How much is Utah paying Utah State for 2026 football matchup?.
Utah · Utah State · RiceThe Aggies secure a significant $600,000 payday as Bronco Mendenhall faces familiar foes and a rivalry in this lucrative non-conference clash at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Needless to say, the Aggies are entering this game with the Utes as an underdog.
But Bronco Mendenhall's team will still come out ahead when they head back home. This will add $600,000 to Utah State's bottom line, according to Deseret News' Jay Drew .
Two non-conference opponents for a total of $1.2 million isn't a bad bargain for a likely pair of wins. Add the $250,000 that Utah paid Arkansas for last week's blowout win and the total is just under $1.5 million for the entire non-conference slate.
Utah will get paid the same $250,000 next year when they play Arkansas on the road in Fayetteville. As for the matchup itself, Utah comes into Week 3 facing a familiar foe in the latest edition of the Band of Brothers rivalry.
KEY POINTS
- How much is Utah paying Utah State for 2026 football matchup?.
- The 17th-ranked Utah Utes football team wraps up non-conference play against in-state rival Utah State Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.
- The contract between Utah and Utah State shows the Utes paying to host the Pac-12 foe.
- What's interesting is that Utah is paying the same amount they paid FCS opponent Idaho to open the season on Sept. 3.