Overview
- Kickoff is Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
- Freshman TJ Lateef starts at quarterback for Nebraska after Dylan Raiola’s season-ending broken fibula and subsequent transfer-portal entry.
- Both teams will be shorthanded: Utah tackles Spencer Fano and Caleb Lomu and defensive end Logan Fano are out, and Nebraska’s leading rusher Emmett Johnson has opted out.
- Utah is roughly a 14-point favorite, buoyed by one of the nation’s top rushing attacks against a Nebraska defense that has struggled to stop the run.
- Morgan Scalley, elevated after Kyle Whittingham’s move to Michigan, said he has a plan to handle potential staff and player departures as the transfer portal window opens.