Desmond Howard, Lee Corso, even Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne predicted the No. 9 Cougars would leave Rice-Eccles Stadium with a W. Kirk Herbstreit, however, likes Utah to pull off the upset.

Harlan blasted Big 12 officials with a rant rarely seen by athletic directors after Utah's controversial 22-21 loss to the rival Cougars.

While Harlan may be upset with the officiating, Utah's offense scored 21 points in the second quarter and never put up points again. Another tough defeat for Utah, who opened the year as the Big 12 favorites, and now need two wins to make a bowl game with two out of their final three games against ranked opponents.