Nobody plays more man defense than the University of Utah, across college football: 59% of the time, the Utes are in those looks. Jonathan Hall and Lander Barton have been terrific against the run, with 30 tackles for loss between them. It makes sense for the Utes to stack the box as much as possible.

The Cougars are an excellent run team, ranking 11th in the country averaging 38.0 yards per contest. Last week against Arizona, they ran for 258 yards on 51 carries. Quarterback Bear Bachmeier gets heavily involved in the run game with 295 yards and seven touchdowns on the season.

The next installment of the Holy War rivalry will also be a top-25 matchup between a pair of Big 12 contenders. Utah and BYU will head into next Saturday's cont

On the most recent edition of “SEC Football Unfiltered,” the podcast I host alongside John Adams, we drafted our latest playoff projection. We do this in tandem, choosing team