Even the standing-room-only spots are gone for Utah's first Pac-12 home game today against Washington.

"It's going to be electric," Utes coach Kyle Whittingham promised.

He was talking about the atmosphere inside Rice-Eccles Stadium, but he might as well have been referring to the Huskies' offense.

Washington (3-1, 1-0 Pac-12) has a running back, Chris Polk, who is on the verge of 3,000 career yards rushing.

It has a quarterback in Keith Price who already has 14 touchdowns and a pass-efficiency rating that would shatter the school record set by Brock Huard 14 years ago.

And the Huskies have a coach in Steve Sarkisian who knows what it feels like to win in Salt Lake City, even if as BYU's QB in 1996 he pretty much just handed off to backs that rolled up 366 yards rushing in a 20-point victory.

"We're going to have our hands full this week," Utah cornerback Conroy Black said.

Though Utah has never defeated Washington (the last meeting was in 1979), the Utes should be well-rested coming off a bye. They have won 10 straight after a bye, but know the schedule doesn't get much easier -- with Arizona State up next followed by a road game to Pitt.

There's no question the matchup to watch today will be Washington's dynamic offense against Whittingham's pressure D.

Utah (2-1, 0-1) is tied for the national lead in fumbles recovered (8) and ranks third in turnover margin -- thanks in large part to the seven turnovers forced in a 54-10 win over BYU before its bye.

The Utes also are tied for third nationally in red zone defense, stopping opponents on 3 of 6 trips inside the 20, and lead the conference with four interceptions.