No. 12 Utah vs. Cal: How to attend, watch, stream or listen to the game

Utah running back Zack Moss (2) tosses the ball to the referee after scoring a touchdown during first-half action in the Utah-Northern Illinois football game at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News

California (4-3, 1-3) at No. 12 Utah (6-1, 3-1)

• Kickoff: Saturday, 8 p.m. MDT
• Venue: Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,807)
• Surface: FieldTurf
• Tickets: UtahTickets.com
• Gameday info: Parking map
• Transit: UTA info
• TV: FS1
• Livestream: FoxSports.com
• Radio: ESPN 700AM
• Series: California leads 6-5
• Weather: Partly cloudy with temperatures in the 40s

THE STAKES

For California: The injury riddled Bears need two more wins to become bowl eligible — good news for them and bad news for some sponsor.

For Utah: The Utes are trying to keep pace with USC in the Pac-12 South. The Trojans own the tiebreaker with five games left to play.

THE TRENDS

For California: These Bears have been hibernating as of late. They’ve scored just 41 points over losses to ASU, Oregon and Oregon State.

For Utah: There’s no place like home for the Utes. They’ve won eight straight games at Rice-Eccles Stadium dating back to last season. A ninth is expected.

THE CRYSTAL BALL

California: Somehow, some way, the Bears find a way to replicate the last meeting — a 28-23 victory in Berkeley in 2016.

Utah: The Utes are heavy favorites in this one. It remains to be seen what the defense can do for an encore after shutting down ASU.

PLAYER TO WATCH

BRADLEE ANAE, Utah defensive end: The senior is the new mayor of Sack Lake City after getting three in last week’s 21-3 win over ASU. Cal gave up nine sacks in a loss to Oregon State.

KEY MATCHUP

Utah’s offense vs. Cal linebacker Evan Weaver: The national leader in tackles with 105 brings his productive skill set to Salt Lake City.

AP

California linebacker Evan Weaver (89) celebrates after a tackle on the final play of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. California won 28-20. California used a goal-line stand as time ran out to beat Mississippi, the Bears’ first road win over an SEC school since 1977 and the Pac-12’s first since 2010. Linebacker Evan Weaver swooped in from the outside and stopped Mississippi quarterback John Rhys Plumlee on a sneak as the clock hit zeroes for the last and most important of his career-high 22 tackles.(AP Photo/Thomas Graning)

QUOTABLE

“We have to perform better. Our margins are very thin and we’ve got to perform at a higher level in every phase of the game to win.” — California coach Justin Wilcox

”There is no looking past anybody. There is no being distracted about what is going on elsewhere in the league as far as who is positioned where, it’s all completely focused on the Bears.” — Utah coach Kyle Whittingham

NEXT UP

California has a bye next week, while Utah faces Washington in Seattle on Saturday.

UTAH SCHEDULE

All times MDT

• Aug. 29 — at BYU, Won 30-12
• Sept. 7 — Northern Illinois, Won 35-17
• Sept. 14 — Idaho State, Won 31-0
• Sept. 20 — at USC, Lost 30-23
• Sept. 28 — Washington State, Won 38-13
• Oct. 12 — at Oregon State, Won 52-7
• Oct. 19 — Arizona State, Won 21-3
• Oct. 26 — California, 8 p.m. (FS1)
• Nov. 2 — at Washington, 2 p.m. (FOX)
• Nov. 16 — UCLA (TBD)
• Nov. 23 — at Arizona (TBD)
• Nov. 30 — Colorado (TBD)
• Dec. 6 — Pac-12 Championship (TBD, ABC)

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