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Once a potential BCS buster, Utah began this week contemplating a quarterback change after another anemic offensive performance left it barely hanging on in the AP poll.
The No. 25 Utes look to avoid their first three-game losing streak in five years when they visit San Diego State on Saturday night.
Utah (8-2, 5-1 Mountain West) was ranked sixth just two weeks ago, but suffered a 47-7 drubbing by No. 4 TCU on Nov. 6 and a 28-3 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday.
The Utes were averaging 45.3 points and 450 yards before the losses. They've averaged 232 yards in their last two games as the passing attack under Jordan Wynn has particularly struggled.
Wynn threw for 194 yards and an interception last weekend, failing to pass for a touchdown for the first time this season. In his first six games, Wynn averaged 238.5 yards with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions. In the last two, he's averaged 171.0 and has one TD to three INTs.
Coach Kyle Whittingham says he's sticking by Wynn - at least for the time being.
"As of now, Jordan is our starter," he said Monday. "It's a competitive situation, nothing is set in stone. Everything is subject to performance and production and that's across the board. But as of this moment, Jordan is our starter."
If Wynn continues to struggle, Terrance Cain would likely take over again. Cain started the first eight games last season before losing the job to Wynn. He started two games in September while Wynn was sidelined with a sprained thumb, throwing for 455 yards and five touchdowns in wins over UNLV and New Mexico.
Wynn, however, can't be solely blamed for Utah's first back-to-back losses since 2007. The running game has been shut down the last two weeks, totaling 122 yards after averaging 191.5 over the first eight games.
"It's across-the-board breakdowns," Whittingham said. "When you are not playing well and things are not going right, you're going to question everything. You question the quarterback, you question the offensive line, you question the play calling."
The Utes, who last dropped three in a row from Oct. 1-15, 2005, are prepared for another challenge from upstart San Diego State (7-3, 4-2). The Aztecs had a four-game winning streak snapped by the Horned Frogs on Saturday as they fell short in an upset bid, 40-35.
San Diego State led 14-0 less than 6 minutes in, but had to rally in the second half. The Aztecs scored three touchdowns in the final 16 minutes but couldn't complete the comeback after their final TD with 4:50 left.
"We have to play four quarters in the game," coach Brady Hoke said. "As a team and coaches, we took the second quarter off. You cannot win big football games like that."
Ryan Lindley threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns but also tossed two interceptions, one of which set up a TCU field goal in the fourth quarter. Lindley has 18 touchdowns but 11 interceptions on the year, six coming in the last three games.
Lindley leads an offense that ranks first in the conference in passing yards per game at 269.8.
Utah has won four straight over San Diego State by a combined 162-35. The Utes beat the Aztecs 38-7 at Salt Lake City on Nov. 21.
