The Utah football program just completed week two of fall camp and with the new offense under Andy Ludwig, the progress of the receivers has been a point of focus. There is plenty of talent in the group, but it will be key for some to take a step forward as playmakers. UteZone caught up with receivers coach, Guy Holliday after the Saturday's scrimmage at Rice Eccles Stadium to get a better idea of how today's session went.

"Really good, I thought Jaylen Dixon had a great scrimmage, caught the ball well and showed off his speed and did a lot of good things for us. I thought Covey had a good scrimmage, Simpkins was consistent as always, and other guys like Terrell Perriman, Donte Banton, Solomon Enis all performed well for us today."

Last season as a redshirt freshman, Jaylen Dixon emerged as an explosive playmaker for the Utes offensive attack. He returns for his third year in the program and appears to have made progress on and off the field. Coach Holliday explained where he's seen the greatest amount of growth. "Mental toughness. Mental toughness and just an improved focus to try and do everything right, but without being as hard on himself. The details of the position, like making sure the ball is secured, and focusing on the little things. Mostly he's just growing up as a player and person, that's not as easy as people think, he's only 19, but he's growing as a person and trending in the right direction."

With Andy Ludwig back in town, it's a new offense that will bring a different approach to utilize the receivers in the passing game and coach Holliday is enthusiastic about the change and the players to take advantage of the new attack. "One thing about the last offense is that despite what the numbers say, the tendency was pass first and then sprinkle the run in here and there until later in the game, we used the pass to open the run game. Where this offense is about establishing the run and then using that to open up the passing game, especially down field and I think we've got the guys to take advantage of those opportunities.

With the final week of fall camp coming up, Holliday just wants to see his guys continue to compete and progress. "I just want to see them take another step forward, continue to compete, to bring the right attitude and compete to earn that playing time. Everything is earned with me, from the top down, whether it's Covey or Simpkins, you got to compete to play and that's what I want to see from the guys all the time, but especially as we finish up camp."

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