Utah Football Radio Announcing Team Introduced for 2026
8/24/2026 1:58 PM | Football, General
Voice of the Utes Bill Riley joined by Stevenson Sylvester in the booth and Zack Moss on sidelines
SALT LAKE CITY – The 2026 Utah Football season gets underway Sept. 3 when the Utes host Idaho, and Utah Athletics announced today the radio talent for the team's broadcasts on flagship station ESPN 700 and 92.1 FM (KALL).
Bill Riley returns for his 18th season as Voice of the Utes and will be joined in the booth by former Utah linebacker Stevenson Sylvester, who takes on a new role as color analyst after spending the past six seasons as sideline reporter. Replacing Sylvester on the sidelines will be former Utes running back Zack Moss, who makes his debut after concluding a five-year NFL career in 2024.
Riley, who also serves as Utah Athletics' Director of Broadcasting, is a 34-year veteran of radio and television and has won numerous awards as both as host and play-by-play broadcaster, including three NSMA Utah Sportscaster of the Year honors (2012, '15, '22). He joined the athletics department full-time in June 2024 and continues to serve as play-by-play voice for Utah's football and men's basketball broadcasts, as well as numerous ESPN+ broadcasts of Utah home competition with Utes Productions.
Sylvester begins his seventh season on the Utes radio broadcast crew and will move up to the booth for his first season as analyst alongside Riley. A four-year starter for the Utes (2006-09) and two-time All-Mountain West selection, Sylvester was a key member of Utah's undefeated 2008 team that defeated Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. He played five seasons in the NFL, including four with Pittsburgh after being drafted in the fifth round in 2010, and one season with Buffalo (2014).
Moss, the Utes' all-time leading rusher, will make his debut as the sideline reporter in 2026. He earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2019 when he rushed for 1,246 yards and 15 touchdowns. He played five seasons in the NFL after being drafted in the third round by Buffalo in 2020. Moss spent his first two-and-a-half seasons with Buffalo (2020-22), one-and-a half with Indianapolis (2022-23) and one with Cincinnati (2024).
ESPN 700 has been the radio home to University of Utah Athletics since 1951. All of Utah's games on ESPN 700 and 92.1 can also be heard live online through UtahUtes.com and the ESPN 700 app.
Highlighting ESPN 700 & 92.1's football game-day coverage are four hours of pre-game coverage and two-hour postgame shows that include live interviews with players and coaches and expert analysis. The Morgan Scalley Coaches Show airs on ESPN 700 & 92.1 every Tuesday during the regular season. The show is broadcast live from 6-7 p.m. MT and streamed online.
Bill Riley returns for his 18th season as Voice of the Utes and will be joined in the booth by former Utah linebacker Stevenson Sylvester, who takes on a new role as color analyst after spending the past six seasons as sideline reporter. Replacing Sylvester on the sidelines will be former Utes running back Zack Moss, who makes his debut after concluding a five-year NFL career in 2024.
Riley, who also serves as Utah Athletics' Director of Broadcasting, is a 34-year veteran of radio and television and has won numerous awards as both as host and play-by-play broadcaster, including three NSMA Utah Sportscaster of the Year honors (2012, '15, '22). He joined the athletics department full-time in June 2024 and continues to serve as play-by-play voice for Utah's football and men's basketball broadcasts, as well as numerous ESPN+ broadcasts of Utah home competition with Utes Productions.
Sylvester begins his seventh season on the Utes radio broadcast crew and will move up to the booth for his first season as analyst alongside Riley. A four-year starter for the Utes (2006-09) and two-time All-Mountain West selection, Sylvester was a key member of Utah's undefeated 2008 team that defeated Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. He played five seasons in the NFL, including four with Pittsburgh after being drafted in the fifth round in 2010, and one season with Buffalo (2014).
Moss, the Utes' all-time leading rusher, will make his debut as the sideline reporter in 2026. He earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2019 when he rushed for 1,246 yards and 15 touchdowns. He played five seasons in the NFL after being drafted in the third round by Buffalo in 2020. Moss spent his first two-and-a-half seasons with Buffalo (2020-22), one-and-a half with Indianapolis (2022-23) and one with Cincinnati (2024).
ESPN 700 has been the radio home to University of Utah Athletics since 1951. All of Utah's games on ESPN 700 and 92.1 can also be heard live online through UtahUtes.com and the ESPN 700 app.
Highlighting ESPN 700 & 92.1's football game-day coverage are four hours of pre-game coverage and two-hour postgame shows that include live interviews with players and coaches and expert analysis. The Morgan Scalley Coaches Show airs on ESPN 700 & 92.1 every Tuesday during the regular season. The show is broadcast live from 6-7 p.m. MT and streamed online.
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