Overview
- Kickoff is 10:15 p.m. ET at Rice-Eccles Stadium with national coverage on ESPN and College GameDay on site.
- Cincinnati will be without leading rusher Evan Pryor due to injury, shifting carries to Tawee Walker with QB Brendan Sorsby a key dual-threat.
- Utah expects QB Devon Dampier back after missing the Colorado game, reinforcing a run-heavy offense that just produced 422 rushing yards.
- The matchup pits Utah’s high-volume pass rush led by John Henry Daley against a Bearcats line that has surrendered only two sacks and a defense strong in the red zone.
- Betting markets price Utah around -8.5 with a 55.5 total, and multiple analyses forecast a close game with Cincinnati potentially covering.