The Washington Huskies will face Utah in Salt Lake City on Sunday at 11 a.m. PT (12 p.m. MT) after being unable to travel on Friday due to a nationwide ground stoppage of all flights that impacted several teams across the country.

UW was originally scheduled to tip off against the Utes at 4:00 p.m. Saturday. With the non-conference game being pushed to the following day, it should allow the Huskies and third-year coach Danny Sprinkle enough time to rest and prepare for their third game of the 2026-27 season.

The Huskies have lost two consecutive games when facing the Utes at the Jon M. Huntsman Center under former coach Mike Hopkins when the two teams were still part of the Pac-12 Conference. UW won the following two meetings, a 98-73 victory in 2022-23, and a 74-65 win last season under Sprinkle at Alaska Airlines Arena to level the all-time record against Utah at 13-13.

UW was at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday, expected to depart for Salt Lake City ahead of its non-conference matchup with Utah, before waiting hours, uncertain if the game would still go on as scheduled, or at all, before the rescheduling announcement came in.

According to a press release, Friday evening fans with single-game tickets affected by the change can obtain a refund or exchange through the Utah ticket office. Former UW star big man Jon Brockman and new play-by-play announcer Nick Loop will call the game on 950 KJR AM, with ESPN+ serving as the television broadcast for the first road game this season.