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