After Apple Cup cancellation, UW Huskies get Utah on Saturday
Nov 24, 2020, 7:05 PM | Updated: Nov 25, 2020, 5:05 pm
Utah will play its second game of the season when the Utes take on the UW Huskies. (Getty)
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Update, 5:05 p.m. Nov. 25: The UW Huskies’ new game against Utah on Saturday has been moved up three hours to a 4:30 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, with the TV broadcast now airing on ABC instead of ESPN.
Primetime showdown.
Washington vs. Utah will kick off at 4:30PM PT on ABC.#PurpleReign x #BowDown pic.twitter.com/ID016kY5oH
— Washington Football (@UW_Football) November 26, 2020
Original story with new gametime reflected:
The UW Huskies’ search for an opponent this week is finally settled.
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Utah will travel to Seattle for a 4:30 p.m. game Saturday at Husky Stadium. The Pac-12 confirmed Tuesday night that the game had been scheduled .
The Huskies were originally set to travel across the state to Pullman for the annual Apple Cup on Friday night, but multiple COVID-19 cases left the WSU team without enough players on scholarship eligible to compete, resulting in the game being called off on Sunday.
WSU already had its scheduled game for last Saturday with Stanford called off for the same reason.
UPDATE: Statement below regarding newly scheduled #Pac12FB game this Saturday, Nov. 28 between Utah & Washington:
➡️ @Utah_Football at @UW_Football
🗓️ Saturday, Nov. 28
⏰ 7:30p PT | 8:30p MT
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/dYrj75JZjb— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) November 25, 2020
Both Washington and Washington State have expressed that they hope to reschedule the Apple Cup for later in the season.
Utah is in the same boat as Washington. The Utes were set to play Arizona State on Sunday but the Sun Devils were forced to cancel their third game in a row on Tuesday afternoon due to their COVID-19 cases.
The UW Huskies will bring a 2-0 record into Saturday after a decisive 44-27 win over Arizona in Seattle last Saturday. Washington reportedly tried to set up a non-conference game with BYU to no avail before Utah became available.
Utah is 0-1, having lost to USC 33-17 last weekend. The Utes missed their first two scheduled games because of COVID-19 issues in their own program.
Washington-Utah will air on ABC on Saturday.
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