Utah (4-3, 1-3) at Houston (2-5, 1-3)
- Kickoff: Saturday, 5 p.m. MDT
- Venue: TDECU Stadium
- TV: ESPN+ (streaming only)
- Livestream: espn.com/watch
- Radio: ESPN 700 AM/92.1 FM
- Series: Houston leads 4-0
- Weather: Mostly sunny with temperatures in the high 80s at kickoff, dropping to mid 70s by end of game.
The trends
For Utah: The Utes have dropped three consecutive games, with their latest defeat coming at the hands of TCU. The Horned Frogs beat the Utes 13-7 and held Utah to just 267 total yards as the offense struggled for the third straight contest.
For Houston: The Cougars picked up their first Big 12 win of the season with a 30-19 win over TCU, led by quarterback Zeon Chriss, but after Chriss left last week’s game against Kansas in the first quarter with an injury, Houston suffered a 42-14 defeat to the Jayhawks.
What to watch for
After last week’s 13-7 loss to TCU — Utah’s third loss in a row and its second time in three tries scoring less than 14 points — offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig resigned.
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham promoted offensive analyst and quarterbacks coach Mike Bajakian to interim offensive coordinator, and Bajakian will call the offense for the rest of the season…