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.

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.

As the U football team's equipment manager, Kelly Sharitt and his assistant Chris Hawkes are responsible for ensuring that each of the 71 players and 30 members of the coaching staff have everything they need for road games.

The Utes are one impressive road victory away from crashing Michigan's open-house party, and it could spell a sign of things to come.

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

More than their on-field Michigan opponents, the U must defeat a crowd of 111,000 fans spitting golden bile this Saturday. The Wolverines will be looking to not only beat the Utes, but also avenge a loss that occurred one year earlier.