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Utah Utes fans fly flags during a game between the University of Utah Utes and the Brigham Young University Cougars held at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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The road map for Utah’s second campaign in the Big 12 Conference has arrived.
After a lackluster inaugural season in its new league — the Utes went just 2-7 after being projected to win the conference in the Big 12 media poll — Utah is looking for some redemption in 2025 with a completely revamped offense featuring New Mexico quarterback Devon Dampier and Washington State running back Wayshawn Parker.
The Utes now know when — and where — they’re playing conference games in 2025, with the Big 12 releasing this year’s schedule Tuesday morning.
Utah will face some of the projected top teams in the conference, including BYU, Kansas State, Texas Tech and Arizona State in what looks to be another challenging Big 12 slate.
Here are three takeaways from the Utes’ 2025 schedule.
A fun — and challenging — home schedule
Utah fans should be excited about this year’s home schedule, which features five home conference games, including some of the projected top teams in the league.
The Utes are set to play six games at Rice-Eccles Stadium, and thanks to a nonconference schedule that sees them open the season at UCLA and travel to Wyoming, five of those games will be against Big 12 foes.
The conference opener against Texas Tech will be a good measuring stick for the Utes, as the Red Raiders look to build upon an 8-5 season. When accounting for high school recruits and transfers, 247Sports ranked the Red Raiders as having the No. 1 2025 class in the conference, bolstered by…
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Publish date : 2025-02-04 22:00:00
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