UCLA has known for a while that its season would probably end in the Rose Bowl. Only now the Bruins are contemplating what that might feel like in January, not November.
Utah recently figured its schedule would include only one trip to the Rose Bowl this season. The Utes are just beginning to ponder a repeat visit.
Utes coach Kyle Whittingham was also feeling the heat. Utah dropped its first two Pac-12 Conference games, sparking more angst about remaining the only team to never have won a Pac-12 South title.
Utah is now the only team in the division that controls its fate.