In Utah's last two football games, the Ute secondary faced USC's outstanding trio of receivers and then went against Washington State's group of pass-catchers, spread all over the field.
Now comes a matchup with the Pac-12′s most productive offensive player, Oregon State receiver Isaiah Hodgins. That’s the unrelenting nature of life in this league, although the No. 15 Utes had a week off to regroup after their excellent performance against WSU.
“Big-time receiver, and the quarterback’s playing well,” Ute coach Kyle Whittingham said Monday about OSU, beginning his weekly news conference. “They’re playing with some confidence right now.