Utah Utes football: Spring practice ends today

Eric Weddle will attend today's Red-White Game at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The former Ute won't, however, participate in Utah's spring football finale.

A year ago, he stole the show as a guest coach and PAT kicker. After getting one of his kicks blocked, Weddle — clad only in a golf shirt and shorts — chased Sean Smith 50 yards downfield while dodging blocks along the way.

"The Chargers, I don't think, were real excited about last year's debacle," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said with a laugh. "So we'll hold him out this year."

The same goes for about 75 percent of next season's projected starters, who will be held out for precautionary reasons.

Even so, Whittingham said today's game (set to begin at 1 p.m.) will still be a combination of fun and work.

"There are still a lot of things we can improve upon, obviously, and it gives the down-the-line guys — the seconds and thirds — a chance to make some plays in a gamelike situation," said Whittingham.

Utah's spring game, he explained, accomplishes two things. It gets those guys some action and it gives fans a chance to see some good football and new wrinkles in the offense.

The situational scrimmage, which will feature evenly matched squads, will limit what the defense is able to do and won't include kickoff or punt returns. Other modifications include having the quarterbacks off-limits to tacklers.

As such, neither Corbins Louks nor Terrance Cain will claim the starting job this spring.

"There's been no separation of any magnitude between the two and so we are going to continue that competition in the fall," said Whittingham.

"Corbin is still No. 1 and Terrance is No. 2. But it's by the narrowest of margins. It's a tight race."

True freshman Jordan Wynn, he added, is also doing some nice things and is still somewhat in the race.

Louks, who has maintained his spot on the depth chart, isn't dwelling on the situation.

"It's football. You're here to battle. You're here to compete and win ballgames. Like I've said before, I'm not too worried about the competition right now," he said. "I'm just trying to get better. I'm trying to get my teammates better and we're trying to get better for fall."

Personal improvement, he continued, has been made in spring ball — with more expected in the offseason.