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#20Utah Utes

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WEEK 2 ยท 2026
Week 2 pregame guide

Utahโ€™s clean opener leaves one urgent question for Arkansas

The rebuilt offensive line powered a rout of Idaho, but early hits on Devon Dampier give Utah fans the clearest thing to watch against Arkansas.

Read the rooting guide โ†’
Utah faces BYU at Rice-Eccles Stadium in 2024.
Utah faces BYU at Rice-Eccles Stadium in 2024.
CreditPhoto creditUtah Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Ian TracyWikimedia Commons ยท Public domainCropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

Arkansas at Utah
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Arkansas
Final ยท Arkansas 10โ€“43 UtahWish granted โœ“
Utah

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Utah wanted
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Impact 1
Washington State
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Rooted for
Kansas State
Final ยท Washington State 7โ€“34 Kansas StateWish granted โœ“
Projected 1.2-point playoff boost

Kansas State won, thinning out the at-large competition for Utah's playoff spot.

Entering-week projection39% if Kansas State won37% with the other result1.2-point differenceUtah playoff chance
47 other games had little impact
Missouri at Kansas ยท FOX
South Florida at Army ยท CBSSN
Rutgers at Boston College ยท ESPN2
Oklahoma at Michigan ยท FOX
Arizona State at Texas A&M ยท ABC
Oregon at Oklahoma State ยท ESPN
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech ยท The CW Network
Wake Forest at Purdue ยท FS1
Penn State at Temple ยท ESPN2
App State at East Carolina ยท ESPNU
Western Kentucky at Georgia ยท SEC Network
Alabama at Kentucky ยท ABC
Mississippi State at Minnesota ยท CBS
UCF at Pittsburgh ยท ESPN2
Arizona at BYU ยท FOX
California at Syracuse ยท ACC Network
Duke at Illinois ยท FS1
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State ยท BTN
Maryland at UConn ยท CBSSN
Utah State at Washington ยท BTN
Rice at Notre Dame ยท NBC
UTSA at Texas State ยท The CW Network
UL Monroe at UAB ยท ESPN+
UNLV at North Texas ยท ESPNU
Delaware at Vanderbilt ยท SEC Network
Memphis at Boise State ยท USA Network
Buffalo at Florida International ยท ESPN+
Jacksonville State at Ohio ยท ESPN+
Tennessee at Georgia Tech ยท ESPN
Bowling Green at Nebraska ยท FS1
Tulsa at Sam Houston ยท ESPN+
South Alabama at Tulane ยท ESPN+
Georgia State at Kennesaw State ยท ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Marshall ยท ESPN+
San Diego State at UCLA ยท BTN
Ohio State at Texas ยท ABC
Texas Tech at Oregon State ยท CBS
Iowa State at Iowa ยท NBC
Georgia Southern at Clemson ยท ACC Network
Navy at Florida Atlantic ยท ESPNU
Louisiana Tech at LSU ยท SECN+
Southern Miss at Auburn ยท SEC Network
Charlotte at Ole Miss ยท ESPN2
North Dakota State at Air Force ยท FS1
Sacramento State at Fresno State ยท CBSSN
Louisiana at USC ยท BTN
New Mexico State at Hawai'i ยท MW+
The rooting list was:Utah, then Kansas State.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 2). How the model works.