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How Byrd Ficklin’s Oklahoma roots shaped his Utah football journey

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Oktaha, Oklahoma • Far down a miles-long stretch of country road, the asphalt abruptly turns into gravel. Just ahead, a Ford pickup truck caked in red dirt barrels past on this lonely road in eastern Oklahoma, kicking up a hazy cloud of copper-tinged dust.

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