John Pease, popular Utah football assistant coach, dies at 77
Pease, a 1964 Utah graduate, served three different tenures as a Utes assistant, including 2015 as defensive coordinator
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) John Pease, the Utes' defensive line coach, gives directions during practice, Monday, Aug. 16, 2010.
Josh Newman began covering the University of Utah for The Tribune in 2019. A Long Island, N.Y. native, he covered Rutgers University and Monmouth University for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey for 15 years. Basketball remains his first love, a cold IPA coming in a close second.