Venue & Event Details
Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
Kickoff: 4:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM MST
Broadcast: ESPN2
Weather Forecast
Temperature: 44°F at kickoff, dropping into upper 30s by evening
Conditions: Cloudy skies, winds 10–15 mph
Impact: Passing efficiency may be challenged; rushing attacks favored
Injury Report
Utah: QB Devon Dampier (healthy, 1,668 yards, 17 TDs, 5 INTs); RB Wayshawn Parker (healthy, 736 yards, 6 TDs); WR Ryan Davis (healthy, 659 yards, 4 TDs).
Kansas State: QB Avery Johnson (healthy, 2,163 yards, 17 TDs, 5 INTs); RB Joe Jackson (healthy, 476 yards, 2 TDs); WR Jayce Brown (healthy, 712 yards, 5 TDs).
Key Player Matchups
Utah RB Wayshawn Parker vs Kansas State Front Seven: Parker leads a rushing attack ranked 2nd nationally (278.4 YPG).
Avery Johnson (K-State QB) vs Utah Secondary: Johnson’s dual-threat ability will test a defense allowing just 184.1 passing YPG (23rd nationally).
Ryan Davis (Utah WR) vs K-State CBs: Davis’s possession skills against a secondary that has allowed 223.8 passing YPG (77th nationally).
Recent Team Forms
Kansas State: Beat Oklahoma State 14–6 (Nov. 15); Johnson threw for 177 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT.
Utah: Beat Baylor 55–28 (Nov. 15); RB Byrd Ficklin rushed for 166 yards and 2 TDs.
Series History
First-ever Big 12 meeting between Kansas State and Utah.
No prior head-to-head matchups recorded.
Betting Trends:
Utah is 7–3 ATS this season.
Kansas State is 5–5 ATS.
Overs have hit in 3 of last 5 Utah games.
Historical Betting Results
Utah has covered in 4 of last 6 home games.
Kansas State has covered in 3 of last 5 road games.
Utah has won 6 of last 7 games overall.
Prediction: Utah 34 – Kansas State 20
Game Odds
Kansas State Wildcats 52.5
Utah Utes – 18.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025
