Week 1 in LA starts with a bang as two programs overcoming down years and looking to get back into bowl games are rolling out some highly touted incoming quarterbacks.
Utah bagged just five wins a year ago, its first in the Big 12, despite winning their first four in a row. The Utes brought in New Mexico transfer Devon Dampier, who was second in the Mountain West last season with 2,768 passing yards. Head coach Kyle Whittingham enters the season tied for the second-longest tenure with the same team in the FBS, now in his 22nd season.
UCLA, meanwhile, is coming off a year in which head coach DeShaun Foster led the Bruins to a 5-7 year. Despite missing a bowl game, they won four of their last six games to gain some momentum into the offseason, where they picked up Tennessee quarterback, Ni