Plus, what advice would this former BYU and NFL quarterback give to Jaren Hall?
Good morning! Here's today's forecast: ☀️ 36 – 69° in Logan ⚠️ ☀️ 47 – 77° in Salt Lake City ⚠️ ☀️ 54 – 90° in St. George ⚠️ River Flood Watch As a big football fan, I love the NFL draft. I watch the draft every year even though I don't watch a lot of college football and don't know many of the players. I love watching players' dreams come true as they celebrate with their families. The phone calls from general managers to their new players while their families celebrate in the background make the draft special. This year the NFL had players watch video messages from their families and coaches. The message from Anthony Richardson's little brother was my favorite. Another exciting part of the draft is seeing where players with local ties end up. Which players with Utah ties will be drafted today? ---------- Also on our minds: What Utes coach Kyle Whittingham had to say about the Buffalo Bills drafting Dalton Kincaid, Oscar-nominated movies that bombed at the box office and why Gov. Ron DeSantis needed to come to Utah. |
| Former Vice President Mike Pence tells Salt Lake audience ‘God’s grace’ helped him during the ‘tragedy’ of Jan. 6 |
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| | A day after testifying in front of a grand jury for seven hours, former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a private event in Salt Lake City hosted by former Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Friday. Pence addressed the "tragedy" of events on Jan. 6, 2021. “I will always believe by God’s grace — with my wife at my side the whole day, the whole night, and our daughter beside her — I’ll always believe it was by God’s grace that we did our duty that day under the Constitution of the United States,” he said. Despite hovering in third or fourth place in early presidential primary polls, he declined to discuss whether he will run for president in 2024. But the former vice president did share his opinion on what the Republican Party should focus on ahead of the presidential election: the future. | It's the final day of the 2023 NFL draft, and Jaren Hall and BYU fans are waiting for the quarterback's name to be called. Former BYU and NFL quarterback Brandon Doman was in a similar situation as Hall and watched other quarterbacks get picked ahead of him. Doman advises Hall to make the most of his NFL opportunity, regardless of which team drafts him. “But the most important thing for him isn’t when he goes in the draft, but who picks him and what opportunity is there. Who is the quarterback? Who does he get to learn from? There are so many variables to be successful.” Read more of Doman's advice here. More in Sports: What Utah coach Kyle Whittingham says about Dalton Kincaid being drafted by the Buffalo Bills (Deseret News) How Tyler Allgeier fits in the Atlanta Falcons offense after the team drafted Bijan Robinson (Deseret News) UVU basketball’s best players from last season are all transferring (Deseret News) Lauren Gustin announces she’ll return to BYU after all (Deseret News) | Culture: ‘Good music never goes out of fashion’: Willie Nelson’s influence still going strong at 90 (Deseret News) The ‘Hunger Games’ prequel has a trailer and hints into the backstory of President Snow (Deseret News) Oscar-nominated movies that bombed at the box office (Deseret News) Health: CDC is investigating a cluster of rare brain infections in Nevada kids (Deseret News) Even though cigarette smoking has plummeted in the U.S., e-cigarettes are rising (Deseret News) Faith: An Arizona lawmaker was caught on camera hiding Bibles. Here’s what happened next (Deseret News) Gospel Library app’s new ward-based experiences get members ‘on the same page’ (Church News) Business: Investing in Utah? Now you can through this first-of-its-kind stock portfolio (KSL) Utah Valley University is consistently creating some of the state’s best B2B SaaS talent (Utah Business) Politics: Republicans responded to Biden’s announcement with an AI-generated ad (Deseret News) Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: What does DeSantis need from Utah? (Deseret News) Republican Gov. Jim Justice jumps into West Virginia 2024 Senate race. What did Mitt Romney say? (Deseret News) Box Elder and Cache Counties: Burglar hits several city hall buildings in northern Utah (KSL) Salt Lake County: Elizabeth Smart, John Walsh call on community to fight sexual violence (KSL) Weber County: 'Family issue' allegedly resulted in violence at North Ogden home before fatal shootout (KSL) Utah County: Death of man at Utah County hot springs under investigation (KSL) Utah man avoids serious injury after using rock to fend off cougar, wildlife officials say (KSL) The U.S. and World: No talks until bombing stops, Sudan general Hemedti tells BBC (BBC) Jacinda Ardern will be a Harvard fellow (Deseret News) South Carolina and Nebraska fail to pass bills on strict abortion bans (Deseret News) |
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