The 121st Big Game between Cal and Stanford was thankfully rescheduled, rather than cancelled, because of unhealthy air quality due to wildfires in Northern California.
The Cal Football program announced the game has been rescheduled. Rather than playing Saturday, these two teams will play the last Pac-12 game of the season on Dec. 1.
The 121st Big Game will be rescheduled for Dec. 1 at 12 p.m. on @Pac12Network pic.twitter.com/CGKIq2vjTU
— Cal Football (@CalFootball) November 16, 2018
Neither team is in the running for the Pac-12 Championship Game, which is why this move to Dec. 1 was possible. It does, however, mean that the title game won’t be the final conference game, which is rather quirky.
That there was a need for the game to be moved was undeniable. The air quality in the Bay Area is in the unhealthy range due to the catastrophic wildfire known as the “Camp Fire” in Butte County, Calif.
UC Davis also announced its game against Sac State was being moved to Reno, rather than playing this weekend.