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SportsTuesday, November 3

No. 3 Utah and No. 7 BYU meet Saturday in the first rivalry game with two top-10 teams

The Daily Orem teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 4 sources

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If you're planning your Saturday around the , this one's big. No. 3 Utah (8-0, 5-0) hosts No. 7 BYU (7-1, 4-1), and for the first time ever, both teams are ranked in the top 10. The winner gets the inside track on a spot in the Big 12 championship game. Utah hasn't lost since a 24-21 game in Provo last October, and has won 14 straight.

Utah is undefeated while BYU has one loss heading into Saturday

#3AP ranking#7
8Wins7
0Losses1
5Big 12 wins4

Sources: Deseret News, FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU), ABC4 Utah

The coaches go way back. BYU's Kalani Sitake spent 10 years at Utah as an assistant and coordinator. Utah's first-year head coach, Morgan Scalley, calls him "a dear friend." Reminded that Utah's last loss came against BYU, Scalley said, "Oh, thank you for reminding me of that." Both teams won last weekend: Utah 49-25 at Cincinnati, BYU 27-20 over Arizona State.

  • Kickoff: Saturday, 10 a.m. MST, at
  • Watch: ABC; radio: 700 AM/92.1 FM
  • Pregame: one-hour ABC4 show at 9 a.m., live from the tailgate
  • Scalley's hope, shared with Sitake: more civil fans

Both teams won last weekend before Saturday's matchup

  • Utah49
    Cincinnati25
    Final
  • Arizona State20
    BYU27
    Final
  • BYU
    Utah
    Sat., 10 a.m. MSTRice-Eccles Stadium, on ABC

Source: Deseret News

Sources: Deseret News, FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU), ABC4 Utah

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