The 2025 college football season ended on Monday night with Indiana beating Miami in the National Championship. So now, all eyes turn to the 2026 season. And on Wednesday morning, the Big 12 Conference released its schedule for the 2026 college football season.
The 2026 schedule is highlighted by the Conference’s global expansion with a pair of games in Europe, beginning with the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on Saturday, Aug. 29 between TCU and North Carolina in Dublin, Ireland. Week Three will feature the Union Jack Classic, a Conference game between Arizona State and Kansas, at Wembley Stadium in London, England on Saturday, Sept. 19.
2026 Big 12 Conference Schedule
Week 2 (Sept. 12)
Arizona at BYU
Week 3 (Sept. 19)
Houston at Texas Tech
Kansas vs. Arizona State (London)
Week 4 (Sept. 26)
Colorado at Baylor
TCU at UCF
K-State at Cincinnati
Colorado at Baylor
Utah at Iowa State
K-State at Cincinnati
Oklahoma State at West Virginia
Week 5 (Oct. 3)
West Virginia at Iowa State
Cincinnati at Arizona
Baylor at Arizona State
BYU at TCU
UCF at Houston
Texas Tech at Colorado
UCF at Houston
Week 6 (Oct. 10)
Arizona at West Virginia
Iowa State at BYU
UCF at Oklahoma State
Houston at K-State
Kansas at Utah
Week 7 (Oct. 17)
Arizona State at Texas Tech
TCU at Baylor
Notre Dame at BYU
Cincinnati at West Virginia
Utah at Colorado
Oklahoma State at Houston
Kansas at K-State
Week 8 (Oct. 24)
Iowa State at Arizona
K-State at Arizona State
Baylor at Kansas
BYU at UCF
Texas Tech at Cincinnati
Colorado at Oklahoma State
Houston at Utah
West Virginia at TCU
Week 9 (Oct. 31)
Arizona at Texas Tech
Arizona State at BYU
Baylor at UCF
Utah at Cincinnati
K-State at Colorado
Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Kansas at TCU
Week 10 (Nov. 7)
TCU at Arizona
Colorado at Arizona State
Iowa State at Baylor
BYU at Utah
UCF at Kansas
Cincinnati at Houston
Oklahoma State at K-State
West Virginia at Texas Tech
Week 11 (Nov. 14)
Utah at Arizona
Arizona State at UCF
Baylor at BYU
Cincinnati at Iowa State
Houston at Colorado
Kansas at West Virginia
K-State at TCU
Texas Tech at Oklahoma State
Week 12 (Nov. 21)
Arizona at K-State
Oklahoma State at Arizona State
Texas Tech at Baylor
BYU at Kansas
Iowa State at UCF
Colorado at Cincinnati
Houston at West Virginia
Week 13 (Nov. 28)
Arizona State at Arizona
Baylor at Houston
Cincinnati at BYU
UCF at Colorado
K-State at Iowa State
Kansas at Oklahoma State
TCU at Texas Tech
West Virginia at Utah
Big 12 Championship Game is Moving to Friday Night
While we are still 11 months away from the Big 12 championship game, a big change is on the horizon. We now know that the Big 12 title game will be played on Friday December 4th at 7 p.m. CT.
Since the Big 12 championship game made a comeback in 2017, the game was always played on Saturday during the early time slot. While the day and time have changed, the venue will not as the game will still be played in Arlington at AT&T Stadium.
This likely helps ESPN as they can move the ACC Championship Game into the early Saturday window, which is better than the league trying to compete with the Big Ten Championship Game in prime time. So the Big 12 would play Friday evening, and then the line up on Saturday, in order, would likely be: ACC, SEC and Big Ten, giving each conference an exclusive, stand-alone window.
