(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jonah Knubel in Pat McAfee’s Kicking Contest during the broadcast of ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. A University of Utah student missed out on a $1 million kick.

A dominant victory over one of the hottest teams in the country helped Utah ascend into the top 20 of the Associated Press poll. With some help from a wild week

Defensively, Cincinnati is anchored by linebacker Jake Golday, who has recorded 67 tackles and 3.5 sacks this season.

Utah football fans who subscribe to YouTube TV might have to look elsewhere to watch their favorite team this weekend. Here's why:

The No. 17 Cincinnati Bearcats, led by quarterback Brendan Sorsby, face the No. 24 Utah Utes, led by quarterback Devon Dampier, on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY — There is no quarterback controversy at the University of Utah. Utah football currently has no quarterback controversy, says head coach Kyle Whittingham. Devon Dampier remains QB1 despite freshman Byrd Ficklin's promising performance.

Utah (7-2, 4-2 Big 12), following a second straight blowout win, moved up seven spots to No. 17 in the AP rankings, with 560 points, and jumped five spots to No. 19 in the US LBM Coaches poll (476 points).

Barring wicked injuries, it could be reasonably expected that Utah will win the rest of its regular-season games. That’s exactly what the Utes, according to what Devon Dampier said on Saturday night, after they did away with the Cincinnati Bearcats, a team heretofore undefeated in Big 12 play, intend to do.