UTAH at COLORADO STATE
Site—Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium, Fort Collins, Colo.
Kickoff—3:30 p.m. MDT
TV—The MTN.
Records—Utah (5-3, 2-2 Mountain West Conference), Colorado State (1-6, 1-3 MWC)
Coaches—Utah, Kyle Whittingham (20-13 career, 20-13 at Utah), Colorado State, Sonny Lubick (127-90 career, 106-71 at CSU).
Last Meeting—Utah won 35-22 last year at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Key Players—Utah RB Darrell Mack has four consecutive 100-yard games and five 100-yard games. The Utes are 5-0 when he gets that mark. He leads the MWC in rushing with 747 yards. … Utes QB Brian Johnson is 4-1 as a starter this season. The only loss was in the season-opener against Oregon. … Colorado State RB Gartrell Johnson is the reigning MWC Offensive Player of the Week. Johnson ran for 162 yards and two touchdowns against UNLV last week. … CSU WR Damon Morton leads the conference with an average of 21.9 yards a catch. He’s also tied for first in the MWC for receiving touchdowns with five.
Extra Points—The Utes have beaten the Rams three of the past four times. Colorado State won the last time the schools played in Fort Collins though, stopping four Utah plays near the goal line to preserve a 21-17 win. … CSU snapped a 13-game losing streak dating back to last year with a 48-23 win over UNLV last week. … The Utes have won four straight games. It’s the team’s longest winning streak under Whittingham. … Saturday’s game marks the final time Utah will travel out of its home state this season. … Rams QB Caleb Hanie is the seventh quarterback under Lubick to return as a starter for his final season. Five of the six previous returnees led the Rams to bowl games.
