Utah cheerleaders wave their flags after a landing towards Southern Utah in Salt Lake Metropolis on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. To Kyle Whittingham’s delight, the Utes’ subsequent house sport may also be a matinee. They may play Oregon State at midday on Oct. 1 Ben B. Braun, Deseret Information
Utah’s soccer program, and its followers, are accustomed to taking part in late-night video games.
For instance, final week the Utes beat San Diego State in a sport that kicked off after 8 p.m.
This week, Utah visits Arizona State, in its Pac-12 opener, for a contest with an 8:30 p.m. MDT begin at Solar Satan Stadium.
However coach Kyle Whittingham actually prefers video games within the afternoon. The Utes’ home-opener towards Southern Utah started at 11:30 a.m.
“It’s enjoyable to play within the day. Nice to play within the day. I find it irresistible,” he mentioned. “I’d like that each week if attainable, however it’s not attainable. We’ll play nearly all of our video games at night time. We go along with the hand that we’re dealt.”
Nicely, Whittingham acquired his want Monday, when it was introduced that the Utes will play their subsequent house sport, towards Oregon State, on Oct. 1, at midday. It will likely be televised by the Pac-12 Community.
The rest of Utah’s kickoff occasions have but to be introduced besides one — when it travels to Washington State on Oct. 27 for a Thursday night time sport that begins at 8 p.m. MDT.