Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference:

Game of the week

No. 17 Cincinnati (7-1, 5-0 Big 12) at No. 24 Utah (6-2, 3-2), Saturday, 10:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)

The Bearcats have been the Big 12's surprise team in coach Scott Satterfield's third season, also their third in the league. With quarterback Brendan Sorsby , they are scoring 38.3 points a game and rank fourth nationally gaining 7.36 yards per play. They have their first seven-game winning streak that is their longest since 13 in a row in 2021 when they became they made the four-team College Football Playoff.

This will be the first meeting between Cincinnati and Utah, whose only losses this season are to No. 10 BYU and No. 13 Texas Tech. The Utes are second in the league in total offense (476.9 yards per game) and total

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