Jayhawks' First Three Football Games To Be Televised

Aug. 22, 2012

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Big 12 Conference released the television broadcast assignments for the first three weeks of the 2012 college football season, with Kansas being tabbed for television in each of the three weeks.

Kansas, playing under first-year head coach Charlie Weis, will open the 2012 football season with three-straight home games versus South Dakota State, Rice and new Big 12 member TCU. The Jayhawks’ season opener versus South Dakota State will air on the Jayhawk IMG TV Network. Next up, KU will host Rice in a game to be nationally broadcast by Fox Sports Net (FSN). In week three, Kansas will welcome TCU to the conference with a nationally televised game versus the Horned Frogs on FX.

Kansas made five appearances on FSN in 2011 and is making its first-ever appearance on FX.

Big 12 Conference Television Selections

September 1
Marshall at West Virginia, FX, 11:00 a.m.
Tulsa at Iowa State, FSN, 2:30 p.m.
Missouri State at K-State, K-State HD.TV, 6:00 p.m.
Northwestern State at Texas Tech, FOX Sports Southwest Plus, 6:00 p.m.
Savannah State at Oklahoma State, FOX College Sports, 6:00 p.m.
South Dakota State at Kansas, Jayhawk IMG TV Network, 6:00 p.m.
Wyoming at Texas, Longhorn Network, 7:00 p.m.

September 2
SMU at Baylor, FSN, 5:30 p.m.

September 8
Miami (Fla.) at K-State, FX, 11:00 a.m.
Rice at Kansas, FSN, 2:30 p.m.
Grambling State at TCU, FOX Sports Southwest, 6:00 p.m. (also FOX Sports Southwest Plus)
New Mexico at Texas, Longhorn Network, 7:00 p.m.

September 15
UL-Lafayette at Oklahoma State, FSN, 11:00 a.m.
TCU at Kansas, FX, 11:00 a.m.
James Madison at West Virginia, Root Sports/MSN, 3:30 p.m.
New Mexico at Texas Tech, FOX College Sports, 6:00 p.m.
North Texas at K-State, FSN, 6:00 p.m.
Sam Houston State at Baylor, FOX College Sport,s 6:00 p.m.
Western Illinois at Iowa State, Cyclones.tv, 7:00 p.m.