Texas, Ohio State matchup officially 'Big Noon Kickoff' game, 5 other times announced
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Now’s the time to lock in those early tailgating plans to open the 2025 season.
The rematch of the College Football Playoff semifinals between the Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes is set for 11 a.m. CT, Aug. 30, as the “Big Noon Kickoff” featured game on FOX. Fans speculated that this would be the case when FOX was announced as the broadcast network, and they didn’t like it.
The Southeastern Conference made that announcement and five other game times for the Longhorns on Thursday.
SEC announces 6 Texas game times (all times Central)
- 11 a.m., Aug. 30: at Ohio State (FOX)
- 11 a.m., Sept. 6: vs. San Jose State (ABC or ESPN)
- 3:15 p.m., Sept. 13: vs. UTEP (SEC Network)
- 7 p.m., Sept. 20: vs. Sam Houston (SEC Network+/ESPN+)
- 2:30 p.m., Oct. 11: vs. Oklahoma at Cotton Bowl (ABC or ESPN)
- 6:30 p.m., Nov. 28: vs. Texas A&M (ABC)
The Lone Star Showdown against Texas A&M is set for primetime the day after Thanksgiving from DKR at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 28. It will air on ABC.
The Red River Rivalry with Oklahoma at the State Fair of Texas in the Cotton Bowl is at 2:30 p.m. and will air on either ABC or ESPN.
Texas will have back-to-back 11 a.m. games to open the season with the Week 2 matchup against San Jose State at the DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium. It’ll air on either ABC or ESPN.
The Longhorns’ Week 3 game against UTEP is set for 3:15 p.m., Sept. 13 on SEC Network, and Texas concludes its nonconference slate with its first night game, a 7 p.m. start against Sam Houston on Sept. 20. That game will be streamed on SEC Network+/ESPN+.
The remaining SEC game times and network assignments will be announced later.
