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Time & TV info set for K-State vs. Baylor, KU vs. UCF in Big 12 football action

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  • Kansas State football scheduled for back-to-back 11 a.m. kickoffs on FS1 and ESPN+.
  • Kansas opens against Cincinnati at 11 a.m. on TNT, then faces UCF in prime time.
  • Big 12 releases full Oct. 4 TV lineup, spanning major networks and streaming platforms.

Kansas State’s next two football games will both kick off in the morning.

The Wildcats will host UCF at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on FS1. A week later, they will hit the road for a game against Baylor at the same time in Waco, Texas. That game will be streamed on ESPN+ on Oct. 4.

It has been a while since the Wildcats played a string of early games. Their first four games of the season were all played under the lights. And the vast majority of their games were played in prime time last season.

At 1-3, K-State is off to its worst start since 1989. Perhaps a change in game times could help Chris Klieman and his team shake things up.

The Big 12 and its TV partners announced times for all of the Oct. 4 games on Monday.

The Kansas Jayhawks will also play at 11 a.m. this weekend when they host Cincinnati on Saturday on TNT with a simulcast on TruTV and HBO MAX. But they will move under the lights and play at 6:30 p.m. when they travel for a road game against UCF on Oct. 4. That game will be televised on ESPN2.

Big 12 football schedule for Sept. 27

TCU at Arizona State - 8 p.m. on FOX (Friday, Sept. 26)

Houston at Oregon State - 9:30 p.m. on ESPN (Friday, Sept. 26)

UCF at Kansas State - 11 a.m. on FS1

Cincinnati at Kansas - 11 a.m. on TNT

Utah at West Virginia - 2:30 p.m. on FOX

Baylor at Oklahoma State - 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2

Arizona at Iowa State - 6 p.m. on ESPN

BYU at Colorado - 9:15 p.m. on ESPN

Big 12 Football Schedule for Oct. 4

Kansas State at Baylor - 11 a.m. on ESPN+

Iowa State at Cincinnati - 11 a.m. on ESPN2

Oklahoma State at Arizona - 2 p.m. on TNT

Texas Tech at Houston - 6 p.m. on ESPN

Colorado at TCU - 6:30 p.m. on FOX

Kansas at UCF - 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2

This story was originally published September 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM with the headline "Time & TV info set for K-State vs. Baylor, KU vs. UCF in Big 12 football action."

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Kellis Robinett
The Wichita Eagle
Kellis Robinett covers Kansas State athletics for The Wichita Eagle and The Kansas City Star. A winner of more than a dozen national writing awards, he lives in Manhattan with his wife and four children.
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