(SALT LAKE CITY)—Since the Bowl Championship Series remains obstinate in running its patently-illegal cartel, Utah university and college students are forced to pay the penalty. In an era where universities and colleges throughout the nation are in the red and the BCS hordes the money, colleges have no alternative but to force students to undergo tuition hikes. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, administrators and trustees at two major universities in Utah, Southern Utah University and the University of Utah, tuition hikes will be averaging a 10 percent increase next year, while SUU could increase tuition to up to 15 percent. Additionally, Weber State University and Utah Valley University are also considering tuition hikes in the 10 percent range. Tuition at colleges in Utah has doubled over the past 10 years, an increase of nearly three times the rate of inflation. Nevertheless, administrators say tuition in Utah is still below similar schools across the nation.