There’s a shake-up at the top of the power rankings for the first time this season, while a key matchup among contenders highlights Week 4.

No. 14 Oklahoma State hosts No. 12 Utah in a Big 12 showdown. The winner will establish itself as an early favorite to reach the conference title game.

Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (FOX) The Utes expect to have back quarterback Cameron Rising (finger on throwing hand) for their first conference game in the Big 12. This is a matchup of preseason favorites and head coaches in their 20th season at their schools: Kyle Whittingham at Utah and Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State.

Saturday, 3 p.m. ET (FOX) BetMGM College Football Odds: Oklahoma State by 1 1/2. Series record: Utah leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The winner will establish itself as an early favorite to reach the conference title game.

The 2024 college football regular season is already a quarter of the way over for Utah and BYU. For the Utes and Cougars, that also means it’s time for Big 12 play. The two in-state rivals both went 3-0 during nonconference action,

There are two Big 12 Conference openers Saturday matching 3-0 teams. League newcomer No. 12 Utah visits No. 14 Oklahoma State, and No. 13 Kansas State goes to BYU.

Only three points separate the top two teams in this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings. Utah remained No. 1 for the third consecutive week, receiving eight of a possible 16 first-place votes from a panel of media that regularly covers the Big 12.