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SALT LAKE CITY— As Utah gears up for its first Big 12 Conference matchup — a nationally televised showdown with No. 17 Texas Tech at Rice-Eccles Stadium — the conference’s mandated injury report has become an interesting storyline.

The Big 12’s initial player availability report listed several Utes as out, but only that. Head coach Kyle Whittingham has historically been protective of injury information. On Tuesday, Whittingham provided clarity on how and from who the reporting would be generated.

“Our trainer, I’m not a doctor, I don’t make the decisions on who plays, who doesn’t, who’s doubtful, questionable, all the stuff,” Whittingham shared. “The trainer will handle that stuff, and I believe we have to one Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in succ

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