{"id":902899,"date":"2026-05-27T20:27:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/902899\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T20:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:27:25","slug":"big-12-announces-kickoffs-for-multiple-weeks-of-2026-football-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/902899\/","title":{"rendered":"Big 12 announces kickoffs for multiple weeks of 2026 football season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Fans cross over the Brazos River before an NCAA football game between Baylor University and Oklahoma State University at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Fans cross over the Brazos River before an NCAA football game between Baylor University and Oklahoma State University at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>El\u00edas Valverde II\/Staff Photographer<\/p>\n<p>The Big 12 Conference and its television partners announced channel designations and kickoff times on Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/big12sports.com\/news\/2026\/5\/27\/big-12-announces-opening-slate-of-football-tv-selections.aspx\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">for the first three weeks of the 2026 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Big 12\u2019s previously announced television selections, the conference will have 22 games on linear distribution through the first three weeks, which includes 10 games versus Power Four opponents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>The season begins in Week 0 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/tcu-horned-frogs\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TCU<\/a> facing North Carolina in the 2026 Aer Lingus College Football Classic in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/tcu-horned-frogs\/2025\/04\/22\/tcu-football-heading-to-ireland-to-face-north-carolina-in-2026-opener\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dublin, Ireland on Saturday, August 29<\/a>, airing at 11 a.m. on ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Bookending the regular season will be the 2026 Big 12 Championship Game at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/college-sports\/2026\/01\/20\/big-12-championship-game-friday-time-slot\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington on Friday, Dec. 4<\/a>, which is slated for a 7 p.m. kickoff on ABC.<\/p>\n<p>The remainder of the season\u2019s television selections will be announced on a 12-day or six-day notice via Big12Sports.com and other official digital platforms, per the Big 12&#8217;s television agreement with FOX, ESPN and TNT.<\/p>\n<p>Make Dallas News a preferred source so your search results prioritize writing by actual people, not AI.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dallasnews.com\" data-link=\"native\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Add Preferred Source\" class=\"td300 cp f aic jcc disabled:cd wsn px24 y40px px16 py8 buttonSm fs13 xs:fs16 xs:buttonLg bg-primaryAccessible hover:o80 c-white disabled:bg-gray300 disabled:c-gray600 border bn tac br2\"><\/p>\n<p>Add Preferred Source<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at every kickoff that&#8217;s been announced so far for our area schools:<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Baylor<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Sept. 5: Baylor vs. Auburn (in Atlanta) at 2:30 p.m. on ABC<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Sept. 12: Prairie View A&amp;M at Baylor at 7 p.m. on ESPN+<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Sept. 19: Louisiana Tech at Baylor at 3 p.m. on ESPNU<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Oct. 30: Baylor at UCF at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma State<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Sept. 5: Oklahoma State at Tulsa at 2:45 p.m. on ESPNU\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Sept. 12: Oregon at Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. on ESPN<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Sept. 19: Murray State at Oklahoma State at 6 p.m. on ESPN+<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Sept. 26: Oklahoma State at West Virginia at TBD on FOX or FS1<\/p>\n<p>TCU<\/p>\n<p>Saturday,\u00a0Aug. 29: North Carolina vs. TCU at 11 a.m. on ESPN\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Sept. 12: Grambling State at TCU at 7 p.m. on ESPN+<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Sept. 19: Arkansas State at TCU at 7 p.m. on ESPNU<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Nov. 6: TCU at Arizona at 9:15 p.m. ESPN\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Nov. 26: TCU at Texas Tech at 7 p.m. on ESPN<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Sept. 5: Abilene Christian at Texas Tech at 6\u00a0p.m. on FS1\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Sept. 12: Texas Tech at Oregon State at 6:30 p.m. on CBS\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Sept. 18: Houston at Texas Tech at 7 p.m. on FOX<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Nov. 26: TCU at Texas Tech at 7 p.m. on ESPN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans cross over the Brazos River before an NCAA football game between Baylor University and Oklahoma State 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