The Utes have to dominate to get in the CFP hunt. The Wildcats want to end that now. Here’s the Kansas State vs Utah preview and prediction.
Utah might be one of the 12 best teams in college football, but it has too much to fight through to get to the playoff.
The loss to BYU killed that hope, and the loss to Texas Tech didn’t help – it’ll be hard enough to get a second Big 12 team into the CFP, much less a third.
But if it rolls through Kansas State in the regular season finale and takes down Kansas, it’ll be the third-best team in the Big 12 and off to a strong bowl game.
Kansas State struggled to get past Oklahoma State, and it still needs one more win to get bowl-eligible. If it can get this, great – it’ll screw up the Utes. But there’s a home game against Colorado as a likely backstop.
Kansas State vs Utah Preview
Nov 15, 2025; Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; Kansas State Wildcats quarterback Avery Johnson (2) hands off to Kansas State Wildcats running back Joe Jackson (4) during the second half against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium.© William Purnell-Imagn Images
How To Watch Kansas State vs Utah
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025
Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN2
Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
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Why Kansas State Will Win
It’s the only question that matters when facing Utah – can you stop the run?
Kansas State should be able to hold its own enough to hang around, but more than that, it has to ramp up its own offense and get hot right out of the gate. Get up early, and then hope the defense can start attacking.
Make Utah press and start to throw when it has to, and bad things happen for its offense.
It’s a different Wildcat team when it starts forcing takeaways, going 4-0 when coming up with three or more, but …
Nov 15, 2025; Waco, Texas, USA; Utah Utes wide receiver Ryan Davis (9) during warmups before the game against the Baylor Bears at McLane Stadium.© Chris Jones-Imagn Images
Why Utah Will Win
Utah doesn’t have a turnover problem.
It had to press against Texas Tech when the running game wasn’t working, and out came the mistakes with four turnovers.
That was effectively it.
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There were two in the loss to BYU, and two in the easy win over Cincinnati, and that’s all for the multiple giveaways, with just two giveaways in the other seven games.
Kansas State isn’t controlling the clock or the tempo consistently enough. To beat Utah, you have to be able to keep Devon Dampier and the offense off the field, and ….
Kansas State vs Utah Prediction, Betting Lines
Utah has the two losses to the Big 12 big boys, and it’s absolutely dorrnailing everyone else.
Wyoming is the only team to come within 25 against the Utes, and that includes all the home wins that haven’t even come close to being interesting.
If Kansas State can come out roaring with a good first quarter, this could be fun. Utah won’t let that happen.
Utah 37, Kansas State 16
Line: Utah -17.5, o/u: 52.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 4
Must See Rating: 3.5
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