Any time you hold the Falcons to 58 yards net rushing, it certainly says something about your defense and their assignment-based performance.

A week after going 4-0 against the PAC-10, the Mountain West Conference got some more bragging rights Sunday. For the first time in the MWC's 10-year history, it has three teams in both the AP and Coaches Top 25 polls.

Utah has been shooting itself in the foot all season, and just about saw its perfect season and BCS dreams seriously hurt because of it.

The Utes couldn't have asked for a better start to the season. As quarterback Brian Johnson said after Utah's win over Utah State, "You have to go 3-0 to go 4-0. The only problem to Utah's start is the shortage the Utes are having on the defensive line."

The Utes will be preparing for a true, old-fashioned football game Saturday when they travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., to take on the 3-0 Air Force Academy Falcons.

The Air Force Falcons were not flying offensively in the fourth quarter against Houston last week, but defensively held on for a close victory, 31-28.

Defending the option in football is like trying to catch three robbers who don't mind getting caught, because they're going to get up 60 more times, pound the snot out of you and eventually get something out of it.

Who has the edge in the upcoming game of the Air Force Academy vs. Utah Utes.

If you confused the Ute punt returners with circus performers during Saturday's game against Utah State, your mind was on the right track.

Since June, Key has been a much talked about addition to the Ute receiving corps that already features 6-foot-3 wideout Bradon Godfrey, 6-foot-4 Freddie Brown and the ever elusive Brent Casteel. Until Saturday, it was unsure whether Key would ever don Utah's crimson and white in 2008.