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The Utes and Trojans will play Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

GO UTES! BEAT THE TROJANS!

How excited are you for tonight's game?

Struggling and heavy underdogs, the Utes look to prove their doubters wrong ... but will they?

Thursday night has been kind to Utah over the past decade ... will that continue this Thursday against TCU?

Is victory Thursday over the Trojans possible? Maybe ... but Utah will have to bring their A game.

Utah is getting a bit more preseason buzz than a year ago. However, some of it is solely by default. Utah's ultimate challenge might not be their spot in the Pac-12 South and rather their overall standing in the conference.

Utah and USC staged a pretty exciting game last year. With only seconds left, the Utes lined up for the game-tying field goal - only to have it blocked as the clock hit zero. Will 2012's contest offer similar fireworks?

Utah nearly knocked off USC and though a loss, it showed the fight of this team - something that would become even more apparent months later.

Utah hosts USC, but has to travel and play three teams that knocked 'em off at home last year. How will that impact their overall record?