The best time of the year is upon us, and Utah has the honor of officially kicking off the 2023 college football season in primetime Thursday night.
The two-time defending Pac-12 champs welcome in Florida for a rematch of last season's opener, a 29-26 nail-biter that saw Utah struggle to score in the red zone and throw an interception in the end zone on the final play.
The main storyline for Utah in 2023 is whether it can complete the three-peat as conference champions in the Pac-12's final season. In my annual college football preview magazine, Utah is my selection to win the Pac-12. While most publications selected USC , Utah continues to prove me right and is a key reason why I've been able to win the 10-year, five-year, and three-year national prediction accuracy titles.
Florida went 6-7 last year and lost to all four of their primary rivals — Florida State, Tennessee, Georgia and LSU — and did so by allowing 42.5 points per game. The Gators also lost to Vanderbilt and were blown out by Oregon State in the bowl game. They do get a 10-spot boost from last year's No. 43 ranking thanks to a second-year coach bonus and their run of Top 15 recruiting classes.
Utah returns the bulk of its 2022 defensive lineup, and ace coordinator Morgan Scalley thrives when he has a veteran unit. The young defense grew in real time last season and rides that momentum into 2023. Over the first seven games, Utah's defensive rank in my opponent-adjusted, per-play metric was 45th of 69 Power Five teams. Over the final seven games, that rank surged up to 25th.
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