The Salt Lake Tribune

If we must get all Biblical, and, apparently, we must, in a college football rivalry game unfortunately named the “Holy War,” then let’s start by joining in, by turning to the book of Matthew in the New Testament, where it reads, in so many words, what is divinely applicable here.

Utah and BYU will open the football season against each other in the latest installment of a rivalry that has produced continual disagreement.

BYU tight end Matt Bushman was just a fourth grader when Hurricane Katrina hit the New Orleans area in 2005, but that event had an impact on Bushman’s life that is still felt today.

By unseating senior returning starter Troy Williams in 2017, Utah’s Tyler Huntley helped extend the trend of unsatisfying conclusions of the college careers of the state’s quarterbacks in this decade.

Tom Nissalke, the Utah Jazz’s first coach after they arrived in Salt Lake City in 1979, has died at 87.

Melbourne, Australia • Not everyone was happy in the biggest crowd to watch a basketball game in Australia.

Melbourne, Australia • Team USA saw how it wanted to play on Thursday night. It’s just that, for one half, the Americans saw it from the other team.

Melbourne, Australia • No matter the game, Joe Ingles has one priority on his mind after playing basketball: going home with his family. So he couldn’t be happy when he saw a Salt Lake Tribune reporter waiting for him after his Australian men’s national team lost to Team USA 102-86 before 50,000 fans on Thursday, knowing a litany of questions was waiting.

BYU is going through the regular prep for holding a season opener such as making sure the field is immaculate, running through the scoreboard program and cleaning up the grounds around LaVell Edwards Stadium.

Utah football player Britain Covey can recite teammate Maxwell Cotton’s movie credits as a child actor. He knows receiver Jason Heller was nearly 4 years old before he could walk, due to a congenital foot issue. Covey marvels about how Polynesian defensive lineman Pita Tonga becomes almost a different person when he’s speaking Spanish.

Renton, Wash. • When Cody Barton took a moment to think about it, the Seattle Seahawks rookie linebacker realized he has been going nonstop for about a year.

In May, a Salt Lake Tribune story described Wasatch Academy forward Caleb Lohner as having “the size and skill to change the trajectory of BYU basketball.”

Provo • Just a week out from the season opener against Utah, the BYU Cougars used more caution than aggression on Wednesday as the final scrimmage was used more for mock game situations than deciding position battles.

With Andy Larsen on a monthlong, literally-around-the-world vacation, The Tribune’s other Jazz beat writer, Eric Walden, delved into his extensive collection of A-list contacts for a guest host for the latest installment of the Weekly Run podcast.

Rich Manning gives away the ending every time he tells the story of the reactions of people who learn about Utah's season-opening schedule, visiting Clemson and Alabama this week.