And yes, their DL will still be better than BYU's, and definitely more aggressive. That is their style. But they lost a lot 2 years ago, some last year. And one of their starters didn't crack the 2-deep at BYU on the DL. That says something this year.
We know how the BYU DL will play. Contain all day, don't get up field, don't create lanes by being too aggressive, be gap sound. We won't stress their OL too much. But we need our LBs to play downhill and be gap sound. LBs gotta make reads and plays.
We know the Utah DL will try to stop the inside run game with their 2 DTs and one DE, then let the 4th try to get upfield and pressure. How the BYU OL handles that often determines if we score much or not. When those DTs dominate, we don;t score much. When they don't, we do better. So Empey will be huge here, and he is legit so that helps. If our OL can play then even, I like our chances. But if their DL wins at the LOS, Utah will win.
I expect another 3-4 pt game. TOs will swing it, which usually favors Utah. So I hope we take care of the ball. This is really has it has gone since like 1997.