The Line • As of Saturday afternoon, the Utes are favored by 15 points according to Vegas Insider. Utah is 9-13-1 against the spread this season, and haven't beaten the spread in the last three games.
Pregame Quotable • CBS Sports recently named Josh Hawkinson an "L-American," one of the five best players in America for a losing team. It's a dubious honor, to be sure. Here's what Hawkinson said about it: "When I came here, I wanted to be a part of and cement my legacy as someone who brought this program up from the bottom.