The USC Trojans are keeping one of the top junior college recruits home. Josiah Jefferson, from Chula Vista, California (Southwestern College), had been committed to play football for the Utah Utes since June. Jefferson took an official visit to USC in ...

Utah football wanted to break its ESPN “College GameDay” curse. More than that, the Utes needed a win to keep their Big 12 title hopes alive. And they did both on Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium. No. 24 Utah defeated No. 17 Cincinnati 45-14.

Soon after the rankings reveal, ESPN’s Allstate Playoff Predictor weighed in. The Utes were given a 39 percent chance, two points higher than the Cougars. Don’t believe that, either. While the number is a reasonable reflection of Utah’s situation, BYU’s chances are much, much worse than 37 percent.

Utah football is still alive in the Big-12 race. Barely. We break down what needs to happen for the Utes to still make it to the conference title game. 2025 has the potential to turn into the "year that could have been" for Utah football. Sitting with a 6 ...