I think a big reason for what you are saying is there is really not much to go off yet for Utah. The won the first game and things at times looked good. But they only beat an FCS team. Byu has more games under their belt and they have looked really bad. Seems to me there are just more questions there and more talking points for byu right now. As the season goes on all the focus will turn to Utah because that is where the talking points will be.
I’m not a believer that the local media has it out for Utah. They just are simply trying to talk about what brings interest because they need ratings to keep their jobs. In a few weeks the majority of the talk will be about Utah.