What to know before attending ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ on Saturday

BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado at Boulder will be in the national spotlight this weekend, hosting one of the biggest pregame shows in college football.

FOX will bring its nationally televised “Big Noon Kickoff” pregame show to Colorado Saturday morning before the Buffaloes host the Utah Utes at Folsom Field.

The broadcast runs from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. MT on FOX, but the party will begin a lot earlier at CU’s Farrand Field.

Buffalo and Ute fans are invited to attend the show. Doors for the party-like television show open at 6 a.m.

There will be a chance to win tickets to the game and one fan will have a chance to win $5,000 in the Big Noon Sweepstakes. The show will also be award $500 for the best sign. There will be free food, music from DJ Amy Robbins and celebrity guests.

“Big Noon Kickoff” features host Rob Stone and analysts Matt Leinart, Urban Meyer, Brady Quinn and Mark Ingram II. The show was also on site in Lubbock, Texas, last Saturday for Colorado’s game against Texas Tech. 

Colorado’s home game on Saturday against Utah at Folsom Field will kick off at 10 a.m. Mountain Time and will be broadcast nationally by FOX.

The Buffs have won six of their last seven games and are ranked No. 18 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll.

In Colorado’s game on Saturday, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score, two-way star Travis Hunter had nine catches for 99 yards and a TD.

Colorado overcame an early deficit to beat Texas Tech 41-27. Sanders was 30 of 43 for 291 yards. Shilo Sanders, the other son of Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders on the team, recovered a fumble in the end zone with 51 seconds left.

• Thursday, Aug. 29 – CU defeats North Dakota State 31-26 – ESPN
• Saturday, Sept. 7 – Nebraska defeats CU 28-10 – NBC
• Saturday, Sept. 14 – CU defeats Colorado State 28-9 – CBS
• Saturday, Sept. 21 – CU defeats Baylor 38-31 OT – FOX
• Saturday, Sept. 28 – CU defeats UCF 48-21 – FOX
• Saturday, Oct. 12 – Kansas State defeats CU 31-28 – ESPN
• Saturday, Oct. 19 – CU defeats Arizona 34-7 – FOX
• Saturday, Oct. 26 – CU defeats Cincinnati 34-23 – ESPN
• Saturday, Nov. 9 – CU defeats Texas Tech 41-27 – FOX
• Saturday, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. – vs. Utah – FOX
• Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1:30 p.m. – at Kansas – FOX
• Friday, Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. MT – vs. Oklahoma State – ABC

The Buffaloes and coach Deion Sanders will appear this season on all four major networks in the same season for the first time in school history. Games this season were scheduled on FOX, CBS, ABC, NBC and ESPN.

Of the 12 games now selected for the 2024 season, the Buffs will have nine games on network television and all 12 on either the flagship ESPN or network television, both program records.