To understand the magnitude of the upcoming road game at Utah (3-2, 2-0 Pac-12) for Arizona State (5-1, 3-0) it must first be put in the context of the last time the programs faced each other in Salt Lake City.
Two years ago, almost to the day, the Sun Devils marched into Rice-Eccles Stadium ranked inside the top-20 with a 5-1 record and their sights set on a January bowl game. That flame was extinguished by a dominant performance from the Utah defense in a 21-3 rout. The Sun Devils were grounded, quarterback Jayden Daniels played the worst game of his career, and the team lost the next three games after to slip to 5-5.