Big Noon Kickoff to feature ASU-Kansas at Wembley Stadium

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Another couple of Big 12 teams are heading across the pond for a college football game this season.

While the TCU Horned Frogs will face the North Carolina Tar Heels in Dublin, Ireland to kick off the 2026 season, it was announced on Wednesday that the Arizona State Sun Devils and Kansas Jayhawks will also head to international territory for a game in September, playing on FOX's Big Noon Kickoff from Wembley Stadium on September 19.

This will be the first international appearance for Big Noon Kickoff, and the Big 12 opener between the Sun Devils and Jayhawks – the inaugural Union Jack Classic – will be the first FBS game played in London.

The game was originally scheduled as a home game for Kansas, with Arizona State expected to visit Lawrence, but On3's Brett McMurphy reports that the Jayhawks opted to move it because of reduced capacity at Booth Memorial Stadium during Phase 2 of the stadium’s construction.

“We are thrilled to take Kansas football internationally to London for the 2026 Union Jack Classic,” Kansas coach Lance Leipold said. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our student-athletes to travel and play internationally. We’re excited to be part of college football’s international growth in its infancy, as the sport continues to expand globally.” 

“They’re still college athletes and experiences are what college is about,” Dillingham said. “I think this is one of the experiences they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. “You can expect guys to play really hard and physical and fly around. A very exciting game with two physical football teams.”

The game will be televised on FS1 with a noon ET kickoff.

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