Utah Utes followers cheer after a Utah rating as Utah and Florida play in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Utah hosts Oregon State on Saturday. Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
Oregon State operating again Deshaun Fenwick waves to the group after a landing towards Fresno State in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Gary Kazanjian, Assoociated Press
Oregon State (3-1, 0-1) at No. 12 Utah (3-1, 1-0)
Kickoff: Midday MDT
Venue: Rice-Eccles Stadium
TV: Pac-12 Community
Livestream: Pac12.com
Radio: KALL 700
Collection: Oregon State leads 12-11-1
Climate: Partly cloudy skies with temperatures within the low 70s.
The traits
For Utah: The Utes lead the Pac-12 in first-down protection (51), passing yards allowed (132.8), scoring protection (14.0 ppg), workforce passing effectivity (168.89), workforce passing effectivity protection (93.47), complete protection (244.0 ypg), and time of possession (33.53).
For Oregon State: The Beavers are averaging 37.8 factors per recreation. They’re additionally averaging 180.3 speeding yards per recreation and 431.2 yards per recreation in complete offense.
What to observe for
Final yr, Oregon State handed Utah its solely Pac-12 loss on an odd evening in Corvallis. The Utes offense hummed however their protection and particular groups allow them to down.
Now, Utah has an opportunity to avenge that loss towards an OSU workforce that just about knocked off No. 6 USC every week in the past.
Each groups are with out their very gifted tight ends. Utah’s Brant Kuithe suffered a season-ending damage throughout final week’s win at Arizona State. The Beavers’ Luke Musgrave has been sidelined the previous couple of weeks and isn't anticipated to play Saturday.
Key participant
Oregon State operating again Deshaun Fenwick waves to the group after a landing towards Fresno State in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.
Gary Kazanjian, Assoociated Press
Deshaun Fenwick, operating again Oregon State: The junior has run 49 occasions for 233 yards and 4 touchdowns this season. He’s averaging 4.8 yards per carry.
Quotable
“(Oregon State) is an excellent soccer workforce that performed USC proper right down to the wire. Jonathan Smith’s doing an important job up there. He’s actually constructed up that program the proper method. We’ll have our arms full this week. Will probably be an important Pac-12 contest at Rice-Eccles.” — Utah coach Kyle Whittingham
“Bunch of respect for what Utah has grow to be. Clearly a very good soccer workforce the previous couple of years, this yr. They make it bodily on each side of the ball, well-coached, good gamers, the quarterback’s good, obtained some expertise, make it actually exhausting defensively. It’s a troublesome place to play towards a very good soccer workforce.” — Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith
Subsequent up
Utah visits UCLA subsequent Saturday.
Oregon State travels to Stanford subsequent Saturday.
Utah schedule
Sept. 3 — Florida 29, Utah 26
Sept. 10 — Utah 73, Southern Utah 7
Sept. 17 — Utah 35, San Diego State 7
Sept. 24 — Utah 34, Arizona State 13
Oct. 1 — vs. Oregon State (midday, Pac-12 Community)
Oct. 8 — at UCLA (1:30 p.m. MDT, Fox or FS1)
Oct. 15 — vs. USC (TBD)
Oct. 27 — at Washington State (8 p.m., FS1)
Nov. 5 — vs. Arizona (TBD)
Nov. 12 — vs. Stanford (TBD)
Nov. 19 — at Oregon (TBD)
Nov. 26 — at Colorado (TBD)
All occasions MT