SALT LAKE CITY — On paper, Dixie State shouldn't be competitive with any team in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
A newcomer to the Football Championship Subdivision a year removed from their last season in Division II, the Trailblazers' 63 full scholarships haven't even seen the ink dry on all of them by the start of the truncated spring season.
Compare it to the 85 scholarship limit of any FBS team, and its easy to see why any bigger school — even New Mexico State, the Trailblazers' opponent Sunday — would have an advantage. It's the reason why, while they do happen, upsets between the two sides are rare.