Playoff expansion the biggest talking point for the week's meetings.

It's officially under 100 days until Utah football kicks off its 2026 season.

Though many unknowns exist within each program, both teams have various wrinkles that could provide a challenge to Utah as it approaches the midway point of the season.

SANDY — The first Utah native ever selected to an MLS All-Star First XI wasn't built in a single season; h e was built in one-on-one battles long after most of his teammates had headed home.

Six months after the University of Utah board of trustees unanimously approved a measure to pursue a first-of-its-kind deal to partner with New York-based equity firm Otro Capital, the two parties have finalized a deal.

The Brendan Sorsby saga continues as it becomes Texas Tech against the world.

HERRIMAN — Last month, Portland Timbers 2 walked into America First Field and controlled the match.

SANDY — Before Bosnia and Herzegovina's training session Monday night at America First Field, there was only one thing anyone wanted to talk about.