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SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah will have a new full-time starting quarterback for the first time in four seasons this year and the competition could go well into camp.The three-man race was led by junior Troy Williams early in the spring before he suffered a shoulder injury that ended his session. Williams was the No. 1 dual threat quarterback in the country coming out of high school and played five games for Washington in 2014 before the 6-foot-2, 200-pounder transferred to Santa Monica College for the 2015 season.Junior Brandon Cox (6-2, 205 pounds) has spent the most time in the Utah program, but has played just one game.Freshman Tyler Huntley (6-1, 190 pounds) is also in the mix and the 2015 Florida Gatorade Player of the Year took significant strides after Williams was hurt.Coach Kyle Whittingham said the job is going to come down to two things.Whos going to give us the best chance to win immediately, and whos going to give us the best chance to win ultimately? Whittingham said. Because who gives you the best chance to win Game 1 may not be the same guy that gives you the best chance to have the best season you can possibly have.Weve got to get that sorted out as quickly as we can. Were not putting a timeline on it other than certainly the drop dead week would be the week leading into the season opener. But were hoping we can get that thing sorted out before that time, and its just going to play itself out. ... Theyve got to separate themselves on the field. But its going to be of huge importance to us, making sure we get the right guy.KEY GAMES: If the Utes are serious about crashing the playoff party, they first must defeat BYU on Sept. 10. Utah needs to be 3-0 coming out of nonconference play.The Utes were ranked No. 3 in the country with a 6-0 record before losing at USC 42-24 in 2015. This time Utah hosts the Trojans on Sept. 23.Arizona and Arizona State are a combined 7-1 against Utah since it joined the Pac-12 in 2011. The Utes are 0-11 against the Sun Devils dating back to 1977. The Wildcats host Utah on Oct. 8 while Arizona State travels to Salt Lake City on Nov. 10.UCLA was picked by the media to win the South Division and Utah hosts the Bruins on Oct. 22.HELP WANTED: Not only will the Utes be breaking in a new quarterback, but they lost the top receiver from an already weak position group.Britain Covey was a pleasant surprise as a freshman with team highs in receptions (43), yards (519) and touchdowns (four), but hes now gone on a Mormon mission.Utah needs 6-foot-5, 210-pound senior Tim Patrick to deliver after missing 16 games due to injury over the last two seasons. 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The Taipans have broken a two-game losing streak to record their biggest win of the NBL season, beating the Illawarra Hawks 99-82 in Cairns.Sitting last on the NBL ladder, the Snakes on Saturday were desperate to avoid a third consecutive loss at the Snakepit, and this time it was finally their turn to be on the right end of a second-half comeback.Cairns began the match with a Nate Jawai alley-oop courtesy of a Travis Trice assist, but it was Illawarra who would dominate the first half.Hawks import Rotnei Clarke continued his blistering form from the bench, gunning down an early 10-point Taipan lead to put the visitors in front by eight at the main break.The former MVP was in everything, recording 21 points that included a tough fade-away and-one and also producing several defensive stops on Cairns point guard Trice.But the prospect of their third consecutive home-court defeat at the Cairns Convention Centre spurred the Taipans in the second half, with Trice in particular rediscovering his groove to hit a deep, buzzer--beating three to leave Cairns ahead by eight points at the end of the third quarter.dddddddddddd.From there, Snakes veteran Alex Loughton hit a couple of buckets to kill the contest, while Trices jumper became automatic on his way to 22 points, five assists and two blocks.Illawarra coach Rob Beveridge blamed his sides 43 per cent shooting rate from the field for the momentum-halting loss.We missed six open lay-ups so thats the game right there, particularly here where the crowd are really behind them. We just fell apart, he said.Cairns coach Aaron Fearne credited the win with a change in attitude from his men.Theres been a lot of negative energy around this group and in this league that can cost you points, so we really fixed that tonight, he said.Illawarra play the Bullets in Brisbane on Monday, and Cairns have a Christmas break before returning to action against Melbourne on December 29. ' ' '