Kentucky Wildcats Football TV Schedule, Channels, Times
How to watch live stream Kentucky Wildcats football game today, tonight, or tomorrow? What channel & time?
Kentucky begins a new era in 2026 under first-year head coach Will Stein with one of the SEC's toughest schedules. The Wildcats open the season at Kroger Field against Youngstown State before immediately welcoming Alabama to Lexington in one of the marquee non-conference games of September. SEC matchups will air across the conference's television partners, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, SEC Network, and ESPN+, while kickoff windows for most conference games will be announced closer to game week. Kentucky also travels to Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Missouri, South Carolina, and Tennessee during the season, making road success essential in the expanded nine-game SEC schedule. Every kickoff below is listed in Eastern Time. The Wildcats play six regular-season home games at Kroger Field, highlighted by visits from Alabama, LSU, Florida, Vanderbilt, and longtime rival Louisville to close the regular season.
| Kentucky Wildcats TV Schedule 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Time ET | TV |
| Week 1 (Sat, Sept. 5) | vs Youngstown State (Home Opener) | 3:30 PM | SEC Network |
| Week 2 (Sat, Sept. 12) | vs Alabama | 3:30 PM | ABC |
| Week 3 (Sat, Sept. 19) | @ Texas A&M * | 3:30 PM | ESPN / ESPN2 |
| Week 4 (Sat, Sept. 26) | vs South Alabama | TBD | SEC Network+ |
| Week 5 (Sat, Oct. 3) | @ South Carolina * | TBD | TBD |
| Week 6 (Sat, Oct. 10) | vs LSU * | TBD | TBD |
| Week 7 (Sat, Oct. 17) | @ Oklahoma * | TBD | TBD |
| Week 8 (Sat, Oct. 24) | BYE WEEK | — | — |
| Week 9 (Sat, Oct. 31) | vs Florida * | TBD | TBD |
| Week 10 (Sat, Nov. 7) | vs Vanderbilt * | TBD | TBD |
| Week 11 (Sat, Nov. 14) | @ Tennessee * | TBD | TBD |
| Week 12 (Sat, Nov. 21) | @ Missouri * | TBD | TBD |
| Week 13 (Sat, Nov. 28) | vs Louisville (Senior Day) | TBD | ABC / ESPN |
* SEC game. Home games are played at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Which Kentucky Wildcats games are worth watching in 2026?
Kentucky's schedule becomes challenging almost immediately. After opening against Youngstown State, the Wildcats host Alabama in one of the biggest home games at Kroger Field in recent years before traveling to College Station to face Texas A&M in their SEC opener. October brings another brutal stretch with consecutive conference games against LSU and Oklahoma before a much-needed bye week.
The final month features several rivalry-style contests that could determine Kentucky's bowl position. Florida and Vanderbilt both visit Lexington before difficult road trips to Tennessee and Missouri. The regular season concludes with the annual Governor's Cup against Louisville on Senior Day, a matchup that consistently ranks among the Wildcats' most anticipated games and often carries significant postseason implications.
