Morgan Scalley: The Most Important Wins of All

All In

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Morgan Scalley is recognized as one of the top defensive coordinators in college football, known for preparing his players to be ready for whatever comes their way on the field. But for Coach Scalley, the most meaningful preparation happens off the field. In this week’s episode, he shares how living the gospel of Jesus Christ has taught him to face life with faith and why the joy found in the Savior’s Atonement far surpasses any victory on the scoreboard.

2:26- Football Vs. Spreading the Gospel
5:26- Moment of Loudness
7:23- Elder Neal A. Maxwell
11:00- Family
12:00- Seeking Christ Not Perfection
15:03- Learning From a Very Public Mistake
25:54- Keeping Covenants in Focus
30:40- Leaders
34:32- U-Turn
39:26- Raising Teenagers
43:18- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“If the only skill sets we teach are how to become a better football player, we’re failing these young men.”

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0:00.0	Morgan Scali has one post pinned at the top of his feed on X. It is a quote from the late
0:06.5	Latterday Saint General Authority Marvin J. Ashton that reads, if we could look into each other's
0:12.4	hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other
0:17.5	much more gently with more love, patience, tolerance, and care, end
0:22.2	quote. On today's episode, it is clear that this is something Coach Scali feels deeply and
0:27.6	has learned in ways that have been incredibly difficult but transformative.
0:32.9	Entering his 18th year overall as a Utah assistant coach, Morgan Scali will begin his 10th season as Utah's defensive coordinator in 2025.
0:43.0	In 2024, Scali was formally designated as Utah's head coach in waiting.
0:48.2	He is considered by many to be one of the brightest defensive minds in football.
0:52.6	His ability to develop talent has propelled 33 Utes to the
0:56.4	NFL ranks, and he has coached 13 All-Americans. A former Utah football player himself, he
1:02.6	captained his team as a senior to a 12-0 record, a Fiesta Bowl win, and a number four national
1:08.6	ranking in a historic season in which Utah became the first
1:12.6	non-BCS team to play in a BCS bowl game. After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Utah,
1:20.6	he received his MBA. He and his wife Liz are the parents of three children.
1:29.7	This is All-in, an LDS Living podcast where we ask the question,
1:33.9	what does it really mean to be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
1:37.7	I'm Morgan Pearson, and I am so honored to have Morgan Scali on the line with me today.
1:42.8	Morgan, welcome.
1:44.3	It's the Morgan and Morgan Show. I've always wanted something like that, you know?
1:48.7	Yes, yes. And maybe if this goes well, we just, we just take it on the road, you know? Yeah,
1:54.2	why not? Well, I have been so excited to talk to you. My husband is a huge fan. He is a diehard Ute fan. And he has,
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