On Saturday, Ron McBride’s name will be forever enshrined on the west side of Rice-Eccles Stadium.

The former Utah coach and wide receiver Roy Jefferson will be the latest additions to Utah football’s Ring of Honor, which was introduced last year with quarterback Alex Smith as the inaugural inductee.

McBride and Jefferson will get their time in the spotlight during halftime of the Utes’ home opener against Cal Poly (4 p.m. MT, ESPN+).

After Smith, McBride was an obvious choice to be next for the Ring of Honor, both because of his accomplishments at Utah and for the chance for the 85-year-old to get a well-deserved standing ovation.

While Urban Meyer and Kyle Whittingham took Utah’s program to new heights, the coach that laid the foundation for them was McBride.

“He really put Utah foo

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