Brett Ciancia is the owner of Pick Six Previews, a college football preview magazine graded as the 'Most Accurate Season Preview' since 2012 (via Stassen). Ciancia was named a Heisman Trophy voter in 2019 and was invited to the FWAA's All-America Team selection committee in 2020.
SALT LAKE CITY — I'm not sure if Utah fans have caught their breath yet after that absolute roller-coaster Saturday night in Salt Lake City. This was one of the craziest games of the entire 2025 season, and head coach Kyle Whittingham agreed, calling it "one for the ages.
"Kansas State rolled up 342 rushing yards by halftime on 18 yards per carry, with five 30+ yard runs. It was the worst rushing defensive half in Utah history. Then it continued into the second half with Kansas State finishing with 472 rushing yards .Kansas State scored its fifth rushing touchdown to make it 47-35 with seven minutes left, but they attempted a 2-point try, which Utah's Tao Johnson interceptedand returned 100+ yards for the rare pick two — a 4-point swing — to bring Utah within 10 points and shift the momentum.Utah cut it to 47-44 on Devon Dampier's touchdown to Larry Simmons, and then on a fourth-and-1, Dampier broke free and ran it all the way down to the 5-yard line to set up his game-winning touchdown. The television cameras were shaking so hard on Dampier's long run I thought the live feed was going to break.Rice-Eccles was rocking.The 51-47 win keeps Utah alive for the Big 12 title game and the playoff, though they need plenty of help from teams ahead of them. First, they close out the regular season with a trip to Lawrence, Kansas, to face the 5-6 Kansas Jayhawks .Game Grader 3-year average : Utah 55.4 | Kansas 53.4 2024 season: Utah 44.9 | Kansas 53.0 2025 season: Utah 72.0 | Kansas 43.9 My Game Grader formula is a measure of statistical dominance that adjusts for opponent strength and is a key piece of my preseason and in-season evaluation.In my annual season preview magazine Pick Six Previews, I selected Utah to finish fourth in a wide-open Big 12 race. They lost twice — a 34-10 loss to Texas Tech and 24-21 loss to BYU — but eight of their wins have been blowouts with an average yardage margin of +200 per game.I projected Kansas to finish 12th in the Big 12 in my preview magazine, and so far that has held true. They are 5-6 overall, 3-5 in the Big 12, with their three wins over 1-10 Oklahoma State and the two coaching change teams UCF and West Virginia. They are No. 50 of 68 Power Four teams in Game Grader.Utah with the ball Utah offens
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