Straight Up Utes

The Rose Bowl is just five days away! How explosive is the Ohio St offense? What weaknesses can the Utes exploit? This matchup favors Utah more than you'd expect! 

The Utes put together one of its most impressive wins in program history by slaughtering the #3 Oregon Ducks by 31 points. With the win, Utah has now clinched the Pac-12 South and Kyle Whittingham has now won more games than any other coach in Ute football history. The Utes get one more game at home against the lackluster Colorado Buffaloes to complete the season, and then on to Vegas for the Pac-12 Championship for the chance to play in the Rose Bowl! 

The Utes are currently favored by 3 to defeat the #3 team in the country, the Oregon Ducks. I dug into some of the numbers and history to try to understand why bettors are putting their money on a 3-loss team when a top-3 team visits Rice Eccles Stadium this Saturday. Guess what? The Ducks look a lot like a team the Utes already beat this season, and it seems like the perfect time for an upset in Salt Lake City.

The Utes football team just completely humiliated the Cardinal in Palo Alto, rushing to a 45 point victory. A few all-time Utah records are starting to fall, and Tavion Thomas and Devin Lloyd continue to move towards the top of the record books. Up next, the Utes travel to the Grand Canyon State to take on the Arizona Wildcats, who just won its first game in 21 tries against a COVID depleted Cal team. It's hard to not look forward to the Oregon game in a couple weeks! 

The Utes have now won four of its last five games, and are back on track to win the Pac-12 South following an impressive blowout win over UCLA. Next up, Utah faces Stanford on Friday night in Palo Alto on a short week. Stanford is on a three game losing streak, but its last victory came against Oregon, who was ranked #3 at the time. How will the Utes match up against the Cardinal? Can Utah avoid a similar unexpected upset? Also, BASKETBALL is back! We discuss it all in this week's episode of Straight Up Utes!

The Utes started fast but ultimately could not slow down the rushing attack of BJ Baylor. What's going on with the typically steady defensive front? How will the Utes bounce back following the frustrating loss? Can they fix these issues before facing another potent rushing team this Saturday?

The Utes came alive after falling behind 21-7 in the first half to ASU, thrashing the Sun Devils enroute to a 35-21 victory. What's changed? How good is Cam Rising? What is QBR and how is Rising looking? What are the Utes up against when they travel to Corvalis to face the well-rested Beavers this Saturday? Will this be the week the Straight Up Utes prediction doesn't favor the Utes? Tune in for all of the answers!

What a great game for the Utes! They finally look like the team we were expecting all season. Up next, the Utes play Arizona State at home on Saturday night. Is the Sun Devil defense as good as it looks on paper? Who will take control of the Pac12 South?

A lot happened this weekend while the Utes were on a bye. I talk about the state of the Pac-12, the Utes tough upcoming 5 games, and this week's matchup with USC.