The Utah Utes will have revenge on their minds when the Beavers from Oregon State come to Ogden for this Thursday Night showdown on ESPN. In last year’s game, The Beavers easily took care of the Utes 24-7 on opening day. The Oregon State Beavers are coming off a huge 27-21 win over then top ranked Southern Cal. Fifteenth ranked Utah is coming off an easy 37-21 victory over FCS opponent Weber State. Utah rested all of their starters after three quarters of play. The Utes are off to their best start star since going 12-0 in 2004. The Utes started the season off by going into Ann Arbor and upsetting the Michigan Wolverines. This game is big for quarterback Brian Johnson. Johnson was injured and lost for the season in last year’s game against the Beavers. Johnson has been very impressive this season completing 69% of his passes for 1129 yards and 8 touchdowns. The Utes are also sporting one of the toughest defenses in the country. The Utes have the best defense in the Mountain West allowing just 231.4 yards per game. The Utes are especially stingy on the ground allowing a miniscule 60.2 yards per game. The Beavers have a short week and have to deal with distractions on and off the filed that come with pulling the biggest upset of the season. The Utes are a very good team that is extremely motivated in this spot. Take Utah -11.