No. 16 Utah at Arizona State: How to watch, listen to or stream the game

Utah Utes wide receiver Dorian Singer (3) celebrates a catch for a first down against the Arizona Wildcats in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

No. 16 Utah (4-1, 1-1) at Arizona State (4-1, 1-1)

Kickoff: Saturday, 8:30 p.m. MDT

Venue: Mountain America Stadium

TV: ESPN

Livestream: espn.com/watch

Radio: ESPN 700 AM/92.1 FM

Series: Arizona State leads 22-12

Weather: Sunny with temperatures in the mid 90s at kickoff, dropping to mid 80s by end of game.

The trends

For Utah: The Utes have had two weeks to stew on their loss to Arizona and fix some of the pertinent issues — poor red-zone offense, missed tackling and some shaky run defense — before heading to Tempe to face Arizona State.

For Arizona State: Picked last in the Big 12 preseason media poll, the Sun Devils have already surpassed last year’s three-win total and enter the matchup with the same record as the Utes — 4-1. Arizona State is fresh off of a 35-31 win over Kansas that featured a game-winning touchdown drive with two minutes left.

What to watch for

According to the Action Network’s Brett McMurphy, Utah quarterback Cam Rising will make his return to game action after missing the last 3.5 games with a finger injury.

Rising was expected to start against Oklahoma State three weeks ago but was a game-time scratch, so until the veteran quarterback is actually playing in a game, nothing is for certain. Assuming that Rising does play, it provides a big boost for the Utes, who lost to Arizona in part because of their inability to cash in in the red zone in the first half and put points on the board in the second half.

The senior elevates Utah’s offense to a new level when healthy, and through four combined quarters this season against Southern Utah and Baylor, Rising threw for 346 yards and seven touchdowns.

The big…

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Publish date : 2024-10-11 02:42:46

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