TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Big 12 Conference announced that the conference football championship game would be moved to a Friday night. The game is typically played on a Saturday, but will be played this year on Friday,

A major shift is coming to the Big 12 as the conference will play its championship game on Friday night in 2026, signaling a bigger trend in college football.

While the 2025-26 college football season just ended on Monday night, the Big 12 will release the conference schedule for the 2026-27 campaign on Wednesday morning. On Tuesday evening ahead of its release, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported a few tidbits that could be of interest to fans of the conference in general and of the BYU Cougars specifically.

The UCF Knights will play seven home games during the 2026 season, starting with a non-conference date against Bethune-Cookman. Here's the full list.

Colorado football’s full 2026 schedule is set, featuring key Big 12 matchups, early road tests, bye week timing and late-season games.

• The Big 12 Conference placed five programs in the final College Football Playoff’s Top 25 rankings. Three programs were ranked in the top 15 with Texas Tech (4th), BYU (12th) and Utah (15), who have all been featured in every CFP ranking this season.

The Big Ten released Michigan’s full 2026 schedule, featuring four straight home games, a midseason bye, and a road finale at Ohio State.

Wolverines face Oklahoma, Penn State, and rival Ohio State in a challenging 2026 slate, kicking off a new era under Coach Whittingham.