IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference, alongside its television partners ESPN and FOX, has announced nine football games to be played on Fridays and select weekdays during the week for the 2026 season. The selections include eight Friday games and a Thanksgiving match-up on Thursday, Nov. 26. Specific network designations and kick-off times for these games will be announced at a later date.

The weekday picks begin with a marquee non-conference meeting when Kansas hosts Missouri in the Border Showdown rivalry game on Friday, Sept. 11, a week before an early Conference matchup between Houston and Texas Tech on Friday, Sept. 18.

October will see a pair of Friday games with Iowa State at BYU on October 9 and Baylor at UCF on October 30. TCU at Arizona, Houston at Colorado, Iowa State at UCF and West Virginia at Utah are scheduled for Friday kickoffs in November, which also includes TCU and Texas Tech playing on Thanksgiving.

2026 Big 12 Football Weekday Selections
Friday, Sept. 11 – Missouri at Kansas
Friday, Sept. 18 – Houston at Texas Tech
Friday, Oct. 9 – Iowa State at BYU
Friday, Oct. 30 – Baylor at UCF
Friday, Nov. 6 – TCU at Arizona
Friday, Nov. 13 – Houston at Colorado
Friday, Nov. 20 – Iowa State at UCF
Thursday, Nov. 26 – TCU at Texas Tech
Friday, Nov. 27 – West Virginia at Utah