Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech, Arizona set for late night kick on FOX
September 23, 2024 | Football
The Red Raiders will travel to Arizona for a 10 p.m. CT kick on Oct. 5 in Tucson
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech's next road game at Arizona on Oct. 5 has been picked for a 10 p.m. CT kickoff, the Big 12 Conference announced Monday as part of its 12-day television selections. Television coverage will be provided nationally on FOX.
This will be Texas Tech's second late-night kick of the season as the Red Raiders previously began the Washington State game at 9 p.m. CT. The 10 p.m. CT kick matches the second-latest known start time in school history as the Red Raiders previously faced UTEP at 10 p.m. CT in 2014 and then Oklahoma State at 11 p.m. local time as part of the 1988 Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo, Japan.
Texas Tech and Arizona will meet for the 34th time in history as the Red Raiders lead the overall series with a 26-5-2 advantage. It will be the first meeting between the two schools as Big 12 members as both Texas Tech and Arizona were once league counterparts in the Border Conference but have faced each other only once since 1989.
Arizona won that only other encounter, topping the Red Raiders, 28-14, early in the 2019 season in Tucson. The return game of that home-and-home series was postponed a year later due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Red Raiders will head to Arizona after closing a three-game homestand this Saturday with Cincinnati. Kickoff between the Red Raiders and Bearcats is slated for 7 p.m. in front of a sellout crowd at Jones AT&T Stadium.
