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SALT LAKE CITY — As Utah turns the page to Week 9, it brings another pivotal challenge against Colorado, and the availability report will be a significant storyline this week.

The Buffs are 3-4 but those four losses have come against teams with a combined 25-3 record. This is a team that is playing better than the record might indicate. To compound things, Devon Dampier’s status isn’t totally clear.

“Can’t complain, I mean, everyone in the country’s lost guys and missing key guys here and there, that’s just the nature of the business,” Whittingham said.

The conference-mandated availability report has once again taken center stage — not because of mystery, but because of what hangs in the balance.

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