Alamo Bowl, Utah vs. Texas: How to watch, stream or listen to the game

Utah Utes defensive tackle Leki Fotu (99) warms up on the Levi’s Stadium field before the Pac-12 Championship game between Utah and Oregon in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News

2019 Alamo Bowl

No. 11 Utah (11-2) vs. Texas (7-5)

• Kickoff: Tuesday 5:30 p.m. MT
• Venue: Alamodome (65,000)
• Surface: Astroturf
• TV/livestream: ESPN
• Radio: ESPN 700 AM
• Series: Texas leads, 1-0

THE STAKES

For Utah: The Utes are seeking their third season with 12 of more wins. They went 12-0 in 2004 and 13-0 in 2008.

For Texas: The Longhorns are looking to cap a disappointing season with a win before what is expected to be a large backing of fans.

THE TRENDS

For Utah: The Utes are strong in the second half, outscoring the opposition 208-78. They’ve limited 11 teams to under 100 yards rushing.

For Texas: The Longhorns are 2-0 in bowl games under head coach Tom Herman. The wins came in the Texas and Sugar bowls.

THE CRYSTAL BALL

Utah: The Utes are looking to bounce back from a lopsided loss to Oregon in the Pac-12 title game. Will it be enough motivation?

Texas: Can the Longhorns keep their fans happy? It’ll be a long off-season if they lose six games. Heck, it’s already going to be bad with five.

PLAYER TO WATCH

Chuck Burton, AP

Texas wide receiver Devin Duvernay (6) runs as Kansas State’s Da’Quan Patton (5) pursues during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019.

Devin Duvernay, Texas receiver: The senior is second in the nation with 103 receptions. How will he fare against a depleted Utah secondary?

KEY MATCHUP

Utah’s lines against Texas: The Utes were pretty much overpowered by Oregon in the trenches in the Pac-12 championship game.

QUOTABLE

”We have a tradition at Utah, the bowl season is very important to our guys. It almost self-perpetuates from year to year because the next group doesn’t want to be the group that lets the previous group down in bowl play.”

— Utah coach Kyle Whittingham

“It’ll be a great experience for our players. I’ve never coached in one of these, but I have heard and talked to a lot of colleagues that said, this is as good as it gets when it comes to bowl games. So excited to be here.”

— Texas coach Tom Herman

NEXT UP

Both teams are scheduled to open the 2020 season on Sept. 5. Utah is hosting BYU, while Texas takes on South Florida.

UTAH SCHEDULE

All times Mountain

• 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, Won 35-0
• Nov. 2 — at Washington, Won 33-28
• Nov. 16 — UCLA, Won 49-3
• Nov. 23 — at Arizona, Won 35-7
• Nov. 30 — Colorado, Won 45-15
• Dec. 6 — Pac-12 Championship vs. Oregon, Lost 37-15

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