little bro that had yet to prove anything and sent Barnes off to USU.
Utah lost plenty of close games that they could've won with a semblance of an offense. They were weakest at QB for most of the season.
I don't think it's too unreasonable to imagine that they could've been a contender with Barnes. He played pretty decent in 2023 and I imagine would've continued to improve with having had years being familiar with Utah's offense.
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