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Wk 2 · 2026

Arkansas Razorbacks at Utah Utes — Sat, Sep 12

Sat, Sep 12 · Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT · ESPN

Weather at kickoff

73°F clear
11% chance of precipitation · wind 3 mph
Forecast from Open-Meteo
SEC · no games yet
at
10:15pET
UTAH -9.5 · total 54.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential UTAH by 17.2
Big 12 · no games yet

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Utah is ranked #21 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Arkansas: +0.8#62
Efficiency margin
Utah: +15.6#7
Arkansas: 31.9
Offense (pts/100)
Utah: 36.7
Arkansas: 31.0
Defense (pts/100)
Utah: 21.1
Arkansas: 65.5
Pace (plays/g)
Utah: 65.5
Arkansas: no data
Yards / play
Utah: no data
Arkansas: no data
Yards / play allowed
Utah: no data
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Arkansas: no data
Points / game
Utah: no data
Arkansas: no data
Points allowed
Utah: no data
Arkansas: no data
Yards / game
Utah: no data
Arkansas: no data
Yards allowed
Utah: no data
Arkansas: no data
Pass yds allowed
Utah: no data
Arkansas: no data
Rush yds allowed
Utah: no data
Arkansas: no data
Turnovers / game
Utah: no data
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Arkansas form

No completed games on record.

Utah form

No completed games on record.

Arkansas this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Utah this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.

Arkansas leaders 2025 regular season

PassingTaylen Green QB #10198/326, 2714 YDS, 19 TD, 11 INT
KJ Jackson QB #733/54, 441 YDS, 3 TD
RushingMike Washington Jr. RB #4167 CAR, 1070 YDS, 8 TD
Taylen Green QB #10139 CAR, 777 YDS, 8 TD
Braylen Russell RB #055 CAR, 286 YDS, 5 TD
ReceivingO'Mega Blake WR #958 REC, 769 YDS, 5 TD
Raylen Sharpe WR #641 REC, 592 YDS, 3 TD
Rohan Jones TE #8819 REC, 519 YDS, 4 TD
CJ Brown WR #328 REC, 319 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesXavian Sorey Jr. LB #1081
Stephen Dix Jr. LB #1479
Larry Worth III S #364
SacksQuincy Rhodes Jr. DL #978
Phillip Lee DL #13.5
Xavian Sorey Jr. LB #102.5
InterceptionsJulian Neal CB #232
Xavian Sorey Jr. LB #101
Jordan Young DB #41

Utah leaders 2025 regular season

PassingDevon Dampier QB #4193/303, 2180 YDS, 22 TD, 5 INT
Byrd Ficklin QB #1521/35, 301 YDS, 3 TD
RushingWayshawn Parker RB #1133 CAR, 931 YDS, 6 TD
Devon Dampier QB #4127 CAR, 687 YDS, 7 TD
Byrd Ficklin QB #1556 CAR, 503 YDS, 10 TD
ReceivingRyan Davis WR #957 REC, 659 YDS, 4 TD
Dallen Bentley TE #8842 REC, 514 YDS, 5 TD
JJ Buchanan WR #622 REC, 351 YDS, 4 TD
Larry Simmons WR #1214 REC, 271 YDS, 6 TD
Defense
TacklesJohnathan Hall LB #765
Jackson Bennee S #2361
Lander Barton LB #851
SacksJohn Henry Daley DE #9011.5
Logan Fano EDGE #04.5
Kash Dillon DE #933.5
InterceptionsJackson Bennee S #234
Trey Reynolds LB #102
Elijah Davis CB #92
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.