Utes 82 Jake Murphy scores the first touchdown of the Utah Utes vs. Northern Colorado Bears game at the University of Utah on Thursday, August 30, 2012.
Laura Seitz, Deseret News
Utah (1-0) at Utah State (1-0)
Friday, September 7th, 6 p.m.
Romney Stadium (25,513)
AstroTurf, Logan
TV: ESPN2
Radio: 700AM/97.5FM
Weather: 78 degrees, mostly clear
The stakes
For Utah ... The Utes are playing for a state championship, of sorts, with back-to-back contests against USU and BYU. Then comes Pac-12 play at ASU. A showdown at home with USC follows.
For Utah State ... A victory over the Utes would give the Aggies some serious in-state bragging rights, as well as momentum for upcoming road games at Wisconsin and Colorado State.
The trends
For Utah ... The Utes have won the past 12 meetings with the Aggies, including six consecutive triumphs in Logan. They lead the all-time series by a 77-28-4 margin.
For Utah State ... The Aggies are coming off their first winning season since 1997 and are expected to contend for the final WAC football championship this fall.
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Chuckie Keeton, Utah State: The sophomore quarterback completed a school-record 88 percent of his passes (22-of-25 for 304 yards and two TDs) in USU's win over SUU last week.
Key matchup
Utah RB John White vs. USU's defense: The Utes are 9-0 over the past two seasons when White tops 100 yards rushing. The senior had 119 in last week's win over Northern Colorado.
Injury report
Utah: Tight end Westlee Tonga (concussion) is questionable.
Utah State: Quarterback Adam Kennedy (arm) is questionable.
Next up
Both teams return to action on Saturday, Sept. 15. Utah faces BYU at Rice-Eccles Stadium and Utah State visits Wisconsin.
Schedule
Date. . .Opponent. . .Time/result
Aug. 30. . .N. Colorado. . .W, 41-0
Sept. 7. . .at Utah State. . .6 p.m.
Sept. 15. . .BYU. . .8 p.m.
Sept. 22. . .at Arizona State. . .TBA
Oct. 4. . .Southern Cal. . .7 p.m.
Oct. 13. . .at UCLA. . .TBAOct. 20. . .at Oregon State. . .TBA
Oct. 27. . .California. . .TBA
Nov. 3. . .Washington St.. . .TBA
Nov. 10. . .at Washington. . .TBA
Nov. 17. . .Arizona. . .TBA
Nov. 23. . .at Colorado. . .1 p.m.
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Aggies by 14+ at half time. Tight game in 4th quarter. Mark it down.
Go Big Blue!!!
Go Big Blue??? Utah isn't playing Michigan this week...
Elmer Fudd
We'll see how many games Utah manages to get on ESPN without the help of Utah State, BYU and USC.
GUARANTEED, it won't be anywhere close to the six games BYU already has scheduled for ESPN/NBC.