Football | 7/22/2026 12:12:00 PM
Head Coach
Lance Anderson, along with junior running back
Ace Chatman and fifth-year defensive lineman
Fasitootai Sagapolu will represent the Trailblazer football program as Utah Tech makes its debut at the 2026 Big Sky Kickoff Weekend.
The annual event, presented by Northern Quest Resort & Casino, will take play this Saturday, July 25 through Monday, July 27, in Spokane, Wash.
Monday will feature over four hours of live coverage from the Northern Quest Resort & Casino beginning at 10 a.m. (MT) on
ESPN+ and
Scripps Sports. The Big Sky's Meghan Robinson and
Scripps Sports' Kyle Hansen will co-host coverage for the day, with interviews from all 13 football teams, Commissioner Tom Wistrcill and special guests throughout the day.
Utah Tech's live
ESPN+ interview segment on Monday will air from 11:31 a.m.-11:42 a.m. (MT).
In addition, Utah Tech representatives will take part in promo photo shoots, interview sessions, seminars and a youth football clinic during the three-day event.
Fans can follow the Trailblazers throughout Big Sky Football Media Day on the X platform (formerly Twitter) at
@UtahTech_Sports, @UtahTech_Fball,
@BigSkyFB, and on Instagram at
@utahtech_fball.
The 2026 Big Sky Hall of Fame Gala will also be part of the Kickoff Weekend on Saturday night beginning at 7:30 p.m. (MT), at the Pend Oreille Pavilion.
The 2026 Hall of Fame induction class includes Dennis Erickson, Montana State/Idaho (Football Student-Athlete/Head Coach); Frank Hawkins, Nevada (Football Student-Athlete); Eric Heins, Northern Arizona (Cross Country/Track and Field Head Coach); Amber Henry, Weber State (Cross Country/Track and Field Student-Athlete); Pam Parks, Eastern Washington (Volleyball Coach/Administrator); Michael Ray Richardson, Montana (Men's Basketball Student-Athlete); Jackie Ross Mattox, Idaho (Track and Field Student-Athlete); Willie Sojourner, Weber State (Men's Basketball Student-Athlete).
2026 Big Sky Conference Football Media Day/ESPN+ Broadcast Schedule
(all times Mountain)
10 a.m. – Interview with Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill
10:11 a.m. – Montana State HC Brent Vigen/WR Taco Dowler/DB Cade Dowler
10:27 a.m. – Idaho State HC Cody Hawkins/QB Jordan Cooke/LB Nathan Reynolds
10:44 a.m. – Weber State HC Eric Kjar/QB Devin Brown/DB Trevian Tribble
11:15 a.m. – Cal Poly HC Tim Skipper/OL Leif Magnuson/LB Mikey D'Amato
11:31 a.m. – Utah Tech HC Lance Anderson/RB Ace Chatman/DL Fasitootai Sagapolu
11:46 a.m. – Southern Utah HC DeLane Fitzgerald/QB Will Burns/LB Lincoln Tuioti-Mariner
12:02 p.m. – Northern Arizona HC Brian Wright/QB Ty Pennington/LB Ammon Allen
12:21 p.m. – Northern Colorado HC Ed Lamb/OL Levi Johnson/DL Blake Weslin
12:35 p.m. – UC Davis HC Tim Plough/WR Samuel Gbatu/DB Andrew Cofield
12:49 p.m. – Portland State HC Chris Fisk/WR Terence Loville/LB Jaxton Helmstetler
1:14 p.m. – Montana HC Bobby Kennedy/RB Eli Gillman/LB Peyton Wing
1:28 p.m. – Idaho HC Thomas Ford Jr./QB Joshua Wood/LB Cruz Hepburn
1:42 p.m. – Eastern Washington HC Aaron Best/RB Malik Dotson/DL Isaiah Perez
