Kentucky Football announces start times and TV channels for first 3 games of the 2026 season

As the Kentucky Football season quickly approaches, with it being 101 days until kickoff, the Wildcats officially announced the kickoff times and TV assignments for their first three games of the 2026 season.

Kentucky fans will get their first look at the Will Stein era on Sept. 5 when the Wildcats host Youngstown State inside Kroger Field. That game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff and will air on SECN+. The matchup is part of the SEC’s initiative, where every conference team will play one home game exclusively on SECN+ this season.

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In Week 2, Kentucky will host Alabama in one of the biggest games of the early SEC schedule. The Wildcats and Crimson Tide will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC on Sept. 12 inside Kroger Field. While many fans hoped for a night game atmosphere in Lexington, the matchup will still be one of the marquee games nationally during the opening weeks of the season.

Kentucky will then hit the road in Week 3 to face Texas A&M at Kyle Field on Sept. 19. That game will also begin at 3:30 p.m. ET and air on either ESPN or ESPN2.

The kickoff windows and television assignments for the remainder of Kentucky’s schedule are expected to be announced later this summer.

With Will Stein entering his first season as Kentucky’s head coach, excitement around the program continues to grow. If Kentucky could pull off a major upset against Alabama early in the season, it would immediately put the Wildcats in the national spotlight and show that Stein’s program is capable of competing with anyone in the country.

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Kentucky’s First 3 Games

Game 1: Kentucky vs. Youngstown State
Kroger Field — Lexington, Kentucky
Saturday, Sept. 5
1 p.m. ET
SECN+

Game 2: Kentucky vs. Alabama
Kroger Field — Lexington, Kentucky
Saturday, Sept. 12
3:30 p.m. ET
ABC

Game 3: Kentucky at Texas A&M
Kyle Field — College Station, Texas
Saturday, Sept. 19
3:30 p.m. ET
ESPN or ESPN

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Publish date : 2026-05-27 23:48:00

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