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How to buy Oklahoma State vs. Utah college football tickets

Want to watch the Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Utah Utes in person on Saturday, Sept. 21? Tickets still remain for as little as $88.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys welcome the Utah Utes to Stillwater on Saturday for a Week 4 college football top-25 matchup, and if you want to see the game live in person, we’ve got you covered.

The Cowboys are 3-0 and ranked 15th in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, with wins over the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Arkansas Razorbacks and Tulsa Golden Hurricanes, respectively.

The Utes are ranked even better in the poll coming in at No. 10 after the dust settled from Week 3. Utah has scored wins over the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, Baylor Bears and Utah State Aggies, respectively.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys will host the Utah Utes on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. ET and limited tickets still remain.

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How to buy Oklahoma State vs Utah football tickets

This battle between two Big 12 heavyweights is one you definitely do not want to miss and with tickets still remaining you can still get in on the live action this weekend. Take a look at the details below.

At the time of publication, the cheapest available tickets for the Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Utah Utes are $88.

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7th-year Utah quarterback puts himself on the NFL draft map in big 2024 debut

7th-year Utah quarterback Cameron Rising puts himself on the NFL draft map in big 2024 debut

It’s not everyday that fans see a player in college football that is entering his seventh year of eligibility, let alone one that is clearly entering his prime. That is the case for Utah Utes quarterback Cameron Rising, who put on a heck of a show last night in the opening week of college football against Southern Utah.

Rising was the star of the show on the night posting career highs with 5 touchdowns through the air to put a punctuation on what ended up being a 49-0 blowout win for the Utes.

While Rising is not realistically in the running for a first-round quarterback, given his age and physical limitations, he has already shown enough savvy and skill to be considered as a potential backup quarterback at the next level. Resembling Gardner Minshew in both style and play, Rising could find himself on a similar career path as the current Las Vegas Raiders starter should he keep up his high level of play.

It’s early on in the season, but this appears to be set up to be a breakout year for the 25-year-old, seventh-year senior, which is great news after having missed all of last season with a major knee injury.

Big 12 did not have a single team in top ten of The Athletic’s rankings

No Big 12 football teams were listed in the top ten of The Athletic’s college football rankings of all 134 FCS teams ahead of the 2024 season.

With the college football season set to kickoff this weekend, Chris Vannini of The Athletic released his 1-134 rankings. The Big 12 conference did not see a single team rank inside the Top 10 to start the season.

The Utah Utes were the top-ranked team from the Big 12. Kyle Whittingham and his Utes checked in at 11th in the rankings. That was just behind the Missouri Tigers at 10 and just ahead of Penn State at 12.

The second-ranked Big 12 team is the Iowa State Cyclones. The Cyclones, who went 7-6 last season, started 2023 at 56. This year, they are 19th, just behind their in-state rival Iowa. Checking in just after Iowa State is Kansas State and Kansas. Both the Wildcats and Jayhawks went 9-4 last season.  Oklahoma State was next, ranked at 22nd.

Arizona rounded out the Top 25 right at 25th in the rankings. When discussing Utah for the 2024 season this is what Vannini had to say about the Utes:

Utah looks like the Big 12 favorite with quarterback Cam Rising and tight end Brant Kuithe back, along with most of its really good defense.

He also went on to discuss the other Big 12 teams in the rankings:

I feel like Iowa State is being overlooked and will be a Big 12 contender. The Cyclones bring back almost everything from last season and don’t have a surprise gambling scandal hanging over things like last year. Kansas State and Kansas should have two of the most exciting offenses in the country, but will that be enough to contend for the Big 12? Oklahoma State is constantly slept on but won 10 games again last year and has the best running back in the country in Ollie Gordon II.  New coach Brent Brennan walks into a good situation at Arizona with rising star quarterback Noah Fifita.

The first Big 12 game of the season is August 29th, as Central Florida hosts New Hampshire, one of four conference games that night.

UCLA football schedules home and home with Utah Utes

UCLA-Utah is continuing.

