SALT LAKE CITY — This was Utah’s dream when the football program started Pac-12 play 8 years ago, the chance to beat traditional power USC with major implications on the line in the South division.
Come Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium, the Utes will either control their own fate over the final five weeks or most likely again fail to represent the South in the Pac-12 championship.
With a win and Colorado losing to Washington, the Utes could be no worse than tied atop the division with a 3-2 conference record. In this scenario, Utah would hold the tiebreaker over USC with a game against Colorado coming next month.