The kickoff time for the college football game between the Utah Utes and Kansas Jayhawks at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday has been changed.
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The Big 12 Conference announced Friday night that the game will now begin at 6 p.m. as opposed to 8:15 p.m. because of expected bad weather in Salt Lake City late Saturday night related to Tropical Storm Rachel.
According to multiple forecasts, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected between 10 p.m. and midnight Saturday night.
With the change, the game should conclude around 9:30 p.m. as opposed to around 11:30 p.m. Mountain Time.
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The Big 12 said in its announcement that the time change “was based off forecast models and was agreed upon by both programs.”
The conference said the game will be available to watch on the ESPN App and “a to-be-determined ESPN network.” The conference said it will have updated information prior to kickoff. It was originally slated to air on ESPN.
The Utes enter the game ranked No. 12 in the country with a 4-0 record, while the Jayhawks are 2-2.
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