Luke Bottari’s start for Utah was just one final twist in this season’s bizarre quarterback saga
After emerging from spring ball fifth on the depth chart, the senior transferred to Cal in search of more playing time — only to return to Utah a few months later, where fate would finally provide him a chance.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes quarterback Luke Bottari (15) runs the ball for a touchdown as Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Travis Hunter (12) defends at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023.
Eric is a West Valley City native and a graduate of Granger High School and the University of Utah who joined The Tribune in 2003. He hoards rescue cats and guinea pigs, reads historical fiction, watches British baking shows, and obsesses over 1980s hair-metal bands in his spare time.