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SALT LAKE CITY -- For all the recent success Utahs Kyle Whittingham has had in the Pac-12, beating Arizonas Rich Rodriguez has eluded him.The Wildcats are 4-0 against the 24th-ranked Utes since Rodriguez took over in 2012, and to hear Whittingham tell it he hasnt really been thinking about that this week.Its not on my mind, but I guess it should be, Whittingham said. Its right. Its accurate. Theyve had our number the last four years.The Wildcats (2-3, 0-2 Pac-12) have run roughshod through the Utes (4-1, 1-1) in the last four meetings, rushing for an average of 269 yards per game.The Utes could have their best opportunity yet to put an end to that streak when they host the Wildcats on Saturday.Arizona has been plagued by injuries this season with 28 players, including 18 starters, on the injury report at the beginning of the week. Starting running back Nick Wilson, who ran for 218 yards and three touchdowns against the Utes in 2014, is listed as questionable with an ankle injury.And though they ran for 200-plus yards in their last four consecutive games, the Wildcats usually explosive offense isnt what its been in the past.Arizona is ranked No. 51 in the country with 443.4 yards of total offense per game with the No. 65 scoring offense (29.2 points per game).They havent been as prolific offensively as they have in previous years, but theyve been prolific against us all four last years, Whittingham said. Were not overly concerned with whats gone on the first four weeks of the season for them because we know weve had our own struggles with them.Rodriguez said Sundays have become long days, win or lose, as the injuries have piled up. Arizona finished the last game without its top two quarterbacks and top two running backs. Last week, Khalil Tate became the first Arizona true freshman to receive time at quarterback since 2008 due to a rib injury to Brandon Dawkins. Tate may start against the Utes.As a staff, we have to come together with a plan, try to put some guys in place that are maybe more inexperienced, Rodriguez said. We may have to adapt some of our schemes, not just on offense and defense, but on special teams. We will have 11 out there. I dont know how much experience they will have, but well have 11 out there, and get ready to go put the plan together for Utah.Things to watch when Utah hosts Arizona:REAL STRUGGLE: Utah continues to be one of the worst teams in the country in the red zone with a 75 percent scoring percentage -- No. 107 in the nation and last in the Pac-12. The 54.17 touchdown percentage puts them at No. 98.We think we maybe need to be a little more creative down there, Whittingham said.PROMOTED: Utah sophomore Armand Shyne was promoted to starter this week after rushing for 99 yards and two touchdowns against Cal. He has 272 yards and three touchdowns this season. The Utes need him and freshman Zack Moss to carry the load with junior Troy McCormick banged up.BALL SECURITY: Arizona is tied for No. 23 in the nation with just five turnovers in five games. The Wildcats have had three games without a single turnover. Utah has 10 turnovers this season, but has also forced 12, which is tied for No. 6 in the country.We really want to be a nastier team this week, Utah safety Chase Hansen said.HURT, TOO: The Utes have had injury issues of their own. Three-year starting center J.J. Dielman went down last week with a season-ending lower leg injury. Backup Lo Falemaka is banged up and was in a walking boot this week. 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Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has sort of an unusual concern regarding his Cowboys as they prepare for Saturdays Big 12 clash with Texas Tech.They score too quickly.Or at least they did last week in a shootout with Kansas State.After taking the lead on running back Chris Carsons 17-yard run with 1:46 remaining in the game, the Cowboys needed a red-zone stop to secure their 43-37 win over the Wildcats.I joked with the guys and said I wish I would have told Carson to slide on the 5-yard line if he gets in the open, and they did not think it was very funny, Gundy said. You have to score when you have to score to score, but everybody that watches Big 12 football knows with the quarterback play weve got in this league, no lead is ever safe.That presents an interesting scenario for this weekend when the No. 13 Cowboys (7-2, 5-1 Big 12) and unranked Red Raiders (4-5, 2-4 Big 12) face off at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday in Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater. FoxSports1 will telecast the Big 12 contest.The two teams last year combined for 123 points. After comparatively mild 24-17 and 34-17 wins for the Cowboys in 2009 and 2010, the last five meetings -- all wins for the Cowboys -- have been by scores of 66-6, 59-21, 52-34, 45-35, and, finally, 70-53.With Oklahoma State averaging nearly 41 points a game and Texas Tech 46, a repeat performance wouldnt be all that surprising.We play a lot of games in this league where it isnt easy to predict what the score will be, just because of the quarterback play and how explosive teams can be at any given time, Gundy said.Backing up the notion that the game could turn into an offensive show is the play of the respective quarterbacks.Oklahoma States Mason Rudolph set a personal best for passing yards in a road game with 457 against Kansas State. Rudolph completed 29 of 38 passes and bounced back from two interceptions, one resulting in a pick-six. He came into the game with only two picks on the season and a string of 163 paasses without an interception.ddddddddddddTexas Techs Patrick Mahomes was under pressure the whole game in last weeks loss to Texas, but still threw for more than 300 yards for the seventh time in nine games in 2016. He has averaged passing for just under 432 yards a game.Mahomes is an outstanding player with outstanding targets and its kind of hard to get a grasp on them, OSU defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer said. Conceptually, they have concepts, but then their biggest plays come off of when he scrambles around and creates a different play from it, so we have to be very disciplined and stay with the receivers a long time.Well have to show him a couple of different looks, confuse the looks for him, but its the reason hes leading the nation in all of those offensive categories. Hes a great talent and hes going to be a tough task for us.The Cowboys go into the game in second place in the conference standings behind Oklahoma, which is unbeaten in league play at 6-0. Win out -- they finish against TCU and the Sooners -- and they win the title.The Red Raiders are looking for two more wins in their remaining three games to get to bowl eligibility. But Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury isnt emphasizing that angle.Im sure players think about it. Coaches think about it, Kingsbury said. But when youre playing a top-15 team on the road, you better worry about them first. Thats a big challenge, and its been our main focus.After the trip to Stillwater, the Red Raiders finish against Iowa State and Baylor.We havent beaten them in a long time, Kingsbury said of the Cowboys. I would expect us to be excited to play.Its a ranked team, probably the last ranked team well play this season. On the road, they always have a great environment. The fans are right on top of you. So I think our players understand what it means and how long its been. ' ' '