The preliminaries are over for both the BYU and Utah football programs, with each accomplishing its primary objective.
The Utes didn't exactly breeze through the nonconference season but still won all three games in good enough fashion. The Cougars pulled off the biggest surprise, falling behind by 14 points in the opening minutes against Arkansas only to win in scintillating fashion.
Texas has lived up to its status as the preseason favorite to win the conference in its third season under coach Steve Sarkisian, a former BYU quarterback. The third-ranked Longhorns have the sport's best win so far, soundly beating perennial power Alabama on its home field. Utah Utes defense sack Weber State Wildcats quarterback Kylan Weisser during their football game at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. In its final season before the money-grab — otherwise known as realignment — destroys the conference, the Pac-12 will go out in style. A record eight teams are ranked on the top 25, making the conference unquestionably the deepest in college football.
As it stands, Arizona State and Cal look like the only two pushovers on Utah's remaining schedule. Even Arizona, which was picked to finish eighth in the conference, has a potent quarterback in Jayden de Laura with the ability to, at least, test Utah's defense.
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