{
  "id": 15638039,
  "title": "Here's when Cincinnati Bearcats, Utah Utes kick off on Halloween",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/heres-when-cincinnati-bearcats-utah-utes-kick-off-on-halloween",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T18:18:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/heres-cincinnati-bearcats-utah-utes-181819287.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After Homecoming, Cincinnati Bearcats and Utah Utes set Halloween showdown time. The Big 12 announced that the 10th-ranked Utes will travel to the 10th-ranked Bearcats for a 3:45 PM Eastern kickoff on October 31 at Nippert Stadium. The game will be broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2 after this weekend's contests. Utah finished their season with a dominant 27-24 win over Colorado, moving to a perfect 6-0 record. Meanwhile, Cincinnati will face Houston in Salt Lake City at 9:15 PM ET on ESPN on the same day. In their inaugural matchup last season, Utah secured a convincing 45-14 victory over the Bearcats. Current Bearcats coach Kyle Whittingham previously served as defensive coordinator for Utah.",
  "summary": "Though they haven't yet played their Oct. 24 game, UC Bearcats football will have an afternoon kickoff on Oct. 31 for their Halloween game with Utah",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}