Arizona announces kickoff time, television coverage for Big 12 home opener against Texas Tech

Arizona's first-ever conference home game as a Big 12 team will be a late-night matchup. The Big 12 announced Monday morning Arizona's home contest against the Texas Tech Red Raiders will kick off on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. on Fox. 

The Arizona-Texas Tech game is so far the latest game for the Wildcats this season, but the UA's contest against Houston on Friday, Nov. 15 in Tucson will start at 8:15 p.m. on FS1. 

Arizona's battle with Texas Tech will also be the second game on Fox this season. The Wildcats also played against Kansas State on Fox. Arizona has already played on ESPN twice this season. 

The UA most recently played Texas Tech in 2019, beating the Red Raiders 28-14, in the first — and ultimately only — game of an originally planned home-and-home series; the game in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Texas Tech and Arizona were previously Border Conference rivals; Arizona is 5-26-2 all-time against TTU.

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Texas Tech (3-1) is coming off a 30-22 win over Arizona State in Lubbock, with a home game this weekend against Cincinnati (3-1). 

After a bye, Arizona (2-1) faces No. 10 Utah (4-0) in Salt Lake City on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. on ESPN.