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Injury forces Utah QB Wynn to retire

Utah junior quarterback Jordan Wynn, who suffered another season-ending shoulder injury during Friday game against Utah State, will consequently retire from football, head coach Kyle Whittingham announced at a Monday press conference.Wynn, who during a 27-20 overtime loss to the Aggies injured his left, non- throwing shoulder -- the same one he's had two previous surgeries on -- will likely require yet another operation, his fourth overall shoulder surgery since becoming the starting quarterback for the Utes as standout true- freshman in 2009.In addition to the three surgeries he's endured on his left shoulder, Wynn also had a surgery on his right shoulder in 2010."[He's] injured to the point that we had a conversation with him, and he's going to hang up the football," Whittingham said. "He's going to move on with life after football. He fought the good fight and came back, but this is the fourth time he has injured his shoulder and he is going to move on."Wynn arrived on campus in 200...

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