Overview

• Kickoff is noon ET at Rice-Eccles Stadium on FOX, with Utah listed around -3 and the total near 57.5 points per BetMGM/SportsLine consensus.
• Transfer quarterback Devon Dampier has sparked Utah’s attack with roughly 800-plus total yards and eight touchdowns without a turnover through three games.
• Texas Tech’s Behren Morton enters with 923 passing yards and 11 touchdowns in three outings as the Red Raiders rank among the nation’s most explosive offenses.
• Matchup focus: PFF credits Utah’s line with a 7.7% pressure rate allowed, while Texas Tech’s front (including David Bailey and Romello Height) grades among the country’s best.
• Defensive swing factors include Utah edge John Henry Daley, a national sack leader, and the backdrop of Texas Tech’s transfer-fueled roster build that local reporting pegs at roughly $55 million this year.