No. 18 Vanderbilt hosts Utah State, Utah visits West Virginia

Two nationally relevant college football matchups are set for Saturday, with No. 18 Vanderbilt hosting Utah State in Nashville and Utah traveling to West Virginia in Morgantown. Vanderbilt and Utah are both coming off convincing nonconference wins and will look to stay unbeaten in early-season tests, while Utah State and West Virginia aim to build momentum and address roster questions as conference play approaches.

At FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Vanderbilt (4-0) will try to avoid a trap game against Utah State (3-1) before a high-profile trip to Alabama next week. The Commodores have averaged well over 30 points per game this season and most recently scored 70 in a rout of Georgia State. Quarterback Diego Pavia led that victory, completing 18 of 24 passes for 245 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for nearly 100 yards, and he is expected to again be the focal point of Vanderbilt’s offense when the game begins at 11:45 a.m. CT on the SEC Network.

Utah State arrives as a resurgent Mountain West program in Bronco Mendenhall’s first season, with an offense driven by quarterback Bryson Barnes and a complementary defense and special teams. The Aggies have one loss, a 44-22...