Utah has wins over Southern Utah, Baylor and Utah State. Baylor ranks No. 1 in defense in the Big 12 heading into this week’s games. Utah is No. 2, Kansas State is No. 4 and BYU follows closely at No. 5 ahead of Kansas, Houston and UCF.

Saturday, 3 p.m. ET (FOX) BetMGM College Football Odds: Oklahoma State by 1 1/2. Series record: Utah leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The winner will establish itself as an early favorite to reach the conference title game.

Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (FOX) The Utes expect to have back quarterback Cameron Rising (finger on throwing hand) for their first conference game in the Big 12. This is a matchup of preseason favorites and head coaches in their 20th season at their schools: Kyle Whittingham at Utah and Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State.

BYU and Kansas State meet on Saturday for the first time since BYU's 19-15 win in the 1996 Cotton Bowl, this time in Provo.

After a rollercoaster ride to 3-0 for the Oklahoma State football team, Big 12 play arrives with what might turn out to be one of the most crucial games of the conference season.

A pair of college football coaching veterans meet Saturday when No. 12 Utah visits No. 14 Oklahoma State in a Big 12 showdown that could have College Football Playoff implications. Utah's Kyle Whittingham and Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy are in their 20th seasons leading their respective programs with nearly identical records.

The 2024 college football regular season is already a quarter of the way over for Utah and BYU. For the Utes and Cougars, that also means it’s time for Big 12 play. The two in-state rivals both went 3-0 during nonconference action,