The No. 14 Houston Cougars are going to be featured in the biggest game in college football this week, battling the No. 10 Utah Utes in the program's first top-15 road matchup after 35 years. The game will also be featured on ESPN's College GameDay.

A big team storyline is senior linebacker Sione Fotu's return to his hometown of Salt Lake City and facing off against his former team, the Utes, that he played for in 2020 and 2023-24. Being a Utah native and also going up against your former team in a game of this magnitude brings about quite a range of thoughts.

Fotu Back in Utah

Sep 12, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Cougars linebacker Sione Fotu (12) recovers a backwards pass during the first quarter against the Southern University Jaguars at TDECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

"It's gonna be a full-circle moment for me.…