Utah vs Oregon State: Starters As Recruits

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No. 19 Oregon State (3-1, 0-1 P12) will look to bounce back on Friday night against the No. 10 Utah Utes (4-0, 1-0 P12) at Reser Stadium in Corvallis.

In preparation for Friday night's showdown, BeaversEdge takes a look at how Oregon State's starters matched up against Utah's starters as recruits and which position group has the edge going into Friday.

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Utah's Cam Rising may return Friday, it's unclear, but if he doesn't, Nate Johnson will be the starting quarterback. Johnson has been okay for the Utes through four games this season, being decently efficient. Utah won't plan on giving him many opportunities to throw the ball around if he does indeed start.

D.J. Uiagalelelei has taken a step back over the last two weeks but still has a clear advantage here over Johnson and the Utes. Even if Cam Rising would play this weekend, we'd likely still give the Beavers the edge due to Rising's potential rust.

Advantage - Oregon State

This is a very good matchup between two great running backs; both are very productive and can be game-changers at the position. That being said, we'll give Martienz the advantage here. He's off to a terrific start this season and has been nearly unstoppable.

Advantage - Martinez/Oregon State

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