Big 12 football league play to kick off September 26, with Oklahoma-Texas still October 10 in Dallas

The Big 12 Conference announced Tuesday night that it would join the ACC and SEC as the only Power Five leagues to attempt to play football this fall, and the Big 12 announced its conference schedule Wednesday. It's what a usual Big 12 slate would look like with each school playing one another once. The conference title game is set for Dec. 12 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, but it can be moved back to Dec. 19 if the start of regular-season play needs to shift back to Oct. 10.

The annual marquee game on the Big 12 schedule is the Red River Rivalry in Dallas between Oklahoma and Texas – those are the two betting favorites to win the league (updated odds TBA) at William Hill sportsbook. That game will remain Oct. 10 at the Cotton Bowl even though the State Fair of Texas, of which the game is the linchpin, has been canceled for 2020 due to the coronavirus. If the virus forces a two-week delay to the season, UT-OU would then be one of the openers. That would be interesting. 

Each team will have a minimum of two bye dates and potentially a third late in the season. All non-conference games must be completed before Sept. 26 and those will be announced by each individual conference member.

Some non-conference games have been finalized – all at home -- but none are against other Power Five schools because the SEC is having league games only and the ACC is allowing one non-conference game but at the home of the ACC school.

Thus, there are lopsided non-conference games such as Missouri State-Oklahoma, Tennessee Tech-TCU and Houston Baptist-Texas Tech (i.e. all games Big 12 schools could easily cancel). Baylor, Iowa State and Texas have yet to announce their non-conference games as of this writing, although there are rumors/reports that Baylor could play Louisiana Tech and Texas will face UTEP. Iowa State's opponent is TBA.

With the Big 12 schedule out, that kills any rumors of Nebraska rejoining the league for one year in the wake of the Big Ten canceling fall football. Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said this when asked if Nebraska has had any contact with the Big 12: "They have not."

Week 1 (Sept. 12)

Missouri State at Oklahoma

Eastern Kentucky at West Virginia

Arkansas State at Kansas State

Southern Illinois at Kansas

Houston Baptist at Texas Tech

Tulsa at Oklahoma State

Tennessee Tech at TCU

Week 2 (Sept. 19)

Games TBD (maybe none)

Week 3 (Sept. 26)

Kansas at Baylor

Iowa State at TCU

Kansas State at Oklahoma

West Virginia at Oklahoma State

Texas at Texas Tech

Week 4 (Oct. 3)

Baylor at West Virginia

Oklahoma at Iowa State

Oklahoma State at Kansas

Texas Tech at Kansas State

TCU at Texas

Week 4 (Oct. 10)

Texas Tech at Iowa State

Kansas State at TCU

Oklahoma vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl, Dallas)

Week 5 (Oct. 17)

Oklahoma State at Baylor

Kansas at West Virginia

Week 6 (Oct. 24)

Baylor at Texas

Iowa State at Oklahoma State

Kansas at Kansas State

Oklahoma at TCU

West Virginia at Texas Tech

Week 7 (Oct. 31)

TCU at Baylor

Iowa State at Kansas

Kansas State at West Virginia

Oklahoma at Texas Tech

Texas at Oklahoma State

Week 8 (Nov. 7)

Baylor at Iowa State

Kansas at Oklahoma

Oklahoma State at Kansas State

Texas Tech at TCU

West Virginia at Texas

Week 9 (Nov. 14)

Baylor at Texas Tech

TCU at West Virginia

Week 10 (Nov. 21)

Kansas State at Iowa State

Texas at Kansas

Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

Week 11 (Nov. 28)

Kansas State at Baylor

Iowa State at Texas

TCU at Kansas

Kansas State at Baylor

Oklahoma at West Virginia

Week 12 (Dec. 5)

Baylor at Oklahoma

West Virginia at Iowa State

Kansas at Texas Tech

Texas at Kansas State

Oklahoma State at TCU

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