Added Cooper, "It's going to be great to see old friends, but that will be there after the game, too. My job as a coach is to get these guys ready to play a team that is 0-3 but has a deceptive record. After we play a good, sound, football game, I'll go have fun."

BLAZE BRIEFS: Utah fell to No. 11 in the weekly Shutts Top 12 Poll ranking the AFL teams. Dallas, which edged Utah two weeks ago in the Delta Center, is No. 2 this week behind the Colorado Crush. The New York Dragons, who scored 84 points against the Blaze last Saturday, moved up four spots to No. 7 this week . . . Hunter, who was hurt early in the game against Dallas and didn't play at all against New York, is officially listed as "questionable" for this week's game against his old team. He was the Blaze's first pick in the expansion draft as a defensive specialist and the team has missed him dearly in their two losses . . . Utah is just 1-2, but is still tied for first in the Western Division. Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Jose are all also 1-2. Arizona trails the pack at 0-3 . . . Andersen, a former BYU player, is on the injured reserve. He has yet to play for the Blaze this season . . . Utah will play at Los Angeles on Feb. 25 before returning home for a rematch with San Jose on March 4.

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Blaze on the air

Utah Blaze (1-2) at Arizona Rattlers (0-3)

Saturday, 7 p.m.

TV: None

Radio: 1280AM

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