Utah Football’s First Home Game Of 2020 Features Late Kickoff On Nov. 21
Nov 9, 2020, 11:52 AM
(Ravell Call/Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah football found out the kickoff time for their first home game of 2020 on Saturday, Nov. 21.
The Utes will host the USC Trojans at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the 21st. Kickoff will be at 8:30 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on ESPN.
It will be the second straight week that Utah will start at 8:30 p.m. MT. Their game this Saturday at UCLA is scheduled at that time and will be televised on FOX.
.@Utah_Football's next home game on Saturday, Nov. 21 will kickoff at 8:30 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on ESPN.#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/xUaQABxKcv
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Since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, Utah is 8-7 when their games are broadcast on ESPN and are 3-4 at home. Last season, Utah played on ESPN twice, including a road win against BYU and a loss to Texas in the Alamo Bowl.
The Trojans are currently 1-0 after a comeback victory over Arizona State on Saturday morning. They are No. 20 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll and will travel to Arizona this Saturday to face Utah’s original home opener opponent. The Utes had their game last Saturday canceled due to positive COVID-19 cases on the football team. The Pac-12 declared the game a no contest.
As conference foes, Utah is 3-6 against USC and are 3-1 at home.
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for KSLSports.com and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports. You can download and listen to the podcast, here.