Injury updates for the Utes

HOUSTON, Texas – Utah Football is on the road this weekend, traveling to Texas to take on the 2-5, 1-3 Houston Cougars. Both teams are looking for wins to regain positive momentum in their respective seasons. The Utes are desperate for a win after their first three-game losing streak since 2017.

Here's how to watch Utah vs. Houston

TV: ESPN+

Streaming: Fubo, YouTube TV

Radio: ESPN 700 AM / 92.1 FM

records: Utah (4-2, 1-2); TCU (3-3, 1-2)

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Utah vs. Houston Records

records: Utah (4-3, 1-3); Houston (2-5, 1-3)

Last week: Utah lost to TCU 13-7; Houston lost to Kansas 42-12

Series history: Houston and Utah haven't played since 1978, but the Cougars go down in history with a 4-0 lead in this series.

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Utah's offensive line will feature a new starter

Right offensive back Michael Mokofisi is expected to be unavailable today. Mokofisi struggled a lot last week and it appears injury played a role.

Starting in his place will be Utah Falcon Kaumatule, who filled in for Mokofisi last week. Kaumatule has mostly worked as an offensive tackle, but has also trained in-house.

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Good and bad injury news for Utah's defense

Connor O'Toole was close to a return last week and will be again today. There were indications throughout the week and early Saturday that he would play against TCU, but then he wasn't fit last week. Today the situation is similar, but O'Toole seems ready to get going today.

It looks like Utah will be getting not one, but two Fotu back today. Defensive tackle Tevita Fotu and linebacker Sione Fotu are believed to be available for the Utes.

At defensive tackle, Junior Tafuna was not fit last week after being ruled ineligible for medical reasons last week, but that wasn't a football issue. He was expected to return to action today since Tafuna traveled with the team to Houston, but he does not appear to be available for the Utes today.

Keanu Tanuvasa has struggled with injuries in recent weeks. Despite a strong performance against TCU, Tanuvasa was significantly hampered. He is not expected to be available for Utah today.

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Steve Bartle is the Utah insider for KSL Sports. He hosts the Utah Blockcast (SUBSCRIBE) and appears on KSL Sports Zone to beat the Utes. You can follow him on X for the latest Utah updates and game analysis.

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