No. 14 Utah, after bye week, hopes to maintain momentum at Wazzu

Utah coach Kyle Whittingham is pleased that the 14th-ranked Utes will return to action earlier than normal this week when they visit Washington State on Thursday.

The Utes had a bye last week following a 43-42 home win over then-No. 7 Southern California on Oct. 15.

"I think this is the idealscenario, if you have a bye, to have it come (ahead of) a Thursday (game) so you get an extra couple of days the following week,"