UTAH IN ANTICIPATION OF TODAY'S SEASON OPENER. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT NEXT. >>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR "ARC SALT LAKE." WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE COVER AUTHENTIC, RELEVANT COMMUNITY STORIES. >>> UNIVERSITY OF UTAH FANS, EXCITED FOR THE BIG HOME OPENER TONIGHT WITH A SPECIAL FLYOVER. >> WE WILL FLY ONE THOUSAND FEET OVER THE STADIUM, AND WE'RE GOING TO FLY FROM SOUTH- TO-NORTH. >> THAT WAS MAJOR DEREK "SONIC" KIRKWOOD," FROM THE FIGHTER WING LEADING TO NIGHTS FLYOVER AHEAD OF THE UTES' SEASON OPENER. HE WENT TO THE U, AND SUU MAJOR KIRKWOOD WILL ACTUALLY TRADE THE LEAD ROLE WITH SUU ALUM AND FORMER CAPTAIN WINCKOWSKI. WE SAT DOWN WITH A FULL INTERVIEW FOR MAJOR KIRKWOOD ON OUR KUTV YOUTUBE CHANNEL IF YOU WANT TO WATCH. THEY WILL TAKE FLYOVER HAPPENS AT 6:50 P.M. BEFORE THE BOYS OF FALL TAKE TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD FLYOVER, ONE FROM THE U, ONE FROM SUU. I ALWAYS GET CHILLS WHEN THEY DO THAT FLYOVER. SO FUN TO WATCH. >> THE AIRSHOW EARLY IN THE SUMMER -- >>> THAT FLYOVER HAPPENS AT 6:50 P.M., BEFORE THE BOYS OF FALL TAKE TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD FOR TONIGHT'S SEASON OPENER AT RICE-ECCLES STADIUM. THAT IS WHERE OUR FELLOW "ARC SALT LAKE" HOST LINCOLN GRAVES IS MAKING WAVES WITH TAILGATERS. >> Reporter: YES, RON AND MARY, WE DECIDED TO MAKE OUR WAY TO THE GUARDSMAN HERE, WHERE WE FOUND THE SETUP YOU WILL SEE IN A SECOND HERE. YOU DO THIS EVERY YEAR, LECK, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. TELL US WHY THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR YOU. >> STARTING AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING, BECAUSE WE ENJOY FOOTBALL, TAILGATING, AND WE LOVE THE UTES. >> Reporter: I THINK WE SPOKE HE WAS MY COLLEAGUE, CHRISTIA WEEK, WHEN YOU COOKED GAITER LAST YEAR. >> YEAH. PLAYED FLORIDA, WE COOKED GAITER. TODAY, PLAYING THE THUNDERBIRDS, WE HAVE THUNDERBIRD SANDWICHES. >> Reporter: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE NEW CONFERENCE, BIG 12, THIS SEASON? >> I THINK IT IS GREAT. RACE IS BACK. GREAT SEASON. >> Reporter: YOU FEED A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. TELL US, WHO YOU FEED, WHEN YOU STOP BY, HAVE BEGUN TO KNOW YOU? DO THEY KNOW THERE IS A MEAL THERE? >> YEAH. WE FEED ABOUT 100 PEOPLE, WHAT WE PLAN ON. ANYBODY STOPS BY, LOOKING GOOD. >> Reporter: I WILL PAN OVER TO YOUR LITTLE SET UP HERE. DESCRIBE HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP HERE AND WHAT IT TAKES TO SET THIS ALL UP. >> WE SET UP THESE CHAIRS WITH TWO BIG-SCREEN TVs. ONES WHO DON'T WANT TO GO INTO THE GAME, TAILGATE WITH US AND WATCH THE GAME ON TV. WE ENJOY IT.LIKE WE SAID, WE WILL GET 150 PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP HERE. >> Reporter: LECK, THANK YOU. THE GUY COOKING COULD APPEAR, SEAN , DID I GET THAT RIGHT? SEAN, OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, TALK ABOUT THE THUNDERBIRD SANDWICHES. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT TODAY? >> WE WILL DO A GRILLED THUNDERBIRD BREAST. WE HAVE GOT TOPPINGS, LETTUCE, TOMATO, CHEESE, ONIONS, SANDWICH, SALADS. >> Reporter: WHAT IS THIS STUFF ON HERE RIGHT NOW THOUGH? >> WE JUST HAVE BREAKFAST BURRITOS WE ARE COOKING NOW WITH EGGS AND SAUSAGE, PUT IN A TORTILLA. >> Reporter: YOU ALREADY OFFERED ME A BURRITO. CAN I TAKE ONE NOW? RON AND MARY, I WAS HOPING -- LET ME SWITCH AROUND -- THE LIGHTING IS BAD THAT WAY. I TOLD YOU, I WAS HOPING A TAILGATER TO GIVE ME SOME FOOD THIS MORNING. I FINALLY HAVE THE BREAKFAST BURRITO. I AM GOING TO TAKE A BITE, SO, I CAN'T TALK. >> WAIT, WAIT, NEVERMIND. I WAS GOING TO SAY, WE WERE TALKING SHOTS AS AN VACCINATIONS EARLIER. I THINK THEY ARE TALKING DIFFERENT KINDS OF SHOTS ALREADY THIS MORNING. OKAY. >> I DID SEE A BOTTLE OF LIQUOR OVER HERE. >> RIGHT WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED. YEAH. >> YOU NEED TO STAY AWAY FROM THAT. >> OH, BOY. >> IT WAS COOL WHEN WE STARTED. >> I DON'T THINK I AM ALLOWED TO DO THAT