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Kyle Whittingham Shows Support To Local Initiative During Coronavirus Crisis

Apr 9, 2020, 3:42 PM

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Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham and players celebrate their 35-7 win over the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Kyle Whittingham has responded to the request made by Donovan Mitchell to help grow the awareness surrounding the TestUtah initiative.

What Is Test Utah?

“TestUtah is a new initiative sponsored through Silicon Slopes and in partnership with our state leaders and private corporations. Our goal is to dramatically increase the rate of COVID-19 testing so Utahns can have better access to testing and help stem the spread of COVID-19, to get us back to normal as quickly as possible.”

“With your help, the state of Utah can be a leader with the global fight to slow this pandemic. We all need to do our part, and that includes in the Test Utah challenge,” Whittingham says.

Kyle Whittingham has joined a long list of local celebrities within the state of Utah to help push the initiative online. Including the likes of Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Kalani Sitake-

Tom Hackett is a Utah and Real Salt Lake Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the It’s Utah’s World Podcast (Utah Football themed) and The Lion’s Den Podcast (Real Salt Lake themed). Follow him on Twitter: @TomCantHackett.

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Kyle Whittingham Shows Support To Local Initiative During Coronavirus Crisis