The Big 12 football schedule 2026 early season kickoff times and TV slate has been announced, which features 32 games set for broadcast in the first three weeks of the season.
This will mark the third consecutive season for the Big 12 as a 16-team conference. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are the reigning Big 12 champion.
One Big 12 member will kick off the 2026 season in Week Zero on Saturday, August 29. That game will feature TCU taking on North Carolina in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland. The game will kickoff at noon ET with television coverage on ESPN.
Three Big 12 members are slated to kickoff their campaigns on Thursday, September 3 — UCF hosts FCS Bethune-Cookman (7:00pm ET, ESPN+), Colorado travels to Georgia Tech (8:00pm ET, ESPN), and Utah entertains FCS Idaho (9:00pm ET, ESPNU).
On Friday, September 4, the Kansas Jayhawks open their season at home against FCS Long Island (8:00pm ET, ESPNU).
11 members of the Big 12 are scheduled to play non-conference opponents on Saturday, September 5, which is highlighted by Baylor taking on Auburn in Atlanta (3:30pm ET, ABC) and Cincinnati hosting Boston College (3:30pm ET, FOX).
The 2026 Big 12 Championship Game is set for Friday, December 4 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The game will be televised by ABC at 8:00pm ET.
Listed below are the Big 12 games that have been selected for television as of May 27, including several contests from Week 4 onward. All remaining Big 12 controlled games will be announced six-to-12 days prior to the date of the game.
Big 12 football schedule: 2026 early season kickoff times, TV
*All times Eastern.
Saturday, Aug. 29
North Carolina vs. TCU (Ireland) – 12pm, ESPN
Thursday, Sept. 3
Bethune-Cookman at UCF – 7pm, ESPN+
Colorado at Georgia Tech – 8pm, ESPN
Idaho at Utah – 9pm, ESPNU
Friday, Sept. 4
LIU at Kansas – 8pm, ESPNU
Saturday, Sept. 5
Oregon State at Houston – 12pm, ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia – 12pm, TNT/HBO Max
Southeast Missouri at Iowa State – 12pm, ESPN+
Baylor vs. Auburn (Atlanta) – 3:30pm, ABC
Boston College at Cincinnati – 3:30pm, FOX
Oklahoma State at Tulsa – 3:45pm, ESPNU
Nicholls at Kansas State – 7pm, ESPN+
Abilene Christian at Texas Tech – 7pm, FS1
Utah Tech at BYU – 8pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona at Arizona – 9:30pm, ESPN+
Morgan State at Arizona State – 10pm, ESPN+
Friday, Sept. 11
Missouri at Kansas – 8pm, FOX
Saturday, Sept 12
Arizona State at Texas A&M – 12pm, ABC
Oregon at Oklahoma State – 12pm, ESPN
Washington State at Kansas State – 12pm, TNT/HBO Max
UT Martin at West Virginia – 1pm, ESPN+
UCF at Pitt – 3:30pm, ESPN2
Weber State at Colorado – 3:30pm, ESPN+
Arizona at BYU – 3:30pm, FOX
Western Carolina at Cincinnati – 7pm, ESPN+
Southern at Houston – 7pm, ESPN+
Iowa State at Iowa – 7:30pm, NBC/Peacock
Texas Tech at Oregon State – 7:30pm, CBS/Paramount+
Prairie View A&M at Baylor – 8pm, ESPN+
Grambling State at TCU – 8pm, ESPN+
Arkansas at Utah – 10:15pm, ESPN
Friday, Sept 18
Houston at Texas Tech – 8:00pm, FOX
Saturday, Sept 19
Bowling Green at Iowa State – 12pm, ESPNU
Tulane at Kansas State – 12pm, ESPN2
Arizona State vs. Kansas (London) – 12pm, FS1
Miami (Ohio) vs. Cincinnati (Paycor) – 3:30pm, ESPN+
Utah State at Utah – 3:30pm, FOX
Louisiana Tech at Baylor – 4:00pm, ESPNU
Murray State at Oklahoma State – 7:00pm, ESPN+
Georgia State at UCF – 7:00pm, ESPN+
BYU at Colorado State – 7:30pm, CBS/Paramount+
Colorado at Northwestern – 7:30pm, FOX or FS1
Virginia vs. West Virginia (Charlotte) – 7:30pm, ACCN
Friday, Oct. 9
Iowa State at BYU – 10:15pm, ESPN
Friday, Oct. 30
Baylor at UCF – 7:30pm, ESPN
Friday, Nov. 6
TCU at Arizona – 10:15pm, ESPN
Friday, Nov. 13
Houston at Colorado – 10:15pm, ESPN
Friday, Nov. 20
Iowa State at UCF – 6pm, FS1
Thursday, Nov. 26
TCU at Texas Tech – 8pm, ESPN
Friday, Nov. 27
West Virginia at Utah – 9pm, FOX
Friday, Dec. 4
Big 12 Championship – 8pm, ABC
FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
Wow. . .
Zero comments about 1/3 of the 2026 B16g12 regular season. . .