IRVING, Texas – Alongside its television partners ESPN, FOX and TNT Sports, the Big 12 Conference has announced its football selections and designations for the first three weeks of the season, and additional later games, across linear and streaming platforms. In addition to the Big 12’s previously announced television selections, the Conference will have 22 games on linear distribution through the first three weeks of the season, which includes 10 games versus Power Four opponents.
The season begins with the Big 12’s lone Week Zero game with TCU facing North Carolina in the 2026 Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday, August 29, airing at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN.
Conference match-ups in the early selections include the Union Jack Classic between Arizona State and Kansas on Saturday, September 19, slated for an 11 a.m. CT kickoff on FS1 kickoff from Wembley Stadium in London. Arizona and BYU will meet in Provo, Utah on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 2:30 p.m. CT on FOX, joining the previously-announced Houston-Texas Tech game on FOX in Week Three.
Bookending the regular season will be the 2026 Big 12 Football Championship at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday, December 4, which is slated for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff on ABC.
The remainder of the season’s television selections will be announced on a 12-day or six-day notice via Big12Sports.com and the Conference’s official digital platforms.
A complete list of today’s announced games is below with all times listed are CT.
Thursday, September 3
Bethune-Cookman at UCF at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Idaho at Utah at 8 p.m. on ESPNU at 8 p.m. on ESPNU
Friday, September 4
LIU at Kansas at 7 p.m. on ESPNU
Saturday, September 5
Oregon State at Houston at 11 a.m. on ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia at 11 a.m. on TNT & HBO Max
Southeast Missouri at Iowa State at 12 p.m. on ESPN+
Boston College at Cincinnati at 2:30 p.m. on FOX
Nicholls at Kansas State at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Abilene Christian at Texas Tech at 6 p.m. on FS1
Utah Tech at BYU at 7 p.m. on ESPN+
Northern Arizona at Arizona at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN+
Morgan State at Arizona State at 9 p.m. on ESPN+
Saturday, September 12
Washington State at Kansas State at 11 a.m. on TNT & HBO Max
Oregon at Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. on ESPN
UT Martin at West Virginia at 12 p.m. on ESPN+
Arizona at BYU at 2:30 p.m. on FOX
Weber State at Colorado at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+
Western Carolina at Cincinnati at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Southern at Houston at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Prairie View A&M at Baylor at 7 p.m. on ESPN+
Grambling State at TCU at 7 p.m. on ESPN+
Arkansas at Utah at 9:15 p.m. on ESPN
Saturday, September 19
Arizona State vs. Kansas (Union Jack Classic – London) at 11 a.m. on FS1
Bowling Green at Iowa State at 11 a.m. on ESPNU
Tulane at Kansas State at 11 a.m. on ESPN2
Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+
Utah State at Utah at 2:30 p.m. on FOX
Louisiana Tech at Baylor at 3 p.m. on ESPNU
Georgia State at UCF at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Murray State at Oklahoma State at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
Arkansas State at TCU at 7 p.m. on ESPNU
Northern Illinois at Arizona at 9:30 p.m. on TNT & HBO Max
Friday, November 20
Iowa State at UCF at 5 p.m. on FS1
Previously Announced TV Selections
Saturday, August 29
Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland
North Carolina vs. TCU at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN
Thursday, September 3
Colorado at Georgia Tech at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN
Saturday, September 5
Baylor vs. Auburn (in Atlanta) at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC
Friday, September 11
Missouri at Kansas at 7 p.m. CT on FOX
Friday, September 18
Houston at Texas Tech at 7 p.m. CT on FOX
Friday, October 9
Iowa State at BYU at 9:15 p.m. CT on ESPN
Friday, October 30
Baylor at UCF at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN
Friday, November 6
TCU at Arizona at 9:15 p.m. CT on ESPN
Friday, November 13
Houston at Colorado at 9:15 p.m. CT on ESPN
Friday, November 20
Iowa State at UCF at 5 p.m. CT on FS1
Thursday, November 26
TCU at Texas Tech at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN
Friday, November 27
West Virginia at Utah at 8 p.m. CT on FOX