LAS VEGAS – ESPN Events has announced two more future Vegas Kickoff Classic games at Allegiant Stadium that will feature four major programs from three different conferences.
BYU of the Big 12 Conference will battle Oregon State from the Pac-12 Conference in 2028 in what will be a rematch of the 2009 Las Vegas Bowl, which saw the Cougars prevail, 44-20. The Beavers won the most-recent meeting of the programs in 2013 to take a 6-5 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to 1955.
An old league rivalry will be renewed in Las Vegas in 2030 when Arkansas of the SEC takes on Texas Tech of the Big 12. Both teams, who were members of the now-disbanded Southwest Conference, faced off in last season’s Liberty Bowl where the Razorbacks prevailed, 39-26, to take a 30-8 lead in the all-time ser