DURHAM, N.C. -- One by one over the past few years, Duke has taken care of nearly every item on its program-building checklist.The Blue Devils have posted three straight winning seasons. Theyve won an Atlantic Coast Conference divisional championship and played for a league title. Theyve reached four straight bowls, finally winning one.Now Duke wants to take yet another step forward and win a conference title.That will be a big challenge in a league that has two College Football Playoff contenders in Clemson and Florida State, but its another sign of progress that the Blue Devils goal cant be summarily dismissed.We have high expectations, which is a good thing when it comes to Duke football, coach David Cutcliffe said, and we know they have set their sights high.Bowls have become an every-year thing at Duke. Nobody on this years roster knows what its like to miss the postseason. Thats a 180-degree turn from the late 1990s and 2000s, when the Blue Devils went 17 years between bowl appearances and went winless four times in that span.Duke is coming off its first bowl victory since 1961, an overtime win over Indiana in the Pinstripe Bowl, and the Blue Devils say ending a year with a win kept them hungry for more during the offseason.We love having that trophy. We love having the rings from that bowl game, quarterback Thomas Sirk said. We want to win another bowl game. We want to win an ACC championship and ultimately play in the College Football Playoff.Other things to watch for this season from Duke:SIRKS WORKSirk hopes to be ready for the opener Sept. 3 against North Carolina Central after rupturing his left Achilles tendon during a conditioning workout in February. Sirk missed the 2013 season after rupturing his right Achilles, and that familiarity with the comeback process has made this rehab easier. He was listed as the starter on the preseason depth chart. Sirk -- a dual-threat QB who led the team in rushing last season and was co-MVP of the Pinstripe Bowl victory -- says he wont alter his style: I dont think its going to change who I am, he said.GROUND GAMEDuke ranked fifth in the ACC in rushing last season, and needs more from its stable of experienced running backs, none of whom averaged more than 46 yards in 2015. Cutcliffe says that starts up front with three starters back on an offensive line that he says could be the biggest, most physical offensive line wed had. He says the goal is to develop a power-running game thats less dependent on zone blocking and finesse.KEY GAMESTwo losses from 2015 haunt the Blue Devils: a 30-27 loss to Miami that led to a complete overhaul of the leagues instant replay system after numerous officiating errors were noted on the Hurricanes game-ending kickoff return for a touchdown, and the embarrassing 66-31 loss to rival North Carolina the following week. 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Its been an injury-plagued season for Datsyuk, who has suited up for just 39 games. Utah, coming off a disheartening loss at Cal, takes on one of its most problematic opponents this Saturday.The Utes (4-1 overall, 1-1 Pac-12) play host to Arizona at Rice-Eccles Stadium trying to end a four-game losing streak to the Wildcats. Arizona won 37-30 in double overtime last season when Utah was ranked No. 10.For whatever reason, we have probably executed as well against them as with any team weve played, both home and away, Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said.Our guys have been dialed in, and, particularly up there, weve gotten turnovers. Some of that is luck and some of that was good play, but to beat them you have to get turnovers. If we dont get any turnovers this game, were going to have a tough time.Arizona (2-3, 0-2) might be down to its third starting quarterback of the season. Anu Solomon hasnt played since suffering a knee injury in practice after the season-opener. His replacement, Brandon Dawkins, left last weeks 45-24 loss at UCLA in the first half because of a rib injury. Rodriguez, as of Tuesday, had not commented on the severity of either injury.He pulled true freshman Khalil Tate out of a redshirt year in the second half, and the four-star, dual-threat recruit looked sharp, completing 5 of 9 passes for 72 yards and two touchdowns and rushing 15 times for a team-high 79 yards.Sometimes, guys get in their first action and the lights are too bright, but he was spot on, Rodriguez said. Even when he made a wrong read or something, he knew right away. That part of it was very encouraging.Utah is trying to bounce back from a 28-23 loss at Cal, where the Utes were stopped at the goal line as time expired.Taking care of Arizona would restore Utahs hope of winning what appears to be a wide-open Pac-12 South race, led by surprising Colorado at 2-0. The Utes defense, Whittinghams bread and butter, faces an Arizona team that has the No. 2 running game in the Pac-12 at 246 yards per game.Utah defended the run well last year in Tucson, allowing Arizona only 158 yards, but it has had problems with Rodriguezs up-tempo, zone-read, spread offense. Utah has allowed an average of 269 rushing yards in its four-game skid to the Wildcats.Weve been watching the last four years of film and last year, we did the best job, but they have gashed us, said Utah coach Kyle Whittingham.ddddddddddddStructurally, theres only so much you can do with how many guys are in the box. Its a lot like playing Air Force. Its assignment football with the read option, and were just going to have to do a better job of playing assignment football.Injuries could play a key role Saturday.In addition to Arizonas uncertain quarterback position, starting running back Nick Wilson has only eight carries in the past three games because of an ankle injury. The tailback spot is so decimated that Tyrell Johnson, converted from slot receiver two weeks ago, had 16 carries vs. UCLA.The Wildcats were also down three starting offensive linemen in the second half against the Bruins, and at least two starters on defense.Utah, meanwhile, played against Cal without standout defensive tackle Lowell Lotulelei and receiver Cory Butler-Byrd. The Utes also lost leading receiver Tim Patrick, center J.J. Dielman, cornerback Reggie Porter and receiver Kyle Fulks during the game.Dielman, a team captain and 2015 all-conference honoree, is lost for the season with a lower leg injury.Per his policy, Whittingham didnt offer any other updates on injured players during the weekly press conference.Utahs best path to victory might be to attack a smallish Arizona defense on the ground. The Utes by-committee approach includes true freshman Zack Moss and sophomore Armand Shyne. Moss has team highs of 66 carries and 309 yards, despite not playing in the season opener against Southern Utah.The physical approach in the run game helps open things up for quarterback Troy Williams, who is one of only two Pac-12 quarterbacks this season with six completions of 40 yards or longer. He has not thrown an interception in Pac-12 games against USC and Cal.Utah stayed in the Top 25 after its loss last week and now it will be trying to stay in the Pac-12 South race.I dont think anyone in the division is going to go undefeated. Its very competitive, Whittingham said.Two losses should win it, and we have seen it happen with three losses. The bottom line is that our destiny is still in our hands and theres a ton of football left so we have to find a way to beat Arizona. ' ' '