Kickoff Time Announced For Utah Football’s Season Opener Against Weber State
Jul 14, 2021, 12:37 PM
Utah Utes backup quarterback Jason Shelley (15) runs for a big 40 yard gain during an NCAA football game between the Weber State Wildcats and the Utah Utes on August 30, 2018, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT. (Photo by Boyd Ivey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Boyd Ivey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The University of Utah football program announced the kickoff time for their season opener against Weber State on Sept. 2.
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Utah and Weber State will square off in the 2021 season opener on Thursday, September 2 at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The game will begin at 5:30 p.m. MT and will be televised the Pac-12 Network.
It will mark the first non-conference opponent that Utah will face since Idaho State on Saturday, September 14, 2019. The Utes were forced to play a five-game conference-only schedule in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
🚨GAME TIME UPDATE🚨
Utah vs. Weber State will kickoff at 5:30pm on @Pac12Network. pic.twitter.com/cSbSnpNMmb
— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) July 14, 2021
Utah has already announced the kickoff times for their road games against BYU and San Diego State in non-conference and their Friday night clash at Stanford in November.
The Utes will battle in-state rival BYU at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, September 11 at 8:15 p.m. MT on ESPN. Then they will head to San Diego to face the Aztecs on Saturday, September 18 at 5 p.m. MT on CBS Sports Network.
When the Utes face the Cardinal, it will begin at 8:30 p.m. MT on Friday, November 5 on FS1.
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.
