It is Aug 1, 2026, and the Football season is getting closer. I mean, the first game is on Aug 29. 2026. Yes, that is week zero. 

Big 12 

The 2026 Football season has some great games, both non-conference and conference. Let’s dive into the games. 

• Aug 29, 2026 
• TCU vs North Carolina, in Dublin, Ireland. 
• Sep 19, 2026
• Arizona State vs Kansas at Wembley Stadium in London. 
• Some of the other Non-conference games to look forward to this year
• Week 1
• Cincinnati Hosts Boston College (Big12 and ACC)
• Week 2
• Kansas Hosts Missouri (old Big 12 teams) 
• Oklahoma State hosts Oregon (Big 12 and Big10) 
• Utah Hosts Arkansas (Big 12 and SEC)

If you look at the Big 12 non-conference games, they are playing 13 games against Power Four opponents plus Notre Dame. 

Yes, I did say Notre Dame. They travel to Provo, Utah, to take on BYU on Oct 17, 2026. This should be a good game. 

Rival Games 

Now, unlike most other conferences, the rival games aren’t the last game of the year. Odd, I know, right? 

The games are all over the place

• Oct. 17, 2026
  • Sunflower Showdown
    • Kansas vs Kansas State in Manhattan 
  • TCU at Baylor
    • They say this is a rivalry
• Nov. 7 2026 
  • Holy War
    • BYU at Utah 

But the week of Thanksgiving features the Territorial Cup with Arizona hosting Arizona State. 

So this season looks good. We have 16 teams, and they are full of good games week in and week out. 

Championship Game 

The game now moves to Friday, Dec 4, 2026, in the 7 P.M. CST slot on ABC. Now is this a good move? It all depends on how you look at it. But with no other games being played, the whole world will be watching the top 2 teams battle it out. 

Bottom line 

The international games and the headline game of the year, Oct 17, 2026. Notre Dame at BYU. This year is going to be a great year. I will keep up with the times as they become known. 

You can find that information here. This is the New Big12 Football hub here on JustinJenkins.info. 

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