​The UC Bearcats didn’t have long to celebrate their upset of eighth-ranked Texas Texas on Homecoming last week.That’s because the Bearcats now face undefeated and No. 6 Utah, which has the nation’s longest active win streak at 13 games. The Utes’ last loss was in last year’s “Holy War” to rival BYU in Provo, 24-21 Oct. 18, 2025. The Bearcats would benefit if the Utes looked ahead to this year’s BYU game, which Utah hosts Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. at Rice-Eccles Stadium.”I think for us, we need to show how much of an environment we have here,” UC head coach Scott Satterfield said. “ I know it’s Halloween, but dress up and come out yelling in this game. We’re going to need to have that home field advantage because it certainly helped us last week, and we know when we play here it’s different for us because of that. Hopefully, our fans will show up and be loud.”Utah’s 3-headed monster arrives in Cincinnati for HalloweenUtah quarterback Devon Dampier, backup quarterback Byrd Ficklin and running back Wayshawn Parker have all taken direct snaps and are all threats as UC found out last year in a 45-14 walloping in Salt Lake City. Dampier threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 78 yards. Parker ran for 104 yards with a touchdown. Ficklin had just 14, but also scored and is every bit the runner Dampier is when in the game. Sometimes, they’re both in the game.”They do a lot of that and they have the talent to put out there,” UC coach Scott Satterfield said. “It makes you have to go over all this stuff. Defensive coaches sit in the office all day anyway; it just makes them sit longer to go over all the formations you could get. We call it ‘chasing ghosts’. You don’t know what you’re going to get.”3 bold predictions for Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Utah Utes1. UC Bearcats, Utah Utes will both have 100-yard rushersFor the Bearcats, either Gi’Bran Payne or Cole Tabb will reach the century mark for the fourth time. Payne is expected to be back and is averaging 6.1 yards per carry, while Tabb is at 9.6 yards per tote. Zylan Perry has had tough yards the past two weeks and averages 6.5 yards per lug.Utah’s Parker averages 92 yards per game and 6.3 yards per carry. Of the two quarterbacks, Ficklin averages 6.7 yards and Dampier 4.7.2. Both UC’s JC French, Utah’s Devon Dampier will throw INTSFrench threw 260 passes without an interception, then threw a pair in his next three passes vs. Texas Tech. Fortunately, it didn’t affect his game. Dampier has similar passing numbers as French but has thrown six interceptions. He has 15 touchdown passes to French’s 13. Utah has eight picks as a team, while the Bearcats have five.3. Field goals will play key role in UC vs. UtahBoth kickers have two misses on the year, with UC’s Stephen Rusnak’s field goals all coming from 40 yards or beyond. Dillon Curtis is just 1-for-3 in the 30-39 yard range, but has a 54-yarder this season. Rusnak’s longest is also 54. A key to UC’s defensive success vs. Texas Tech w