"You make a mistake and you move on. That's the long and short of that situation," Whittingham said. "The bottom line is our series with Wyoming has been a back-and-forth series. They got us good two years ago and we were able to come out on the right end last year."

This season, the series shifts back to Laramie, where Wyoming fans will try their best to make things difficult for the Utes — especially after last year's exchange.

"Fans are what they are. They'll probably have a little fun with it," Glenn said. "But I'm over it."

So much so, in fact, that he views it as just another game to try to win.

"We'll play hard to win just like they will but for no other reason than that," Glenn said. "We want to win. Not because of anything that happened in the past."

EXTRA POINTS: Whittingham pinpointed several position battles going into camp — Darrell Mack and Matt Asiata at running back, Brent Casteel, Bradon Godfrey and Freddie Brown at wide receiver, Zane Taylor and Tyler Williams at center and Joe Dale, R.J. Rice and DeShawn Richard at strong safety. ... Camp opens Aug. 4. ... Despite a lack of seniors at linebacker, Whittingham said this year's group is the "fastest" and "most athletic" he's seen in 15 years at Utah. The projected starters include junior Mike Wright (middle), junior Stevenson Sylvester (rover) and sophomore Nai Fotu (stud).

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