Utah has as clear a path as ever to the College Football Playoff in 2024. In the Big 12 and with a 12-team format, the Utes are expected to contend for the leagues automatic bid into the postseason. It’s a position that head coach Kyle Whittingham is happy to be in, after years of trying to break a glass ceiling in the Pac-12. In years past, just winning the league title game was not enough; now, it is. “We’re excited about that, knowing that we control our own destiny, we don’t have to rely on some committee saying, ‘Hey, yeah, you get to go play in the playoffs,’” Whittingham. “And so being …