College football: Big-5 glance

Big-5 futures

Utah — Should be happy Senior Day

BYU — The Cougars own the Falcons

Utah State — Broncos should breeze by

Weber State — Slim playoff chances

SUU — Cooper should go out on high note

Game of the week

Boise State at Utah State

The two juggernauts of ESPN and the Boise State Broncos visit Romney Stadium for a Friday night tilt. Will Gary Andersen and the Aggies be up to the task?

Talk of the state

Dixie State coach retires

ST. GEORGE — Ron Haun, who guided the Dixie State College of Utah football program's transition to four-year NCAA Division II competition, announced Wednesday that he is retiring from his position as head coach.

"Coach Haun has had a long and extremely successful career as a football coach, and we appreciate his efforts in laying the foundation for Dixie State football and dealing with the challenges of the transition to NCAA Division II competition," Dixie State President Dr. Stephen D. Nadauld said. "He is a man of integrity and our program and student-athletes continue to improve, both on the field and in the classroom, as a result of his attention to the character and success of our athletes. Dixie State owes him our profound thanks and our best wishes for his retirement."

Interim Athletic Director Maureen Eckroth announced that offensive coordinator Scott Brumfield will be promoted to interim head coach and Jim Eggleston will be retained as director of football operations. Eckroth also noted that the rest of the coaching staff positions would be filled in time for spring drills this upcoming March.

Haun compiled a 12-32 overall record in his four years on the Red Storm sideline, including a pair of 4-7 marks in 2008 and 2009. He led DSC to a third-place showing (2-4) in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference this past season, and a fourth-place finish (2-6) in the program's first year in the GNAC in 2008.Prior to his arrival at Dixie State in 2006, Haun served as offensive coordinator at Weber State University (2005), and head football coach at Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho), where he compiled a 178-40-2 record from 1982 to 2002, prior to BYU-Idaho dropping its intercollegiate athletic programs. Haun, who played quarterback for two seasons at Dixie College in 1963-64 and for two seasons at Weber State College, was inducted into the NJCAA Football Hall of Fame in 2002. He was an assistant coach at Skyline High School in Salt Lake City and was a highly successful head coach at Murray High School, winning two state championships.