LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Vegas Kickoff Classic has added two future games that will feature schools from the SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12.
ESPN Events announced that BYU faces Oregon State at Allegiant Stadium in 2028. Arkansas then takes on Texas Tech in 2030.
Game dates and times will be announced at a later date.
“We’re excited to have two regional rivalries involving national programs help fill our upcoming slate of games,” John Saccenti, executive director of the Vegas Kickoff Classic and Las Vegas Bowl, said in a news release. “We have a successful history of both BYU and Oregon State competing in our city and know Las Vegas is a perfect location to match two old rivals to kick off the 2030 season when Arkansas and Texas Tech come to town.”
The Oregon State Beavers, a member of the Pac-12, last played the BYU Cougars of the Big 12 in 2012, a 42-24 win for the Beavers. The two schools also faced off once in the Las Vegas Bowl in 2009, when BYU won 44-20.
Meanwhile, the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 played the Arkansas Razorbacks of the SEC in last year’s Liberty Bowl. Arkansas beat Texas Tech 39-26.
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