Utah Utes: “Ultimately, your superconferences, they’ll only play each other and that’s going to be to the detriment of the lower-level teams,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said.
Blues defender Tommy Smith says he and his New Zealand team-mates will be out to exorcise the demons when they take on New Caledonia in Noumea in a World Cup qualifier on Friday, the Pacific Islanders having beaten the All Whites 2-0 in an Oceania Nations Cup semi-final earlier in the summer. Also in international action on Friday will be Josh Carson with Northern Ireland and Gunnar Thorsteinsson with Iceland’s U19s.
Kale Edwards is finally healthy or at least as close to healthy as you can be after years of playing football. And the Coeur d’Alene High grad is poised to make an even bigger impact with the University of Montana football team this fall.