Overview

• Utah (1-0) hosts FCS Cal Poly (1-0) on Sept. 6 in Salt Lake City, with the game listed for ESPN+ at 6 p.m. EDT.
• The Utes crushed UCLA 43-10 with 492 total yards, 6.2 yards per play, 30 first downs, a 14-of-17 mark on third down, and touchdowns on all six red-zone trips.
• New Mexico transfer Devon Dampier went 21-of-25 for 206 yards and two passing touchdowns with 87 rushing yards and a score, carrying over familiarity from OC Jason Beck.
• Kyle Whittingham plans weekly offensive roles for defensive standouts Smith Snowden and Lander Barton, while backs Wayshawn Parker and NaQuari Rogers share carries on equal footing.
• Cal Poly opened with a 41-17 win at San Diego behind Pitt transfer Ty Dieffenbach’s 263 yards and two touchdowns, though Utah has not lost to an FCS team since 1993 and the Mustangs’ last FBS win came in 2012.