UNLV's football program has recently fallen on hard times. The great teams that included Randall Cunningham and Elbert "Ickey" Woods are long gone and the Rebels now find themselves as one of the worst teams in the Mountain West Conference.

MWC Rankings for the second week of the season are out.

Going into the game on Saturday, both the Utah Utes and UNLV Rebels can be proud. One vaulted into the polls and the other whimpered out of one.

Yeah, Utah's defense is going to be great, and the offense will probably average 400-some-odd yards per game8212;but the new dawn is that you'll probably get the chance to see it happen before your very eyes again, finally.

Utah's defensive ends have the talent to get all sorts of pressure on the quarterback and this is what makes them tick.

As an objective member of The Daily Utah Chronicle who's dedicated to the ethics of professional journalism, I'm not allowed to have a favorite U football player. But if you, the most rabid, unrelenting, jump-during-third-down fans are looking for someone to admire, or possibly one day own the replica jersey of, I'd highly recommend Nai Fotu.

Utes make Top-25, prepare for home opener against UNLV, receive MWC honors and deal with injuries in the aftermath of the game against Michigan.

The oft-injured quarterback, the All-American and the guy who previously played one quarter for the U football program led the Utes past mighty Michigan.

The Utes were forced to pull off a "great escape" fending off a furious Michigan fourth quarter rally and broke out of Ann Arbor with a 25-23 win, leaving the Wolverines stunned for a second-straight, season-opening defeat.

Who has the edge in the upcoming football game between Utah and Michigan?