Whether they've been in Salt Lake City for five years, four years or just two years, 19 seniors will bid Rice-Eccles Stadium adieu Saturday after one of the biggest games in Utah history.

Doctors have been prescribing sunny vacations to people for years. Turns out warm San Diego was just what the doctor ordered for the U football team's offense, but for very different reasons.

Utah and BYU both have high-powered and productive offensive weapons this season, although when comparing the two schools, the firepower comes from two different sources.

With the innovations of the spread offense and getting players out in space, teams are trying to find quicker, faster players. This is especially true for the running back position.

One has statistics that other quarterbacks only dream of. The other leads an undefeated team with the inside track to a Bowl Championship Series game.

As Utah tries to make the dreams of four years ago into another reality, it's fitting that the one team standing between an 11-0 Utah team and another lucrative bowl appearance is archrival BYU.

With their third championship in as many years on the line, don't expect the Cougars to fall flat Saturday. They still have plenty of weapons, despite the formidable Ute offensive attack.

Since quarterback Brian Johnson's arrival in 2004, Utah has only beaten its archrival once. During that game, Johnson wasn't even on the field.

Brian Johnson threw for a career-high five touchdowns on 27-for-38 passing and the No. 7 Utes (11-0, 7-0) earned a share of the Mountain West Conference Championship with a 63-14 throttling of San Diego State.

But heading into the final two weeks of the regular season, his football team's record is and it has a lot to do with what the senior quarterback has been able to do, particularly in the fourth quarter.