Southern Utah Football
Southern Utah football is entering its final season in the United Athletic Conference before a 2026-27 Big Sky move, with Will Burns providing a dual-threat option inside the quarterback room.
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SUU football is heading somewhere bigger
Cedar City is still the state's quietest Division I football home, and that is the reason it deserves more publication attention, not less. The Thunderbirds are leaving the United Athletic Conference and joining the Big Sky beginning in 2026-27, which is the largest scheduling change the program has made in years.
That conference move reorganizes the rivalry map immediately. Weber State and Idaho State become league games. The rest of the Big Sky arrives on the schedule. The Thunderbirds' 2026 Big Sky slate already includes dates against Montana, Weber State, and the "Battle for the Ax" at Utah Tech.
What the current official source record shows
Will Burns is the roster-page detail that gives the current team page its texture. SUU's own August 2025 preview documented Burns as a Mission Viejo transfer from Golden West College, where he was the 2024 Southern California Football Association Offensive Player of the Year. The Thunderbirds used him in dual-threat packages during the 2025 season, including a 127-rushing-yard performance in the Tarleton State game.
That is a specific, verifiable player story inside a program about to step onto a bigger conference stage.
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