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Big 12 announces kickoff time and TV for Kansas State’s football game at Utah

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  • Big 12 schedules Kansas State at Utah for 3 p.m. CT Saturday, televised on ESPN2.
  • K-State can clinch bowl eligibility with a win against 8-2 Utah, the conference leader.
  • Earlier kickoff avoids late Mountain Time start that marked K-State’s 2024 road games.

Kansas State football fans won’t have to stay up late to watch the Wildcats play their next football game.

The Big 12 has announced that K-State will play Utah at 3 p.m. (Central Time) on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. ESPN2 will televise the action to a national audience.

It is a notable kickoff time. Unlike many of their previous trips to the Mountain Time Zone, the Wildcats won’t play this one under the lights for a late-night viewing audience.

Last year, K-State played late games when it hit the road for away games against BYU and Colorado. This year, its game at Utah will start much earlier.

K-State (5-5, 4-3 Big 12) can clinch bowl eligibility with a win on Saturday. But that won’t be easy. Utah (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) is one of the best teams in the conference. The Utes opened as 16.5-point favorites in the matchup.

The Wildcats are coming off a 14-6 victory at Oklahoma State.

The Utes are fresh off a 55-28 win at Baylor.

Big 12 football schedule for Nov. 22

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

Baylor at Arizona - 12 p.m. on TNT

Kansas State at Utah - 3 p.m. on ESPN2

TCU at Houston - 3 p.m. on FOX

Oklahoma State at UCF - 3 p.m. on ESPN+

BYU at Cincinnati - 7 p.m. on FOX

Arizona State at Colorado - 7 p.m. on ESPN2

This story was originally published November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM with the headline "Big 12 announces kickoff time and TV for Kansas State’s football game at Utah."

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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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