No. 18 Utah, UCLA meet in Pac-12 playoff-type showdown

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Everything is on the line when No. 18 Utah hosts UCLA on Saturday.

Both teams entered the season with the goal of winning the Pac-12 and that dream will end for the loser.

Basically, it's a Pac-12 quarterfinal playoff game.

''We're sitting here in a really difficult conference; it's just hard every week to win games,'' UCLA coach Jim Mora said. ''We've got an opportunity to go out and play a really good Utah team for some really big stakes.''

The Bruins (7-3, 4-3) at least control their own destiny despite losing to Washington State last week. If they beat the Utes (8-2, 5-2) and No. 22 USC (7-3, 5-2), they will win the Pac-12 South and play in the conference title game on…