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Kickoff times announced for Kentucky’s first three games of the season

Pull up your Google Calendars because we’ve got kickoff times for Kentucky’s first three games of the season. The SEC dropped the entire TV schedule for the first three games of the 2025 campaign. Kentucky will open the season vs. Toledo at 12:45 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 30, on the SEC Network. The next […]

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Pull up your Google Calendars because we’ve got kickoff times for Kentucky’s first three games of the season.

The SEC dropped the entire TV schedule for the first three games of the 2025 campaign. Kentucky will open the season vs. Toledo at 12:45 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 30, on the SEC Network. The next week (September 6), the Cats will host Ole Miss at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC. On September 13, Kentucky vs. Eastern Michigan will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The Cats have their first bye week of the season after that.

We’ll find the rest of the kickoff times out as the season goes on, typically two Mondays before each game. Here is the schedule as we know it:

  • Aug. 30, 12:45 PM: vs. Toledo | Kroger Field (Lexington, KY) | SEC Network
  • Sept 6, 3:30 PM: vs. Ole Miss | Kroger Field (Lexington, KY) | ABC
  • Sep. 13, 7:30 PM: vs. Eastern Michigan | Kroger Field (Lexington, KY) | ESPNU
  • Sept. 20: OPEN
  • Sept. 27: at South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium (Columbia, SC)
  • Oct. 4: at Georgia | Sanford Stadium (Athens, GA)
  • Oct. 11: OPEN
  • Oct. 18: vs. Texas | Kroger Field (Lexington, KY)
  • Oct. 25: vs. Tennessee | Kroger Field (Lexington, KY)
  • Nov. 1: at Auburn | Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn, AL)
  • Nov. 8: vs. Florida | Kroger Field (Lexington, KY)
  • Nov. 15: vs. Tennessee Tech | Kroger Field (Lexington, KY)
  • Nov. 22: at Vanderbilt | FirstBank Stadium (Nashville, TN)
  • Nov. 29: at Louisville | L&N Stadium (Louisville, KY)

And all of the SEC kickoff times for the first three weeks, along with a few big games later in the season, if you want to go ahead and plan your Saturdays.

Week 1: Aug. 28–31

Day Date Game Network Time (ET)
Thu 8/28/2025 Central Arkansas at Missouri SEC Network 7:30 PM
Fri 8/29/2025 Auburn at Baylor FOX 8:00 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 Texas at Ohio State FOX 12:00 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 Syracuse vs. Tennessee (Atlanta) ABC 12:00 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 Mississippi State at Southern Miss ESPN 12:00 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 Toledo at Kentucky SEC Network 12:45 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 Marshall at Georgia ESPN 3:30 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 Alabama at Florida State ABC 3:30 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 Alabama A&M at Arkansas SEC Network 4:15 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 Illinois State at Oklahoma ESPN+/SECN+ 6:00 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 UTSA at Texas A&M ESPN 7:00 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 LIU at Florida ESPN+/SECN+ 7:00 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 Charleston Southern at Vanderbilt ESPN+/SECN+ 7:00 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 LSU at Clemson ABC 7:30 PM
Sat 8/30/2025 Georgia State at Ole Miss SEC Network 7:45 PM
Sun 8/31/2025 Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina (Atlanta) ESPN 3:00 PM

Week 2: Sept. 6

Day Date Game Network Time (ET)
Sat 9/6/2025 San Jose State at Texas ABC or ESPN 12:00 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 Utah State at Texas A&M SEC Network 12:45 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 Ole Miss at Kentucky ABC 3:30 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 Kansas at Missouri ESPN2 3:30 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 Austin Peay at Georgia ESPN+/SECN+ 3:30 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 USF at Florida SEC Network 4:15 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 South Carolina State at South Carolina ESPN+/SECN+ 7:00 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 Michigan at Oklahoma ABC 7:30 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech ACC Network 7:30 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 Arizona State at Mississippi State ESPN2 7:30 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 Ball State at Auburn ESPNU 7:30 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 Louisiana Tech at LSU ESPN+/SECN+ 7:30 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 UL Monroe at Alabama SEC Network 7:45 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 Arkansas State vs. Arkansas (Little Rock) ESPN+/SECN+ 5:00 PM
Sat 9/6/2025 East Tennessee State at Tennessee ESPN+/SECN+ 3:30 PM

Week 3: Sept. 13

Day Date Game Network Time (ET)
Sat 9/13/2025 Wisconsin at Alabama ABC or ESPN 12:00 PM
Sat 9/13/2025 Oklahoma at Temple ESPN2 12:00 PM
Sat 9/13/2025 South Alabama at Auburn SEC Network 12:45 PM
Sat 9/13/2025 Georgia at Tennessee ABC 3:30 PM
Sat 9/13/2025 UTEP at Texas SEC Network 4:15 PM
Sat 9/13/2025 Florida at LSU ABC 7:30 PM
Sat 9/13/2025 Eastern Michigan at Kentucky ESPNU 7:30 PM
Sat 9/13/2025 Texas A&M at Notre Dame NBC 7:30 PM
Sat 9/13/2025 Arkansas at Ole Miss ESPN or SEC Network 7:00 PM or 7:45 PM
Sat 9/13/2025 Vanderbilt at South Carolina ESPN or SEC Network 7:00 PM or 7:45 PM
Sat 9/13/2025 Alcorn State at Mississippi State ESPN+/SECN+ 6:00 PM
Sat 9/13/2025 UL Lafayette at Missouri ESPN+/SECN+ 4:00 PM

Week 7: Oct. 11

Day Date Game Network Time (ET)
Sat 10/11/2025 Oklahoma vs. Texas (Dallas) ABC or ESPN 3:30 PM

Week 10: Nov. 1

Day Date Game Network Time (ET)
Sat 11/1/2025 Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville) ABC 3:30 PM

Week 14: Nov. 28

Day Date Game Network Time (ET)
Fri 11/28/2025 Ole Miss at Mississippi State ABC or ESPN 12:00 PM
Fri 11/28/2025 Georgia at Georgia Tech ABC 3:30 PM
Fri 11/28/2025 Texas A&M at Texas ABC 7:30 PM



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