(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah football team will be back on the field in Pac-12 play at Rice-Eccles Stadium despite the ongoing expansion project at the stadium's south end, Sept. 28, 2020.The expansion project will allow Rice Eccles to go from a capacity of 45,087 to 51,444 in both premium and non-premium seating. The project is scheduled to be completed by July.
Josh Newman began covering the University of Utah for The Tribune in 2019. A Long Island, N.Y. native, he covered Rutgers University and Monmouth University for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey for 15 years. Basketball remains his first love, a cold IPA coming in a close second.