Looking to avenge last season’s upset in Carson, CA, Utah’s offense needs to be as elite as it was against Southern Utah in order to keep their lofty expectations for the season alive. Thankfully, this isn’t the same San Diego State defense that tormented opposing offenses in 2021.
Defensive end and SDSU sack leader, Cameron Thomas, is off to the NFL, which resulted in a collective sigh of relief for the Mountain West conference by and large. The third round draft pick has been replaced by senior Jonah Tavai (6’0”, 290) who is noticably slower off the edge than the former Mountain West defensive player of the year and has only recorded five tackles (three solo) as a starter in 2022.