Arizona Wildcats fans can start their weekend by watching the UA take on rival Arizona State.
The battle for the Territorial Cup will kick off Friday, Dec. 11 at 5:30 p.m. The game will be held at Arizona Stadium and aired on ESPN. The Dec. 11 date is the latest the rivalry game has ever been played: the 2008 game was played Dec. 6, and the 1970 game was held on Dec. 5.
Typically, a 5:30 p.m., Friday-night start would send Wildcats fans panicking about getting off work in time, parking and logistics. However, the Pac-12's decision to play games in empty stadiums during the truncated 2020 season — and fans working from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic — might make for less of a headache.
Arizona's rivalry game is so far the only one of the UA's seven contests to have a kick-off time. The start time for Arizona's Nov. 7 opener against Utah should be announced sometime next week.
The Pac-12 announced on Tuesday that it has set the start times for the league's Friday-night schedule, which has been expanded this season to accommodate television. The slate includes three Friday night games on Nov. 27 and a pair on Dec. 11. Utah's game at Colorado will start at 7:30 p.m. and be shown on Fox Sports 1.
Here's a look:
Friday, Nov. 13: Utah at UCLA 8:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1)
Friday, Nov. 20: UCLA at No. 13 Oregon, 8:30 pm (ESPN)
Friday, Nov. 27: Stanford at Cal, 2 p.m. (Ch. 11)
Friday, Nov. 27: No. 13 Oregon at Oregon State 1:30 p.m., 5 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. (Ch. 9/ESPN)
Friday, Nov. 27: Washington at Washington State, 1:30 p.m., 5 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. (Ch. 9/ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 4: Washington State at No. 24 USC, 7:30 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1)
Friday, Dec. 11: Arizona State at Arizona, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 11: Utah at Colorado, 7:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1)
