Kickoff times, TV designations announced for Texas A&M's first three games
Kickoff times for Texas A&M football’s first three games of the season were announced by ESPN and the Southeastern Conference on Wednesday. TV designations for those contests were revealed as well.
A&M, which begins the season with three straight home games, will face off against Missouri State on Sept. 5, at 6:00 p.m. ESPN will carry the broadcast for that matchup.
The following week, the Aggies will begin their home-and-home series with Arizona State for an 11:00 a.m. kickoff on Sept. 12. ABC will televise that contest. The Sun Devils will play host to A&M in the 2027 season.
After that, Mike Elko and his program kick off conference play with a mid-afternoon matchup against Kentucky. They’ll face off against the Wildcats on Sept. 19 at 2:30 p.m. Either ESPN or ESPN2 will broadcast that game.
This isn’t the first public announcement of A&M’s 2026 television schedule. It was previously announced that their highly anticipated matchup against Texas on Friday, Nov. 27, will kick off at 6:30 p.m., with ABC carrying the broadcast.
A&M’s remaining kickoff times are set to be announced on June 10 at 6:00 p.m.
Texas A&M Football’s 2026 regular season schedule
| Opponent | Date | Time (Central) | Network |
| Missouri State | Sept. 5 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Arizona State | Sept. 12 | 11:00 a.m. | ABC |
| Kentucky | Sept. 19 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| at LSU | Sept. 26 | N/A | N/A |
| Arkansas | Oct. 3 | N/A | N/A |
| at Missouri | Oct. 10 | N/A | N/A |
| The Citadel | Oct. 17 | N/A | N/A |
| at Alabama | Oct. 24 | N/A | N/A |
| at South Carolina | Nov. 7 | N/A | N/A |
| Tennessee | Nov. 14 | N/A | N/A |
| at Oklahoma | Nov. 21 | N/A | N/A |
| Texas | Nov. 27 | 6:30 p.m. | ABC |