UTAH: Started both seasons at Utah, playing free and strong safety … honorable mention all-conference as a senior. 2018–Honorable mention All-Pac-12 … played in all 14 games with 13 starts (6 at free safety, 7 at strong safety) … 70 tackles (4.0 TFL, 1.0 sack), seven pass breakups, an interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery … career-high 12 tackles against Arizona State and Washington (in the Pac-12 Championship game) … led Utah with 10 tackles and a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss (1.0 sack) against Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl … five tackles and a forced fumble against Northern Illinois … five tackles and a pass breakup against Oregon … four tackles, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery vs. Stanford … three tackles, two pass breakups and an interception return for 23 yards against Washington State. 2017–Played in all 13 games with 10 starts … 45 tackles (1.0 TFL) … second on the team with two interceptions … four passes defended (2 INT, 2 PBU) … career-high 10 tackles against Arizona State … six tackles (1.0 TFL) and an interception against Arizona … six tackles, an interception and a pass breakup vs. Washington State.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Co-Defensive Player of the Year in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference and first-team all-conference as a sophomore safety at Blinn College in 2016 … 41 tackles, five sacks, a forced fumble, three interceptions and eight pass breakups in 2016 … season-high 10 tackles, an interception and a pass breakup against Kilgore College … five sacks, an interception and four pass breakups against Arkansas Baptist College … played in seven games as a freshman at Blinn and recorded 19 tackles and three pass breakups … first-team All-District 16-6A as a senior at Summer Creek HS (Texas) in 2014 … helped Summer Creek win a district title in 2013 … honorable mention All-District basketball player.
PERSONAL: Son of Cedric Ballard and Cherie Coxeff … one brother and three sisters … bachelor’s degree in sociology … full name is Corrion (pronounced kory-ahn) D’Neal Ballard.
Former Utah Football Head Coach Urban Meyer inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.Former Utah Football Head Coach Urban Meyer inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Wednesday, December 10
Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - Kyle BonaguraCrimson Corner with Bill Riley - Kyle Bonagura
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Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - Yogi RothCrimson Corner with Bill Riley - Yogi Roth