University of Kansas

KU’s game time has been set for Big 12 football opener against West Virginia

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  • Kansas will host West Virginia at 5 p.m. on Sept. 20 in their Big 12 opener.
  • The game marks the first Big 12 matchup for both teams and airs on FS1.
  • Kansas enters the game 2-0 at home with wins over Fresno State and Wagner.

Kansas football will play host to West Virginia at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, the Big 12 Conference has announced. The game will be shown on FS1.

The matchup will be the first Big 12 Conference game this season for both teams. It will be the first Big 12 game played at the renovated David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

KU, which has a bye this week following Saturday’s 42-31 loss at Missouri, has opened Big 12 Conference play versus West Virginia four times. This year marks the third KU-WVU league opener in the last four seasons.

Kansas is 2-0 in home games this season. The Jayhawks beat Fresno State 31-7 on Aug. 23 and won 46-7 over Wagner on Aug. 29. KU has remaining home matchups vs. WVU, Cincinnati (Sept. 27), Kansas State (Oct. 25), Oklahoma State (Nov. 1) and Utah (Nov. 28).

This story was originally published September 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM with the headline "KU’s game time has been set for Big 12 football opener against West Virginia."

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Gary Bedore
The Kansas City Star
Gary Bedore covers KU basketball for The Kansas City Star. He has written about the Jayhawks since 1978 — during the Ted Owens, Larry Brown, Roy Williams and Bill Self eras. He has won the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year award and KPA writing awards.
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