It's time. No. 15 BYU hosts No. 23 Utah in a rivalry matchup with heightened stakes, including Big 12 and, in the bigger picture, College Football Playoff implications.

KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper broke down the game, some key areas of focus, players to watch, stats worth monitoring, and more in this preview.

Also, Harper discussed that Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy landed in Provo. Portnoy immediately began pizza reviews in Utah County.

Mitch closed out the show with his score prediction for the big rivalry matchup.

Big Noon Kickoff is set to take place in Provo on Saturday morning.

BYU basketball takes on the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday. BYU star AJ Dybantsa was named to the latest cover of SLAM magazine.

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