Nobody really expected he would be a serious candidate for the open coaching job with the Utes, but Utah State's Stew Morrill did respond during his weekly press conference to speculation that he might be on the list.

And he said just what many figured he would: "Since the day I got here nine years ago I said this would probably be my last job," he said. "I've said it a number of times, and it's the way I feel. Utah State's been great to me. It's been a two-way loyalty street and I don't see that changing. We already went down that road about three years ago, and I don't think that will even come up again."

Morrill was an unlikely choice for several reasons - primarily, he cherishes keeping a low profile with little attention up in Logan, rather than dealing with increased media and booster interest in a larger market. He didn't get the Utah job three years ago when he was a candidate, either, and he's probably not quite as dynamic a personality as athletic director Chris Hill presumably wants or needs this time around.