No bowl can be handicapped without applying these two words: transfer portal. Well, coach Kyle Whittingham joked recently that he was resigning from Utah to enter the portal, yet he pledged to stick around to work this game. That seems unlikely now that he has acceptd the gig at Michigan. Already, the Utes were shy three top-tier linemen who instead are gearing up for the NFL draft. Whittingham's departure just five days before kickoff places the Utes' coaching staff in scramble mode. The Cornhuskers aren't in prime shape with the injury to QB Dylan Raiola and the opt-out of RB Emmett Johnson, but this is a mega-number for Utah to cover.