UCLA (4-5, 4-2) at No. 8/9 UTAH (8-1, 5-1)
- Kickoff: Saturday, 6 p.m. MT
- Venue: Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,807)
- Surface: FieldTurf
- Tickets: UtahTickets.com
- Gameday info: Parking map
- Transit: UTA info
- TV/livestream: FOX
- Radio: ESPN 700 AM
- Series: UCLA leads, 11-6
- Weather: Clear with temperatures in the 40s
THE STAKES
For UCLA: The Bruins can take control of the Pac-12 South with a victory, which would give them a tiebreaker over Utah.
For UTAH: The Utes need a win to remain in sole possession of the Pac-12 South lead and keep CFP hopes alive.
THE TRENDS
For UCLA: The Bruins are riding a three-game win streak, prevailing against Pac-12 foes Stanford, Arizona State and Colorado.
For UTAH: The Utes have won five straight games overall. They’ve also claimed three consecutive victories in the series with UCLA.
THE CRYSTAL BALL
UCLA: The Bruins face a really tall task, having lost to the Utes by a combined score of 89-27 the past two seasons.
UTAH: The Utes continue a roll that includes outscoring the opposition by a 123-46 margin this season in the second half.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Kelvin Kuo, AP
JOSHUA KELLEY, UCLA running back: The senior, who leads the Pac-12 with 107.6 yards per game, faces the nation’s top rushing defense.
KEY MATCHUP
UTAH QB TYLER HUNTLEY vs. UCLA’S DEFENSE: The Utes are No. 1 in the Pac-12 in team passing efficiency offense with a 177.53 rating, while the Bruins rank last in team passing efficiency defense at 160.65.
QUOTABLE
“Every game we play is the biggest game we play and that’s the way we’ve always approached it.”
— UCLA coach Chip Kelly
”We have our hands full. It will be good to be back at home at Rice-Eccles and I think we got a lot of benefit out of the bye week.”
— Utah coach Kyle Whittingham
NEXT UP
UCLA is at USC next Saturday, while Utah is at Arizona.
UTAH SCHEDULE
All times Mountain
- Aug. 29 — at BYU, Won 30-12
- Sept. 7 — Northern Illinois, Won 35-17
- Sept. 14 — Idaho State, Won 31-0
- Sept. 20 — at USC, Lost 30-23
- Sept. 28 — Washington State, Won 38-13
- Oct. 12 — at Oregon State, Won 52-7
- Oct. 19 — Arizona State, Won 21-3
- Oct. 26 — California, Won 35-0
- Nov. 2 — at Washington, Won 33-28
- Nov. 16 — UCLA, 6 p.m. (FOX)
- Nov. 23 — at Arizona (TBD)
- Nov. 30 — Colorado (TBD)
- Dec. 6 — Pac-12 Championship, 6 p.m. (ABC)
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