TCU vs. Utah FREE LIVE STREAM (10/19/24): Watch College Football Week 8 Online | Time, TV, channel

The TCU Horned Frogs, led by quarterback Josh Hoover, will face the Utah Utes, led by quarterback Isaac Wilson, on Saturday, October 19, 2024 (10/19/24) at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Here’s what you need to know:

What: NCAA Football, Week 8

WHO: TCU vs. Utah

When: Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024

Where: Rice-Eccles Stadium

Time: 10:30 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live stream: fuboTV (free trial), DirecTV stream (free trial)

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Here’s a preview capsule via Associated Press:

TCU (3-3, 1-2 Big 12) at Utah (4-2, 1-2), Saturday, 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

BetMGM college football odds: Utah at 6 1/2.

Series record: Utah leads 5-3

WHAT IS AT STAKE?

Utah is looking to end a two-game losing streak that has all but eliminated the Utes from a chance at a Big 12 title in their first season in the league. They face TCU for the first time since 2010. The Horned Frogs are also floundering and have won just once in their last four games

KEY MATCHUP

Utah’s offense has featured Micah Bernard heavily this season, with the senior running back averaging 112.7 yards per game on the ground. That’s not a welcome sign for a TCU defense that has trouble stopping the run. The Horned Frogs allow 180.2 rushing yards per game, ranking 15th among Big 12 teams.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

TCU: Senior cornerback JaTravis Broughton will face his old team on Saturday. Broughton spent five seasons in Utah, making 29 starts in 47 games for the Utes. He totaled five pass breakups in TCU’s last three road games this season.

Utah: Isaac Wilson is the Utes’ starting quarterback forward after a lower leg injury against Arizona State ended Cam Rising’s season. Wilson flashed his playing potential, but was also unpredictable. The true freshman has thrown five interceptions in three previous starts and completed just 56% of his pass attempts.

FACTS & FIGURES

Utah leads the Big 12 in first downs defense (13.0), third down conversion defense (26.7%) and time of possession (34:58). … TCU QB Josh Hoover has completed at least 20 passes and thrown at least two touchdown passes in nine straight games, the most by a Big 12 quarterback since 2011. Hoover ranks third nationally in passing yards (2,077) and passing touchdowns (16). … Bernard ranks second in the Big 12 with 6.36 yards per carry. Bernard has four 100-yard games this season and has a career-best 676 yards rushing in six games. … TCU and Utah previously competed together in the Western Athletic Conference (1996-98) and the Mountain West Conference (2005-10). The Utes defeated the Horned Frogs 2-0 in the WAC and split six meetings in the MWC.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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