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TEAMNOTES * San Diego State held Utah scoreless for the third and fourth quarters.

Eddie Wide rushed for 84 yards with two touchdowns Saturday, leading No. 23 Utah to an easy 38-7 Mountain West Conference win over San Diego State.

What to watch for: Both teams are coming off very different, difficult losses. SDSU is trying to find its confidence after blowing a 21-point fourth quarter lead to Wyoming, while Utah tries to pick up the pieces of its 55-28 debacle at TCU.

With their six-game win streak having recently ended, the 23rd-ranked Utah Utes now turn their attention to the San Diego State Aztecs and the Mountain West Conference challenge that lies before them at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City this weekend.

Utah is coming off its worst defensive performance since a loss to San Diego State 19 years ago.

San Diego State dropped to 14-17 all-time against Wyoming and lost to the Cowboys at Qualcomm Stadium for the first time in the MWC era, snapping a six-game win streak in San Diego.

Ian Watts kicked a 43-yard field goal with 23 seconds left as Wyoming overcame a 21-point fourth quarter deficit for a 30-27 win over San Diego State Saturday night.

What to watch for: Both teams will be looking to bounce back from last week's blowout losses.

Coach Hoke, Ryan Lindley, Peter Nelson and Luke Laolagi met with the media today.

Opening Statement: "That was a long day. I haven't been in one of those in a long time.

Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3:21 a.m. AZTECS TODAY What to watch for: TCU enters the game riding a 10-game winning streak, the fourth best in the nation, and it's just one of seven undefeated teams left in the country.

Sixteen minutes into last week's game against New Mexico, San Diego State decided to shake things up a bit on the offensive line.

The San Diego State Aztecs regressed. Then rallied. Then regressed again. And then rallied again.

Coach Hoke's opening statement: "It was good to win. Winning's fun. That's why you play.

TEAM/SERIESNOTES - SDSU falls to 7-26-1 in the all-time series with BYU and 5-11-1 in games played in San Diego.

Al Borges came to San Diego State with a plan - " and nothing is going to deter him from it.

BYU running back Harvey Unga is hemmed in by Aztecs defenders after a 5-yard gain in the Mountain West Conference game at Qualcomm Stadium.

Max Hall completed 27-of-39 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns, as 18th-ranked BYU hung on to defeat San Diego State, 38-28, in a battle between these two Mountain West Conference foes at Qualcomm Stadium.

San Diego State's defense will have to contend with BYU's Brian Unga, who leads the Mountain West in rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns.

Brandon Sullivan returned to practice yesterday after missing 21 2 games with a knee injury.