ASU Football: Power ranking every 2018 opponent

TEMPE, AZ - SEPTEMBER 23: Quarterback Manny Wilkins #5 of the Arizona State Sun Devils celebrates with offensive lineman Tyler McClure #75 after scoring on a two yard rushing touchdown against the Oregon Ducks during the second half of the college football game at Sun Devil Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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DALLAS, TX – DECEMBER 26: Tyler Huntley #1 of the Utah Utes runs for a touchdown while Harrison Handley #88 of the Utah Utes makes a block on Hakeem Bailey #24 of the West Virginia Mountaineers during Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl on December 26, 2017 at Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

8. Utah

When Utah and ASU played last October, it was a blowout in favor of the Sun Devils, but this year’s game in Tempe should be different.

Utah was the only Pac-12 team to win a bowl game last year, clobbering West Virginia in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.

The Utes weren’t bad last year despite being maybe the youngest team in the Pac-12, and they will only improve with experience. They return 14 starters, including quarterback Tyler Huntley.

ASU certainly has a chance against the Utes, but it won’t be easy against Utah’s front seven, which is one of the best in the Pac-12.

Will ASU win?: No.

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