Oregon helped make all of this possible for Utah. If not for the Ducks’ victory over USC in early November, the Utes’ own remarkable season wouldn’t have taken them into another Pac-12 football championship game.
Just to remind the No. 5 Utes (11-1) of the favor that gave them another Pac-12 South title, No. 13 Oregon (10-2) will appear as their opponent Friday night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., the last checkpoint in Utah’s path to a College Football Playoff semifinal berth.
All the Utes need is an LSU win over Georgia and … stop right there.