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05/17/2012
Duo makes Phil Steele's Preseason Teams
12/04/2011
Kickoff is 12 pm MT on CBS, Saturday in El Paso
11/28/2011
Utes Place 11 on All-Pac-12 Conference Teams
11/19/2011
Utah at Washington State
11/17/2011
Five of 25 first-team selections are Utes.
12/31/2011
Utah vs. Georgia Tech - Sun Bowl
11/25/2011
Utah vs. Colorado (AP - 11/25/11) Photo Gallery
11/12/2011
John White rushed for 167 yards and scored three touchdowns.
UTAH: Looks to improve on his honorable mention all-conference credentials from a year ago ... starting safety since his true freshman season ... 2010 Freshman All-American ... started at linebacker as a sophomore before moving back to safety ... seven interceptions in two seasons with two of them game-saving picks ... recruited to play quarterback, he won the starting job at strong safety in the first week of his first fall camp.
2011- Honorable mention all-Pac-12 ... played and started in all 13 games ... played in the first four at linebacker and the final nine at strong safety ...tied for eighth in the Pac-12 in interceptions (3) ... tied for fifth in the Pac-12 in forced fumbles (3) and seventh in forced fumbles per game (0.23) ... third on the team with 78 tackles ... 8.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks ... two pass breakups ... led Utah in tackles against Washington (12), Cal (10) and UCLA (8) ... blocked a field goal against Cal ... six tackles and a TFL in bowl win over Georgia Tech ... two interceptions and seven tackles against Montana State ... forced fumbles against USC, UCLA and Colorado ... six tackles against Pitt included two TFL with a 4-yard sack ... interception against Washington State ... Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2010- Made four freshman All-America teams: Sporting News, Rivals.com (second team), Phil Steele (second team) and CollegeFootballNews.com (honorable mention) ... honorable mention all-MWC defensive back was a three-time MWC Defensive Player of the Week (Pittsburgh, Air Force, BYU) ... finished third in the MWC in interceptions (4) and interceptions per game (0.31) ... second on the team and tied for seventh in the MWC in passes defended with nine (5 pass breakups, 4 interceptions) ... tied for third on the team with 67 tackles ... 3.5 TFL (1.5 sacks) ... in his first college game, he intercepted a pass on the first play of overtime against Pitt to set up the winning field goal ... pick in the end zone with 1:22 remaining against San Diego State allowed the Utes to run out the clock for a 38-34 victory ... season-high nine tackles against Air Force and TCU ... forced fumbles against TCU and in Las Vegas Bowl against Boise State ... six tackles against Boise State ... recovered a fumble at Air Force ... Academic all-MWC.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-CIF, all-county and all-Marmonte League utility player ... quarterback also played linebacker, safety and punter ... as a senior in 2009, he was the No. 14 ranked dual-threat quarterback in the nation and the No. 87 overall player in the state of California by Rivals.com ... No. 76-ranked linebacker in the nation by Scout.com ... No. 34-ranked quarterback by ESPN ... Moorpark High School (Calif.) was a two-time CIF finalist ... team also won back-to-back Marmonte League championships in 2008-09 ... in his senior season, he rushed 54 times for 414 yards (7.7 average) and six touchdowns ... also had 52 tackles, three sacks, three forced fumbles and three interceptions (returned one 80 yards for a touchdown) ... set Moorpark High punting record at 43.3 yards per punt on 34 punts ... lettered four years in football, two years in track and one year in swimming and basketball.
PERSONAL: Son of Robert Blechen and Marta Alarcon Blechen ... grandfather (Bob Blechen) was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1956 and played organized football until he was 64 years old ... father and uncle played college football ... has two brothers ... enjoys snowboarding and video games ... sociology major ... full name is Brian Alexander Blechen (pronounced bleckin) ... born Sept. 30, 1991 during Monday Night Football.
YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK PBU INT 2010 13/13 37 30 67 3.5-25 1.5-19 5 4 2011 13/13 44 34 78 8.0-19 2.0-12 2 3 Totals 26/26 81 64 145 11.5-44 3.5-31 7 7
