The key question about Utah at Northern Illinois: Why is this game being played? Explanations do exist.

During their college careers, the current sophomores and juniors in Utah’s football program will make two visits to Husky Stadium, the iconic venue in Seattle with 70,000 seats and a view of Lake Washington.In between, they will play in 23,595-seat Huskie Stadium, the smallest facility to host a Ute football game in 40 years.Utah’s trip to Northern Illinois for Saturday night’s game, televised by ESPNews, is not the weirdest matchup in college football this month. Arkansas' vis