Utah has coach Harding, and IMO he's the best position coach in the state. Utah returns 49 starts & Byu returns 54. It's closer than people think. I think Utah's OL won't be what it was in 2017, but to dismiss the athletes they have is silly. Fan's haven't questioned Byu's OL, but there were at least five games in which they were quite bad (UW, NIU, USU, BYU, CAL). Even Vs. Haw, they had bad moments. And they dropped off when it mattered most vs. Utah. 

Utah returns 3 starter, as Ford started the last 7 games. Utah also rotates more than most schools hence the similar returning starts numbers. 

The truth usually lies somewhere in the middle. I don't think BYU has a top 40 Unit based on last years line. I also, don't think Utah's will be nearly as bad as people think. Both will have serviceable lines. 

Hans has driven this mantra, and I think it's because Utah has been stack in years prior and it's a bad comparison.