Overview

• No. 15 BYU hosts No. 23 Utah on Saturday at 6 p.m. at LaVell Edwards Stadium in a game with Big 12 Championship implications.
• BYU enters 6-0 (3-0 Big 12) and Utah is 5-1 (2-1), with both programs’ College Football Playoff hopes still in play.
• Utah’s Kyle Whittingham declined to discuss BYU’s freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier, saying he is focusing on his own team.
• BYU’s Kalani Sitake lauded Utah quarterback Devon Dampier as super talented and among the nation’s most efficient passers.
• Team metrics point to a tight matchup, with closely matched rushing, passing, scoring, and defensive numbers, as coaches also brief many newcomers on a rivalry BYU has won in the last two meetings after Utah’s earlier nine-game run.