Fresh off bye weeks, Utah and UCLA return to the field Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium, both looking to claim the driver’s seat in the Pac-12 South. Ute Insiders Dirk Facer and Jody Genessy are joined by longtime Deseret News columnist Lee Benson to break down the game. The No. 8-ranked Utes are heavy favorites, while the Bruins, winners of three straight after a rough start to the season, have little to lose. The trio also talks hoops and discuss the Utes’ 94-point victory over Mississippi Valley State. How — and why — does that happen?

<p>Fresh off bye weeks, Utah and UCLA return to the field Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium, both looking to claim the driver&rsquo;s seat in the Pac-12 South. Ute Insiders Dirk Facer and Jody Genessy are joined by longtime Deseret News columnist Lee Benson to break down the game. The No. 8-ranked Utes are heavy favorites, while the Bruins, winners of three straight after a rough start to the season, have little to lose. The trio also talks hoops and discuss the Utes&rsquo; 94-point victory over Mississippi Valley State. How &mdash; and why &mdash; does that happen?</p>

Longtime Deseret News Ute beat writer Dirk Facer leads a weekly discussion into the world of University of Utah athletics.

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