SALT LAKE CITY— Utah moved to 9–2 after a wild, offense-heavy win over Kansas State, and Kyle Whittingham’s Monday Kansas week press conference provided some interesting insights.

Between a historically bad day defending the run, key injuries, Senior Day emotion, and a short-week road trip to Kansas with a 10-win regular season on the line, Whittingham peeled back the curtain on where his team stands — and what has to happen next.

Here are the five biggest takeaways from the head coach’s final in-season presser of 2025.

1. Utah’s Offense is Doing Heavy Lifting — and Doing It Well

Whittingham didn’t sugarcoat the Utes performance against the Wildcats: “A lot of offense… not a lot of defense.”

The two teams combined for 1,125 yards and 98 points. Utah rolled up nearly 300 rushing yards

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