If an award existed for the Pac-12 South's football coach of the year, Saturday's meeting between Utah's Kyle Whittingham and Arizona State's Herm Edwards would decide the winner.
Much more than a mythical trophy is at stake at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., where the Utes can move closer to clinching their first division title in eight seasons of Pac-12 membership. If the Sun Devils beat Utah (6-2, 4-2 Pac-12), they would own the tiebreaker with the Utes and be in position to qualify for the conference championship game by winning their three remaining contests vs. UCLA, Oregon and Arizona.