Texas Tech will, however, headline the Big 12's 2026 schedule when it hosts Arizona State in Week 7. It is a clash between the two most recent conference champions and a pair of the most highly favored teams to represent the league in the CFP.

The 2026 Big 12 Conference football schedule released Wednesday includes all 16 programs playing nine conference games and 13 non-conference games against Power Four opponents and Notre Dame.

The 2026 Big 12 football schedule has been released. Here's the weekly games and matchups for conference, starting in Week 0 and ending in Week 13.

There will be two games in Europe. The Aer Lingus College Football Classic will feature Big 12 member TCU against North Carolina Aug. 29 in Dublin, Ireland. The Union Jack Classic will match Big 12 members Arizona State and Kansas on Sept. 19 at Wembley Stadium in London.

The long-awaited reveal of the 2026 Big 12 football schedule for all 16 programs went live Wednesday morning, and in the case of the Houston Cougars, who will enter Year 3 of the coach Willie Fritz era, it's another step in contention towards a conference championship.

The Arizona Wildcats will open conference play in Big 12 in 2026 against the BYU Cougars in Provo, Utah, on Saturday, Sept. 12, the team announced.

The Big 12 released the 2026 schedule for every team in the conference on Wednesday. TCU will kick off the 2026 season with a Week 0 matchup against Bill Belichick’s North Carolina team in Dublin, Ireland on Aug. 29. Meanwhile, our other area teams — Baylor, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech — will open their seasons on Sept. 5.

Colorado football’s full 2026 schedule is set, featuring key Big 12 matchups, early road tests, bye week timing and late-season games.

Kansas football’s 2026 schedule has been released. Take a look at which teams the Jayhawks will play this season, and when, as the fall approaches.

The Big 12 has four protected rivalries, and three of the four games appear on different weekends. TCU at Baylor and Kansas at Kansas State compete on Oct. 17, while BYU at Utah takes place on Nov. 7. Arizona State at Arizona closes out the season on its traditional Thanksgiving weekend date.

The 2026 Big 12 football schedule has been released. Here's games for all 16 teams in conference, including Arizona State, BYU, Texas Tech, Arizona.

Just two days after last season ended with Indiana lifting the College Football Playoff national championship trophy, the Big 12 announced its schedule for the 2026 campaign. Every team, from reigning champion Texas Tech to Deion Sanders' Colorado, will play nine conference games next season.