Big 12 announces kickoff times, TV designations for early-season showdowns

The calendar may read May but we already have some college football scheduling news for the fall. On Wednesday, the Big 12 announced kickoff times and TV designations for early-season games. Most are nonconference games but some information on a few Big 12 showdowns has been released as well.

Four new programs will be joining the show, with BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF all making the jump to a Power Five program. It will also mark the final seasons of Texas and Oklahoma in the Big 12, leaving for the SEC for the 2024 season.

Now, we will have to wait for the season to begin in a few months. The days of summer are ahead of us and before we know it, the ball will be kicked off on the final day of August.

Early-season, nonconference kick-off times for the Big 12

Thursday, Aug. 31

Kent State at UCF (FS1), 6:00 p.m.
Missouri State at Kansas (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 2

Colorado at TCU (FOX), 11:00 a.m.
Arkansas State at Oklahoma (ESPN), 11:00 a.m.
Northern Iowa at Iowa State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 1:00 p.m.
Rice at Texas (FOX), 2:30 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Cincinnati (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 2:30 p.m.
UTSA at Houston (FS1), 6:00 p.m.
Texas State at Baylor (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Kansas State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
West Virginia at Penn State (NBC), 6:30 p.m.
Texas Tech at Wyoming (CBS), 6:30 p.m.
Sam Houston at BYU (FS1), 9:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 9

Utah at Baylor (ESPN), 11:00 a.m.
Troy at Kansas State (FS1), 11:00 a.m.
Southern Utah at BYU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 2:00 p.m.
Iowa at Iowa State (FOX), 2:30 p.m.
SMU at Oklahoma (SoonerVision on ESPN+), 5:00 p.m.
Duquesne at West Virginia (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 5:00 p.m.
Oregon at Texas Tech (FOX), 6:00 p.m.
Texas at Alabama (ESPN), 6:00 p.m.
UCF at Boise State (FS1), 6:00 p.m.
Nicholls at TCU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 7:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Arizona State (FS1), 9:30 p.m. 

Saturday, Sept. 16

Iowa State at Ohio (ESPN2 or ESPNU), 11:00 a.m.
Kansas State at Missouri (SEC Network), 11:00 a.m.
Long Island at Baylor (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 11:00 a.m.
Oklahoma at Tulsa (ESPN or ESPN2), 2:30 p.m.
Villanova at UCF (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 5:30 p.m.
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
South Alabama at Oklahoma State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
Tarleton State at Texas Tech (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh at West Virginia (ABC), 6:30 p.m.
BYU at Arkansas (ESPN2), 6:30 p.m.
TCU at Houston (FOX), 7:00 p.m.
Wyoming at Texas (Longhorn Network), 7:00 p.m.
Kansas at Nevada (CBSSN), 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23

Sam Houston at Houston (Big 12 Now on ESPN+), 6:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 29

Cincinnati at BYU (ESPN), 9:15 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 6

Kansas State at Oklahoma State (ESPN), 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 12

West Virginia at Houston (FS1), 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 2

TCU at Texas Tech (FS1), 6:00 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 24

TCU at Oklahoma (FOX), 11:00 a.m.
Texas Tech at Texas (ABC), 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2

Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship (ABC), 11:00 a.m.

Games still without TV information

There are a few games the conference announced with dates but no information attached. One of them is the Red River Showdown between Texas and Oklahoma, scheduled to take place on Oct. 7. As usual, the historic Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX will be the venue. ABC will have the broadcast

Others include:

• Houston at Rice, TBD and Illinois at Kansas, TBD — both scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 8
• Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, TBD on Sept. 9