Whittingham will have to divulge injury information for Big 12 games, but likely won’t do this

Kyle Whittingham will have to divulge injury information this season.

Utah, and every other Big 12 school, will be required to provide “player availability” reports to the public, starting during the week of the Utes’ first conference game against Texas Tech on Sep. 20

Injury reports will be required for all Big 12 conference games, meaning Utah doesn’t have to provide one for its three nonconference contests or a bowl game.

Teams will issue a daily injury report on Thursday and Friday before conference games and will provide a final report 90 minutes before kickoff.

Players on the report will be designated as available, probable, questionable, doubtful or out.

Whittingham has long guarded injury information, most prominently in the case of quarterback Cam Rising during the last tw