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Utes football to allow 100% capacity; announces 2021 game times

North Dakota Utah Football
Posted at 12:59 PM, May 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-27 15:37:07-04

SALT LAKE CITY — It will be full-speed ahead for Utah football this upcoming season as the school announced full capacity crowds will return to Rice-Eccles Stadium.

"We are so grateful for our passionate, loyal fans, who have stood by us and supported our department through a very challenging time," said Utah Director of Athletics Mark Harlan. "I'm also thrilled for our student-athletes, coaches and staff, who have worked so hard and maintained a high standard throughout everything, and will again be able to experience the roar of the home crowd."

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The Utes announced kickoff times and broadcast information for a select number of games on the 2021 schedule.

Utah's nighttime season opener on Thursday, Sept. 2 against Weber State will be televised by the Pac-12 Network.

This season's Holy War on Sept. 11 against BYU will kick off at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN, followed by a 5 p.m. kickoff on Sept. 18 at San Diego State. The Aztecs game will air on CBS Sports Network.

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Utah's game at Stanford will take place on Friday, Nov. 5, with a 5 p.m. MT start time on FS1.

Games against USC on Oct. 9 and Colorado on Nov. 26 will be televised by either FOX or FS1.