Fri., Dec. 2 • 5:00 pm PT • FOX
UTAH: Playing in their 4th Pac-12 Championship Game in the last 5 years. Looking to become just the 3rd school to win back-to-back Pac-12 Championship Games (Stanford 2012-13 & Oregon 2019-20). A win would give Utah 10+ wins in consecutive seasons for just the 3rd time in school history (2003-04, 2008-10). 4-2 this season against teams with winning records including 2-2 against teams in the current CFP Top 25. 63 points and 662 total yards last week at Colorado, were both their most in a conference game since joining the Pac-12. Have scored 30+ points in 9 of 12 games this season and 7 of their 9 wins have come by 20+ points. QB Cameron Rising 3 pass TD last week at Colorado, had career-high 415 pass yards and 5 total TD (2 pass, 3 rush) in win over USC earlier this season. TE Dalton Kincaid 102 receiving yards for his 2nd game with 100+ rec yards this season. Kincaid had 16 receptions for 234 yards (both Pac-12 records for tight ends). With leading rusher Tavion Thomas out for the rest of the season, former QB turned RB Ja’Quinden Jackson had 117 rush yards on 10 carries with 3 rush TD last week,
USC: Playing in their 4th Pac-12 Championship Game and 2nd in the last 3 years. USC won their only Pac-12 Championship Game in 2017, defeating Stanford 31-28 behind MVP Sam Darnold. 5-1 against teams with winning records this season and 4-1 in games decided by 8 points or less. First 11-1 start since 2008 and Lincoln Riley ties the school record for most wins in a head coaches first season at USC. +7 win improvement from last year ties the largest turnaround in USC history (1961-62). 436 total yards last week, becoming the first team to gain 400+ yards on Notre Dame this season. QB Caleb Williams 3 rush TD and 1 pass TD last week, becoming 1st USC QB since at least 1996 to have 3 rush TD in a game. Williams has 44 total TD this season, tied for most in FBS and is also the most ever by a USC QB. After losing leading rusher Travis Dye for the season, Austin Jones has had back-to-back games with 100+ rush yards including 154 against Notre Dame last week. USC defense has 19 interceptions this season, their most since 2012 and the Trojans have an FBS best +23 turnover margin. DL Tuli Tuipulotu leads FBS with 12.5 sacks this season.