The UCLA Bruins football team may be getting ready for their first season in the Big 10, but they are renewing some old rivalries with future schedules. UCLA Football will begin a series against former Pac-12 rival Utah starting in 2025.

The Bruins and Utes will get together in 2025 at the Rose Bowl. UCLA will then return the favor and head to Salt Lake City for a battle in 2023.

The last time these two teams played; was September of 2023 with the Utes topping the Bruins 14-7. In 21 meetings, UCLA has won 12 of the 21 games. The Bruins are 7-3 at home, and 5-6 on the road against the Utes.

The last 11 games between the two teams were conference rivalry games. The first time they played each other was back in 1933 when UCLA beat Utah 21-0.

Pete Thamel was the first to announce the news on Twitter:

While UCLA is part of the Big Ten now, the Utah Utes are now members of the Big 12 Conference.

Jackson Arnold outside the top 10 in ESPN’s 2024 spring quarterback rankings

Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold just outside ESPN’s 10 ten QBs for the 2024 season ahead of spring ball.

Anytime you have turnover at quarterback, there are bound to be questions about how the offense will perform the following season.

The Sooners are one of the teams across the country that will be starting a new quarterback in 2024. [autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag] takes over for [autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag], who transferred to Oregon. And while there may be some uncertainty, the Sooners have one of the best young quarterbacks in the country.

The former five-star prospect isn’t one of the favorites to win the Heisman in 2024 and at this point. At this point he’s just outside the top-10 of ESPN’s quarterback rankings heading into the spring. And a lot of where Arnold is ranked is likely related to his inexperience at the collegiate level.

The only player without much experience that’s ranked ahead of Arnold is Tennessee Volunteers quarterback [autotag]Nico Iamaleavea[/autotag].

Arnold has a lot of talent and is a highly-regarded quarterback, but he and Iamaleava have a lot to prove still. But they’ve got all the talent in the world, and both former five-star quarterbacks were able to get their first start during bowl season.

Arnold and Iamaleava will likely provide the fireworks in the Oklahoma Sooners first conference game in the SEC when they welcome the Tennessee Volunteers to town. That could be the start of a fantastic quarterback battle over the next several years. In the offenses they run with the talent that both schools possess, both former five-star quarterbacks could be dark-horse Heisman contenders in 2024 and frontrunners in 2025.

For the Sooners, everything is set up for Arnold to find himself ranked much higher in these quarterback rankings by the end of the season. The offensive line will come together and the Sooners have a deep pool of skill talent for Arnold to work with.

Here’s a look at ESPN’s top 10.

Big 12 Bowl Projections: Sooners face Pac-12 power in latest projections from USA TODAY Sports

According to the latest Big 12 bowl projections, the Oklahoma Sooners take on the Utah Utes.

The final two weeks of the regular season are upon us. It’s crunch time for the conference title and College Football Playoff contenders. While the playoff is out of reach for the Sooners, they still have an outside shot at a Big 12 title game berth.

They’ll need to take care of business against BYU and TCU over the next nine days. But if the Sooners finish strongly and get a little help, one final trip to Arlington is certainly in the cards.

But at the moment, they’re on the outside looking in, and that affects where they’re heading in USA TODAY Sports’ latest bowl projections.

Let’s take a look at where the Big 12’s projected postseason landing spots.

Oregon’s win at Utah revealed the gulf between the Ducks and USC

Utah was a revealer for USC and Oregon.

As USC prepares to face Oregon, one common opponent in the Pac-12 showed how far apart the Trojans and Ducks really are.

We asked our Pac-12 football panel, “How much did the Utah game change your impressions of Oregon?”

Matt Zemek: Not much. A good team should make Utah’s offense look bad. I know it’s Salt Lake City, but Utah without Cam Rising and Brant Kuithe is a diminished team. I’m looking forward to Oregon-Oregon State later this season as a measuring stick before the big one in the Pac-12 title game. The team whose identity changed a lot as a result of the Utah-Oregon game was not Oregon, but USC. This game revealed the chasm between the Trojans and Ducks, mostly on defense.

