Bryson Barnes talks to Dan about growing up in Utah.

BARNES QUICK HITS 22 career games with eight starts. 6-2 as the starter. Named a team captain in week eight of the 2023 season. 2023: Has played in nine games with eight starts, recording 1,197 yards on 103-of-176 passing (7 INT, 10 TD) while also contributing 55 carries for 223 yards and three rushing touchdowns. Added to the Davey O'Brien Award Watch List in Week 8. Earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the week and Davey O'Brien Great 8 for his career-best outing in Utah's win over No. 18 USC, recording 235 passing yards and three touchdowns (14-of-23, 1INT) with 10 rushes for 57 yards and a rushing touchdown. Threw a career-high four touchdown passes against Arizona State, throwing 161 yards (19-of-28) with 56 rushing yards. Had a career-high 267 passing yard (17-of-30) at No. 5 Washington, throwing for two touchdowns. Was 12-of-18 (66.7%) passing for a season-high 159 yards in Utah's win over Florida, also throwing a career-long 70-yard touchdown pass and rushing for a five-yard score. Recorded 128 passing yards on 15-of-21 passing (71.4%) in victory over Cal, also racking season highs in carries (8) and rushing yards (50) with a four-yard rushing touchdown. Was 5-of-8 passing for 40 yards against No. 19 Oregon State. 2022: Played in 10 games with one start, going 37-of-57 passing (2 INT, 4 TD) for 430 yards, adding 20 carries for 116 yards. Earned his first start of his career at Washington State, setting career-highs in completions (17-of-27), passing yards (175) and long pass (31 yards to Money Parks). Also had eight rushes for 51 yards against Washington State. Went 10-of-19 passing for 112 yards (1 INT, 1 TD) in the Rose Bowl against Penn State. Was a perfect 6-for-6 passing for 98 yards and a touchdown against Southern Utah. Went 4-of-5 passing for 45 yards and a touchdown at Colorado, adding a career-high 62 rushing yards (2 carries) with a career-long 32-yard carry. Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll. 2021: Played in three games (Weber State, Colorado, vs. Ohio State). Came into the Rose Bowl vs. Ohio State with under 10 minutes to play in the game. Was 2-for-2 passing for 23 yards against Ohio State, throwing a 15-yard touchdown pass. Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll. 2020: Walked on the team in the fall, did not see action. Highschool: School record holding quarterback out of Milford HS. Three-time first-team all-state, earning 1A MVP in 2018 as a junior. Set the Utah state record for career touchdown passes (137). 244-of-404 passing for 3,533 yards and 39 touchdowns his senior year, adding 625 rushing yards (181 carries) and 16 rushing touchdowns. Also played on defense with 115 career tackles, along with four career interceptions and nine passes defended. 156-of-267 passing for 3,073 yards (48 TD) along with 156 carries for 752 rushing yards (12 TD his junior season. 147-of-258 passing for 2,822 yards (31 TD) with 115 carries for 496 rushing yards (14 TD) as a sophomore. 2A MVP and first-team all-state selection for baseball, leading Milford to a state title in 2019. Personal: Son of Chris and Stacy … has three brothers and one sister … is an Eagle Scout … grew up raising roughly 12,000 pigs in a barn in Southern Utah.