Hayes: Utah's private equity gamble was always going to end like this

June 1, 2026

By Matt Hayes, USA TODAY: This is what happens when you make a deal with the private equity devil, when panic supersedes sensibility and all that’s left is an all users email and a skillfully-worded statement from a public relations hack trying to put out a fire.

Gee, who could’ve seen this coming?

A public university, desperate to stay relevant in an ever-changing college sports landscape, sells its soul for private equity cash. And now here come the layoffs.

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Utah sold its soul for private equity. The layoffs were always coming | Opinion

No matter the moves in Utah's half a billion private equity deal, they're seen through lens of green and greed.

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