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La Universidad de Kentucky anunció los horarios de inicio y designaciones televisivas para la temporada de fútbol 2026, con un calendario que incluye al menos cuatro juegos consecutivos nocturnos durante la temporada de conferencia, comenzando con Youngstown State el 5 de septiembre a la 1 p.m. ET en SEC Network+ y un enfrentamiento destacado contra Alabama el 12 de septiembre a las 3:30 p.m. ET en ABC. El nuevo entrenador Will Stein, quien fue coordinador de juego de pases en Oregon, debutará con los Wildcats en esta temporada que marca el nuevo formato de la SEC con nueve juegos de conferencia por primera vez bajo una estructura sin divisiones.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky football team’s kickoff time windows and television designations for the 2026 season were announced by the Southeastern Conference, with the schedule featuring at least four consecutive night games during conference play.
The Wildcats will open their season Sept. 5 against Youngstown State at 1 p.m. ET on SEC Network+, followed by a high-profile SEC matchup against Alabama on Sept. 12 at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Kentucky will travel to Texas A&M on Sept. 19 before hosting South Alabama on Sept. 26 at 12:45 p.m. ET.
The schedule includes four consecutive night kickoffs from October through November, beginning with a visit from LSU on Oct. 10. Vanderbilt will host the Wildcats on Oct. 24 under the lights, followed by night games at Tennessee on Nov. 7, at home against Florida on Nov. 14, and at Missouri on Nov. 21. The season concludes with an early kickoff against instate rival Louisville on Nov. 28 for Senior Day.
Kentucky’s seven home games feature Alabama, LSU, Vanderbilt and Florida, plus non-conference matchups against Youngstown State, South Alabama and Louisville. Several games remain with flexible kickoff times to be announced later in the season.
The schedule reflects the SEC’s new format for 2026, in which teams will play nine conference games for the first time. Under the division-less structure, schools will play three annual opponents and face the other six opponents on a rotating basis, ensuring each team plays all SEC schools at least twice over a four-year period.
New head coach Will Stein will make his UK debut Sept. 5 after spending the past season as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at Oregon. Stein, a native Kentuckian whose father Matt played football for the Wildcats, has previously coached quarterbacks who reached the College Football Playoff and NFL stardom.
This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from UK Athletics, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/06/10/kentucky-footballs-kickoff-time-windows-revealed/.
