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After a humbling 37-7 loss at Arizona State last week, the University of Utah will look to correct its ways during a much-needed bye week before welcoming USC to Rice-Eccles Stadium on Oct. 4.
— The Sports Xchange discusses how the Sun Devils exposed the Utes' inefficiencies on both sides of the ball.
— As a result, Utah falls from No. 7 to No. 8 in CBS Sports' Pac-12 power rankings.
— The Utes fall all the way to No. 10 in ESPN's version, while disappearing completely from ESPN.com blogger Kevin Gemmell's Pac-12 bowl projections.
— The Sports Xchange also points out the red zone as a key area in need of improvement during Utah's bye week.
— The Utes prepare to welcome No. 13 USC (actual rankings here). ESPN's Ted Miller lists why both teams are licking their wounds rather than zeroing in on the epic showdown many had expected before the season began.
— Brian Shaw of the Examiner suggests that Utah's bounce-back performance against USC will determine the rest of its 2012 Pac-12 season.
— To get a Trojan perspective, Alicia de Artola of Reign of Troy dissects the performance of USC's running game against Cal and what it could mean when pitted against the Utes' strong run defense.
