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Utah Utes tight end Brant Kuithe (80) celebrates his touchdown with Utah Utes offensive lineman Jaren Kump (68) in Logan on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
No. 10 Utah (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) vs. Arizona (2-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Kickoff: Saturday, 8:15 p.m. MDT
Venue: Rice-Eccles Stadium
TV: ESPN
Livestream: espn.com/watch
Radio: ESPN 700 AM/92.1 FM
Series: Utah leads 26-20-2
Weather: Clear with temperatures in the high 70s at kickoff, dropping to low 70s by end of game.
The trends
For Utah: The Utes are 4-0 after picking up their first-ever Big 12 victory at Oklahoma State last Saturday. Without quarterback Cam Rising, Utah won 22-19 behind a mostly dominant performance from its defense and a career-high day from running back Micah Bernard.
For Arizona: Yet to play a Big 12 game, Arizona had a bye week after a 31-7 loss at Kansas State in a nonconference game. It marked the second straight week of stifled offensive production and another game this year wherein the Wildcats let a mobile quarterback run wild.
What to watch for
The key matchup when Arizona has the ball is Tetairoa McMillan vs. cornerback Zemaiah Vaughn. Vaughn, Utah’s No. 1 cornerback, will draw the challenge of taking on one of the nation’s best receivers, and it might be the toughest matchup he has all year.
McMillan has been his usual elite self this year — 453 yards and four touchdowns on 23 catches — and has all of Utah’s attention this week.
Aside from McMillan, though, it’s been a disappointing performance from the rest of Arizona’s pass catchers. After Jacob Cowling went to the NFL, the Wildcats still have not found their WR2 and haven’t had much production from their tight ends, who entered the season with a lot of buzz.
Non-McMillan wide receivers have combined for just 201 yards thus far, and tight end Keyan Burnett had had…
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Author : Deseret News
Publish date : 2024-09-28 02:16:07
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