(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) University of Utah football and basketball players, and coaching and support staffs, are now undergoing daily COVID-19 testing as they prepare for their upcoming seasons. Some are tested with nasal swabs while others are given saliva tests. The goal is to create a safe, virus-free environment while the players are training in the U.'s athletic facilities.
Josh Newman began covering the University of Utah for The Tribune in 2019. A Long Island, N.Y. native, he covered Rutgers University and Monmouth University for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey for 15 years. Basketball remains his first love, a cold IPA coming in a close second.