Video: Utah’s Top Athletes Since 2000 | Fairness in College Sports Dead? | Jake & Ben
Dec 10, 2025, 3:39 PM | Updated: 4:01 pm
Who are Utah’s top athletes since 2000 — and is fairness in college sports truly dead?
The KSL Sports Zone’s Jake & Ben go head-to-head in this week’s What You Got Wednesday draft, picking the best local athletes of the past 25 years. From Jimmer Fredette to Damian Lillard, Alex Smith, and MyKayla Skinner, Jake & Ben debate who truly deserves the crown — and which athletes might be overlooked.
Plus, debating whether fairness, integrity, and opportunity are still alive in athletics, or if the system favors the wrong athletes.
Inside this video:
🏀 Ranking Utah’s top athletes since 2000
🏈 Why Jimmer Fredette might still be Utah’s biggest sports phenomenon
⚖️ The “death” of fairness in college sports — from NIL to biased opportunities
🎖️ How local athletes have shaped Utah’s sports culture over the past 25 years
💬 Join the conversation: Do you agree with Jake & Ben’s picks? Who’s missing from the list? Let us know in the comments!
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