Big 12 publicizes date adjustments for Houston, TCU dwelling video games

LUBBOCK, Texas — The Big 12 Conference introduced Friday two adjustments to Texas Tech’s dwelling soccer schedule, because the league opener in opposition to Houston will transfer to Friday, Sept. 18, whereas the regular-season finale in opposition to TCU will shift to a Thanksgiving Day matchup on Nov. 26 at Jones AT&T Stadium. Kickoff occasions and tv designations for each contests might be introduced at a later date.

The two date changes have been a part of 9 non-Saturday video games introduced by the Big 12 following session with the league’s main tv companions, FOX and ESPN.

The Red Raiders will take a break from their nonconference slate to host Houston in a prime-time Friday evening window, giving Texas Tech a nationwide viewers in its Big 12 opener. It would be the Red Raiders’ first Friday evening recreation outdoors of Thanksgiving weekend since opening the 2013 season at SMU on Aug. 30 and the primary at dwelling since a 36-0 shutout of New Mexico throughout the 1941 season.

The Big 12 opener might characteristic a matchup of top-25 groups, as a number of media retailers have positioned each applications of their respective preseason rankings. Texas Tech enters the matchup with six consecutive wins within the collection and 11 victories prior to now 12 conferences, together with a 49-28 win final season in Houston.

In the second date change, the Red Raiders will play on Thanksgiving Day for the primary time since 2015, when Texas Tech defeated Texas in Austin behind 372 passing yards from Patrick Mahomes II, 173 dashing yards and two touchdowns from DeAndre Washington and a late trick play from Jakeem Grant that sealed the win. It will mark the primary time Texas Tech has hosted a Thanksgiving Day recreation since a 27-0 victory over Creighton in 1937. Texas Tech hosted seven Thanksgiving Day video games between 1925 and 1937, which have been the primary 13 years of Red Raider soccer.

While it has been a long time since a Thanksgiving Day recreation in Lubbock, the Red Raiders and Horned Frogs are not any strangers to midweek matchups since TCU joined the convention in 2012. This would be the fourth Thursday assembly between the applications in that span, with Texas Tech holding a 3-0 file, most not too long ago a 35-28 win in Lubbock in 2023.

Texas Tech will announce its theme recreation schedule within the coming weeks, together with its Homecoming opponent. Single-game tickets are anticipated to go on sale in May, with extra particulars forthcoming.

The Red Raiders open a seven-game dwelling slate Sept. 5 in opposition to Abilene Christian at Jones AT&T Stadium. The dwelling schedule additionally contains Sam Houston State (Sept. 26), Arizona State (Oct. 17), Arizona (Oct. 31) and West Virginia (Nov. 7).

Texas Tech Football 2026 Regular Season Schedule

• Saturday, Sept. 5 vs. Abilene Christian
• Saturday, Sept. 12 at Oregon State
• Friday, Sept. 18 vs. Houston
• Saturday, Sept. 26 vs. Sam Houston
• Saturday, Oct. 3 at Colorado
• Saturday, Oct. 17 vs. Arizona State
• Saturday, Oct. 24 at Cincinnati
• Saturday, Oct. 31 vs. Arizona
• Saturday, Nov. 7 vs. West Virginia
• Saturday, Nov. 14 at Oklahoma State
• Saturday, Nov. 21 at Baylor
• Thursday, Nov. 26 vs. TCU

all kick off occasions are TBA