EXTRA POINTS: Whittingham said that sophomore Caleb Schlauderaff will start at left guard, winning a camplong battle over senior Corey Seiuli for the starting job ... Senior Aaron Tonga, who was sidelined for much of camp with an MCL strain, returned to practice Monday. Tonga is expected to be in the rotation at defensive tackle ... According to Whittingham, junior running back Matt Asiata should play 50 percent of the snaps against Michigan — sharing time with senior starter Darrell Mack ... The Utes have instituted a new policy this season. Practices will be closed to the media after Wednesday. ... The offense practiced inside the Spence Eccles Field House with loud music blaring, an attempt to simulate the crowd noise at Michigan Stadium ... The Utes added 10 walk-ons to the roster on the first day of school. Wide receiver Marquis Wilson is expected to join the mix soon in an attempt to rejoin the team after losing his scholarship for an undisclosed violation of team rules ... Nothing new on the Aiona Key situation. The wide receiver is still waiting for his final junior college grade to be posted. The Utah staff is in daily contact with Key

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Utah at Michigan

Saturday, 1:30 p.m. MT

TV: ABC

Radio: 700AM

Kicking things off

How the Utes have fared in season openers over the past decade:

Year Opponent Outcome2007 at Oregon State Lost, 24-72006 at UCLA Lost, 31-102005 Arizona Won, 27-242004 Texas A&M Won, 41-212003 Utah State Won, 40-202002 at Utah State Won, 23-32001 Utah State Won, 23-192000 Arizona Lost, 17-31999 at Washington State Won, 27-71998 at Utah State Won, 20-12