Zachary Neel: I think it actually changed my impression a decent amount. I knew going into the game that Oregon was a really good team offensively, but I didn’t expect them to be able to do that to Utah’s elite defense. With as good as Oregon’s defense has proven to be this year, I came away from that game thinking for the first time that the Ducks realistically have a chance to compete in the College Football Playoff if they get there in December.

Matt Wadleigh: None, really. Utah beat a horrible horrid, terrible, putrid USC defense.

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Big 12 Bowl Projections: Sooners face Utes in latest from USA TODAY Sports

After two straight losses, the Sooners are headed to the Alamo Bowl in latest USA TODAY Sports bowl projections.

The Oklahoma Sooners have had a good year. In the midst of a two-game losing streak, that may not be the thing we want to talk about, but they’ve been good. Good enough to get to the College Football Playoff? No. To make the Big 12 title game? That’s not completely off the table.

They’ve made improvements on the defensive side of the ball, in particular, that provide enough encouragement that this program is heading in the right direction. In 2022, the Sooners allowed their opponents to score more than 30 points seven times. In 2023, that’s only happened twice.

The Sooners still have a lot to play for. Drake Stoops, a player who’s become synonymous with “OUDNA,” said as much when he met with the media.

With three games remaining, the Sooners have a chance to make a statement. They can show off the resiliency that’s been a characteristic of this team in 2023. And in those three games, continue to make strides as a football program.

As for where their postseason fate lies, here’s where Big 12 programs are headed in the latest bowl projections from USA TODAY Sports.

USC prepares for Washington knowing its loss to Utah looks even worse now

Utah is exactly what we all thought the Utes were … but the Utes were far better against USC than they were vs Oregon.

USC really, really blew it when it lost to Bryson Barnes and Utah. The Utes scored 34 against the Trojans. They scored only six points against Oregon. The limitations of the Utah offense were laid bare against the Ducks, but Alex Grinch’s USC defense could not expose those limitations when the Trojans hosted the Utes. It was and is a real missed opportunity for Lincoln Riley’s team.

We asked our Pac-12 panel: “How much did the Utah-Oregon game change your impressions of Utah?”

Matt Zemek: Not much. The Utes are a try-hard team which has overachieved this year without Cam Rising. A good opponent was bound to give them a hard time.

Zachary Neel:  It changed my impression of Utah’s defense, for sure. I think that the injuries are starting to finally catch up to them on that side of the ball and Oregon exposed that a bit. The offense was held together by paper mache going into that game, so I didn’t expect them to be able to do very much versus the Ducks. Utah is a top-five Pac-12 team, but I don’t think anyone should expect to see them in Las Vegas.

Matt Wadleigh: Not much. Utah’s offense looked so good against USC, it was bound to regress. Utah’s season has still been fascinating with no Cam Rising. You have to tip your hat to Kyle Whittingham.

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Which is the better Pac-12 team: Arizona or Utah?

We did not expect to ask this question before the season began. Right now, though, it’s an interesting query.

We didn’t expect to ask this question to our Pac-12 football panel at any point in the 2023 season, but we have to ask it now, based on everything we have seen: Is Arizona better than Utah?

Matt Zemek: Yes. Utah with Bryson Barnes would not do much against an Arizona defense which is playing inspired, physical football this season. Noah Fifita continues to deliver for Arizona behind an offensive line which played really well in the fourth quarter against Oregon State with the game on the line. I would take Arizona over Utah on a neutral field. Salt Lake City would be 50-50. Arizona wins comfortably in Tucson.

Zachary Neel: Arizona is better than Utah offensively, for sure, but I don’t know how good that offense would be versus Utah’s defense. That would be a close game where I’d look at the coaching matchup for an edge. Give me Kyle Whittingham.

Matt Wadleigh: Arizona has come on strong lately, and I have them beating UCLA this weekend. So, the answer is yes.

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