TUCSON, Ariz. -- No. 23 Utah will open its Pac-12 slate with a road game Friday night against Arizona, a team that has not been kind to Utah in recent seasons.
The Utes (3-0) snapped a four-game skid to the Wildcats last season with a 36-23 victory in Salt Lake City. Coach Kyle Whittingham cites the running game of Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez as being problematic.
"They run the zone read as well as anyone in the country," Whittingham said of the Wildcats. "They have a quarterback that is an exceptional runner. That is exactly what they look for in their quarterback, the ability to be a dual threat.