CEDAR CITY, Utah (Interstat) — Northern Colorado (3-6) visits Southern Utah (3-6) in an NCAA Football Championship Division game on Saturday at Eccles Coliseum. The Bears are the visiting team, and the Thunderbirds are the home team. The forecast for game time is 48 degrees. The game is set for Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah.

Southern Utah will look to quarterback Will Burns, who has been productive over his past three games. Against Northern Arizona, Burns completed 16 of 26 passes for 138 yards and ran 13 times for 41 yards and a touchdown. Against Idaho, he completed 17 of 31 passes for 205 yards and ran 18 times for 187 yards with one touchdown in each category. Against UC Davis, he completed 13 of 20 passes for 126 yards and ran 11 times for 98 yards with two touchdowns in each category. Across those three games, Burns completed 46 of 77 passes for 469 yards and three touchdowns and ran 42 times for 326 yards and four touchdowns. Southern Utah most recently lost 34-27 to Northern Arizona. Logalima Lesa had two tackles and Rocky Shields added one.

Northern Colorado most recently lost 33-6 at UC Davis. Brayten Silbor completed 12 of 25 passes for 199 yards and a touchdown and added 17 rushing yards on four carries and a 6-yard reception. Keegan Patterson completed 8 of 12 passes for 66 yards and ran 11 times for 30 yards. Blake Weslin had two tackles and two quarterback hurries.

Northern Colorado’s wins this season have come 28-18 over Cal Poly, 37-13 over Utah Tech and 23-17 over Northeastern State, while its losses have come 31-22 to Eastern Washington, 36-14 to Montana, 21-13 to Wyoming, 38-23 to South Dakota, 30-29 to Weber State and 33-6 to UC Davis. Southern Utah’s wins have come 38-17 over UC Davis, 46-33 over Utah Tech and 47-42 over Weber State, while its losses have come 34-27 to Northern Arizona, 31-28 to Idaho, 28-24 to Idaho State, 28-26 to Saint Thomas, 58-24 to Colorado State and 28-21 to Montana.

The Bears will continue their schedule after Saturday with a home game against Montana State and a road game at Northern Arizona. The Thunderbirds will continue after Saturday with a trip to Portland State and a home game against Chicago State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Southern Utah 49, Northern Colorado 28, and Interstat’s ELO system gives Southern Utah a 93.6 percent probability to win.