Former Utah quarterback Troy Williams lost a close game to his old Washington teammates at Rice-Eccles Stadium two years ago and inaccurately predicted the Top 25 teams would meet again in the Pac-12 championship game. Ute linebacker Cody Barton made the same promise Saturday night, with even less supporting evidence.
“I’m confident that we’ll see them again,” the senior co-captain said after a 21-7 loss to the Huskies to begin Pac-12 play.
Nobody else in the Pac-12 South has made a convincing case for itself as the likely champion, so Barton’s forecast is not unreasonable. It’s also fair to say that mere bowl eligibility is not promised to the Utes (2-1) at this stage.