By Mike Vorel

The Seattle Times

A year ago, Washington’s game against Cal kicked off at 7:30 p.m. and ended at 1:23 a.m. — with a lengthy lightning delay jammed unexpectedly in between.

Let’s hope for far fewer surprises this time.

The Pac-12 Conference on Monday announced kickoff information for its opening weekend games, and UW’s matchup at Cal on Nov. 7 will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPN.

It’s the first of UW’s six currently scheduled games to receive a kickoff time or TV designation. The conference previously announced that the Apple Cup against Washington State on Nov. 27 will be played at either 12:30 p.m., 4 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. and air on either ABC or ESPN.

The Huskies’ seventh and final regular-season game will take place on the weekend of Dec. 19 and be a cross-divisional match up against the Pac-12 South opponent with the same seed. In the best-case scenario, that would be the Pac-12 title game (which will be played on Dec. 18).

UW’s full 2020 regular season schedule can be found below.

Nov. 7 at Cal — Berkeley, Calif. — 7:30 p.m — ESPN

Nov. 14 — OREGON STATE — Husky Stadium — TBA

Nov. 21 — ARIZONA — Husky Stadium — TBA

Nov. 27 — at Washington State — Pullman — TBA

Dec. 5 — STANFORD — Husky Stadium — TBA

Dec. 12 — at Oregon — Eugene, Ore. — TBA

Dec. 18/19 — TBA — TBA — TBA