SALT LAKE CITY — As if facing Southern California next week wasn’t already big enough, UCLA is now officially one victory from playing in its first Pacific-12 championship game since 2012 after beating No. 18 Utah 17-9 on Saturday.
The Bruins (8-3, 5-3) and crosstown rival USC (7-4, 5-3) will play in a winner-take-all game with the Pac-12 South and the right to play for a conference championship on the line. UCLA hasn’t won a conference title since 1998.
Josh Rosen threw for 220 yards and a touchdown as UCLA ended the Utes’ Pac-12 title hopes.
“I hope we don’t get ranked after this game because for some reason we don’t like playing ahead,” Rosen said.