Take Utah, BYU, Utah State, and Weber State, four of the state’s six Division I programs, and stage a one-admission doubleheader at Vivint Smart Home Arena, home of the Jazz. Over the course of the initial three-year agreement, everyone would play each other once, the event ultimately acting as a showcase for one of the nation’s underrated basketball states.
The best intentions at the start gave way to reality soon after. That reality came to a head on Wednesday when The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Saturday’s two-admission doubleheader, pitting Utah vs. Weber State (2 p.m., Pac-12 Networks) and Utah State vs.