<a>MANHATTAN, Kan. –</a>&nbsp;The Big 12 Conference and ESPN announced on Monday that Kansas State’s Big 12 opener next Saturday, September 26, will kick off at 6 p.m. (CT)/7 p.m. (ET), and be televised by ESPN2.

This will be the eighth all-time meeting between the Wildcats and Bearcats with UC holding a 4-3 advantage. K-State won the last meeting – their first as Big 12 foes – in 2024, a 41-15 victory in Manhattan. This will be K-State’s first trip to Cincinnati since 1995, when the Wildcats earned a 23-21 victory by scoring a touchdown on the final play of the game.

Kansas State’s trip to Cincinnati represents the 22nd time in the 31-year history of the Big 12 – including the seventh time in the last nine years – K-State will begin conference play with a true road game.

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 </figure>Kansas State Athletics<a>MANHATTAN, Kan. –</a>&nbsp;The Big 12 Conference and ESPN announced on Monday that Kansas State’s Big 12 opener next Saturday, September 26, will kick off at 6 p.m. (CT)/7 p.m. (ET), and be televised by ESPN2.This will be the eighth all-time meeting between the Wildcats and Bearcats with UC holding a 4-3 advantage. K-State won the last meeting – their first as Big 12 foes – in 2024, a 41-15 victory in Manhattan. This will be K-State’s first trip to Cincinnati since 1995, when the Wildcats earned a 23-21 victory by scoring a touchdown on the final play of the game.Kansas State’s trip to Cincinnati represents the 22nd time in the 31-year history of the Big 12 – including the seventh time in the last nine years – K-State will begin conference play with a true road game.

🏈 K-State’s Big 12 opener set for evening kick