Monson: The Utes have studied Washington’s mistakes and their own going into the title game. We’ll soon find out what they’ve learned from them.

There are some positive indicators for Utah in the reviewing of Washington’s three defeats this season and in the Utes’ own progress, indicators that show the requirements for a win against the Huskies in the Pac-12 championship game are well within Utah’s capabilities.

The past U-Dub blemishes include a 21-16 loss to Auburn, a 30-27 overtime defeat at Oregon and a 12-10 scrap with Cal. All of those games were played away from Husky Stadium, as will be the title game.

Apparent from the final scores, defense is significant against this particular iteration of the Dogs. The lowest-scoring victory the Huskies earned was against the Utes the first time around at Rice-Eccles, when they scored 21 points.