Dick Harmon: Cougars, Aggies face big challenges on road in regular-season finales

PROVO — It will be Utah’s defense against BYU’s slow-starting, scoring-impaired offense, and Utah State could be in trouble at Boise State after injuries in the Aggie secondary.

Utah is heavily favored to get an eighth-straight win over the Cougars, and Utah State really needs to walk out of Albertsons Stadium with a rare win on the Smurf Turf to advance to the MWC championship game.

Yes, the Cougars start slow, but the Utah offense has had its share of slow starts this season as well. It is a rivalry game and according to history, anything can happen.

For the Cougars, a couple of big scores against the weaker part of the schedule has been a depository of confidence for freshman Zach Wilson…