Utes picked to finish second in Pac-12 South

Los Angeles • Utah is picked a strong second in the Pac-12 South football race. The Utes ranked close behind USC in the official poll, released Wednesday to launch the Pac-12 Football Media Day. The panel of 42 media members gave the Utes 14 first-place votes to USC's 22. The Trojans totaled 225 points to Utah's 209. Arizona is picked third in the South, followed by UCLA, Colorado and Arizona State. The Utes have been picked second in two of their previous seven seasons of Pac-12 membership