Thousands and thousands of empty seats greeted television viewers who tuned in to watch the Arizona-Oklahoma State football game at Arizona Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

With the temperature in Tucson hovering around 85 at kickoff and exceeding 100 degrees on the playing surface, the Wildcats breezed past the Cowboys 41-13 in front of an announced crowd of 40,685 at the 50,800-seat stadium, although the Arizona Daily Star reported that “the stadium was half-full, at best.”

Suffice it to say that scene won’t be repeated this Saturday night in the desert, as No. 18 BYU invades Arizona Stadium for a Big 12 showdown with the surprising Wildcats, who have already matched last season’s win total. Kickoff is at 5 p.m. local time, so it might not be as hot as it was the first Saturday of Octobe

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