The Utah receiving core returns just about every major contributor from last season. There's also a new offensive coordinator in town, and there's been some changes to the offense. Despite the offense being dubbed as a more "run-heavy" attack, there's been plenty of optimism from the receiving core as well. UteZone caught up with receivers coach, Guy Holliday after the Saturday's practice.

"Today was a good day, we just gotta be consistent. I thought we competed, and I'm more interested in the competition level more than anything. I like the mindset of the group, we got eight or nine guys competing for starting spots and it's fun to watch," Holliday said.

With so many returning players in the room, there's plenty of progress from individuals, but Holliday is more impressed with growth of the group as a whole. "It's their attitude, the willingness to embrace what is asked of them. I think what you see now is guys that don't just want to be good, they want to be great at what they do," he said. "They've taken some criticism, you know the championship game and the dropped ball, and like I tell my guys, you can catch 26 but everyone's going to remember 27 if it's a drop. So they brought a tough mindset and I just like the work ethic," he said.

Utah made a change at offensive coordinator shortly after last season. Going from Troy Taylor and an offense that was supposed to feature a potent passing attack, to a more disciplined offensive scheme that will be more geared towards the running game with Andy Ludwig.

In regards to that change in offensive philosophy and scheme, there's a change in how receivers will operate and Holliday is rather optimistic about the switch."To be honest with you, this offense is more back to my roots, so I have a clear understanding of the offense. You know, it's rule based and me being a little more disciplined, I like rules and so they have rules and more things they need to follow, it's a little more clear cut and there's not as much grey area. I think people learn better when they know what's expected and exactly what you tell them to do and there's no grey matter to go with that."