Twitter
    Sportspress Northwest
    • Football
    • Baseball
    • NCAA
    • Hockey
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    Twitter
    Sportspress Northwest
    Twitter
    Home » ‘New’ Husky Stadium debut moved to Aug. 31
    King5

    ‘New’ Husky Stadium debut moved to Aug. 31

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffJuly 9, 2012Updated:October 4, 2012No Comments2 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Email
    Share
    Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Email

    Washington’s 2013 football opener with Boise State in remodeled Husky Stadium has been moved up a week to Aug. 31, the school said Monday.

    Construction has moved along fast enough that the move can be accommodated, apparently because Boise State wanted to schedule another opponent.

    “The diligent work and progress made to date by our development team of Wright Runstad & Co., Turner Construction, and 360 Architects has instilled great confidence that the Husky Stadium renovation will remain on time and on budget,” Scott Woodward, UW director of athletics, said in a statement. “Because of that confidence, we feel very comfortable pushing this game forward to a date which better serves both institutions.”

    A UW source said there was no television-revenue incentive yet to move the game, which is the Saturday of the Labor Day weekend. Most UW seasons have started after the holiday, although the 2012 opener in CenturyLink Field is Saturday, Sept. 1, two days ahead of Labor Day.

    Boise State has booked Tennessee-Martin of the BCS-level Ohio Valley Conference for Sept. 7, according to the Tennessee school’s website. The date is now a bye for the Huskies, who play at Illinois Sept. 14 and complete their non-conference schedule against Idaho State Sept. 21. The conference portion of the 2013 schedule is yet to be announced.

    Earlier this year to accommodate TV, Washington and Washington State agreed to push the Apple Cup in Pullman to Nov. 23, the Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday when WSU students are typically not in school.

    Washington agreed in January, 2011, to a home-and-home series with Boise State. Washington will play in the Idaho capital for the first time in 2015.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Email

    Related Posts

    A few musings about sports journalism as the unwinding begins

    February 18, 2022

    Carroll’s staff makeover seeks to get Wilson back in the game

    February 16, 2022

    Arizona loss unmasks truths about Hopkins, UW hoops

    February 15, 2022

    Comments are closed.

    • Follow @Art_Thiel on Twitter
    Use our affiliate link on Amazon

    Subscribe to Our Weekly Roundup

    Get the top stories sent to your inbox every Thursday.

    Art Thiel on KNKX 88.5FM

    Kirsten Kendrick's Q. & A. with Thiel can be heard every Friday during Morning Edition at 5:45am and 7:45am and again that same day on All Things Considered at 4:44pm. It also airs Saturday at 9:35am.

    Listen now!
    Latest Posts

    A few musings about sports journalism as the unwinding begins

    February 18, 2022

    Carroll’s staff makeover seeks to get Wilson back in the game

    February 16, 2022

    Arizona loss unmasks truths about Hopkins, UW hoops

    February 15, 2022

    Rams win a survivors contest called the Super Bowl

    February 14, 2022
    Twitter
    • Football
    • Baseball
    • NCAA
    • Hockey
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    © 2023 Sportspress Northwest

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.