No. 12 Utah is set to open the season vs. Southern Utah at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.
The Utes enter 2024 as the preseason favorites to win the Big 12 after leaving the Pac-12 this summer. Their contest vs. the Thunderbirds is the first of six home games to occur at Rice-Eccles in 2024.
Utah has a 118-37 winning record on their home field since 1998 and is 90-26 at RES since head coach Kyle Whittingham took the helm. The Utes have a 2-0 all-time program record in matchups against Southern Utah, with its last win coming on Sept. 10, 2022.
After ending last season with an 8-5 record and a 14-7 loss to Northwestern in the Las Vegas Bowl, Whittingham and the Utes feel poised to earn a bid into the 12-team College Football Playoff this season, especially with seventh-year quarterback Cam Rising, star tight end Brant Kuithe and others returning from key injuries.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the contest
Utah vs. Southern Utah
Date: Thursday, Aug. 29.
Kickoff time: 7 p.m. MT
TV channel: ESPN +
Gameday information (tickets, parking and more): Utah athletics website
