National Game of the Week: #17 Cincinnati @ #24 Utah
It’s not a top-heavy slate of games for the weekend- after all, the Dawgs are on a bye. That gives us the opportunity to focus on some teams that aren’t usually in the spotlight. It’s interesting that three of the four teams at the top of the Big 12 standings are relatively new to the conference. BYU, Cincinnati, and Houston join old(er) stalwart Texas Tech at 5-0 or 4-1 in conference. The Bearcats and BYU are tied at 5-0. Utah has only lost to Texas Tech and archrival BYU, the latter by a mere field goal on the road. Cincinnati narrowly lost their season opener against Nebraska and has been flying ever since. This game will be their toughest test. It’s a very tricky road environment and Utah can’t afford another loss if they want to stay in the race to make the CCG. QB Brendan Sorsby has 20 TDs to a single Int. The Utah defense is getting back to the form we expect from a Kyle Whittingham team. It should be a good one.
