The Syracuse men's basketball team announced its 2025-26 schedule, including conference matchups, non-conference games, and key ESPN Big Monday games, with the season starting in November and featuring notable away games at North Carolina and Duke in February.
The SEC announced a move to a nine-game conference football schedule starting in 2026, leading to the rescheduling of Kentucky's planned non-conference game against Kent State to 2030 due to a contractual clause. Kentucky's 2026 schedule now includes three non-conference games, with potential future schedule adjustments depending on other conferences' decisions.
Kentucky men’s basketball announced their 2025-26 schedule, including the BBN United Tipoff Classic with games against Nicholls State, Valparaiso, and Eastern Illinois, and a total of 21 regular-season games featuring top NCAA Tournament teams. The team is coming off a successful season with key returning players and high-profile transfers, aiming for another strong run in the SEC and NCAA tournaments.
Syracuse basketball will play four games in Las Vegas during the 2025-26 season, including three at the Players Era Festival against top teams like Houston and Kansas, and an additional non-conference game against St. Joseph's before the festival begins, creating a challenging early-season schedule.
Iowa State University announced its 2025 football schedule, including non-conference games against Kansas State in Dublin, South Dakota, Iowa, and Arkansas State, with game times and TV broadcasts on ESPN, FOX, and ESPN2, highlighting key matchups and returning starters.
Penn State's 2025 football schedule includes non-conference games against FIU and Villanova with set start times, as well as key games like the season opener against Nevada, a primetime matchup with Oregon, and the Homecoming game against Northwestern. The FIU game will be at noon on BTN, and Villanova at 3:30 p.m. on FS1, with other game times and networks to be confirmed.
The SEC has announced the 2025 football schedule for the Texas Longhorns, featuring a mix of familiar conference opponents and a notable non-conference game against Ohio State in Columbus. Texas will also host Sam Houston, San Jose State, and UTEP, with a bye week before starting conference play. The Longhorns' schedule includes away games against Florida, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Mississippi State, and home games against Vanderbilt, Arkansas, and Texas A&M, marking the first conference home game against Arkansas since 1990.
The Big Ten Conference has announced Ohio State's 2025 football schedule, featuring seven home games at Ohio Stadium, including matchups against Texas, UCLA, and Penn State. The Buckeyes will also play non-conference games against Grambling and Ohio University. The 2025 season is part of the expanded 18-team Big Ten, with Ohio State playing nine intraconference games and aiming for the Big Ten championship on December 6. Season ticket renewals are open until March 1, with more information available online.
Tennessee has surged to the top of the men's basketball Power 37 rankings after an impressive start to the season, highlighted by standout performances from Chaz Lanier. The SEC dominated the ACC in their recent challenge, while the Big 12 narrowly defeated the Big East. Despite the end of some conference challenges, high-level non-conference games continue to generate interest, with notable matchups like Kentucky vs. Gonzaga and Duke vs. Kansas. The trend of early-season games is expected to persist, providing valuable insights into team standings before the main conference play begins.
Ohio State has completed its non-conference schedules for the next five years, announcing games against New Hampshire in 2027 and Northern Illinois in 2028. New Hampshire will be playing Ohio State for the first time ever, while Northern Illinois will be playing at Ohio State for the third time. The Buckeyes now have three non-conference games scheduled for each of the next five seasons, including home-and-home matchups against Texas and Alabama.
Georgia Southern has added Southern Cal to its future football schedule, with a one-off game at the Los Angeles Coliseum on September 6, 2025. The Eagles will also play a non-conference game against Maine on September 20, 2025. The future non-conference slate for Georgia Southern has been announced through 2032, subject to change.
SEC leaders will vote on whether to implement an eight- or nine-game conference schedule for 2024 and beyond at their upcoming meetings. Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman is open to both options, but recent reports suggest support for the nine-game model has cooled. The SEC requires its football teams to schedule at least one non-conference game against another Power 5 school each season, but that requirement might go away if teams are required to play nine conference games. Texas and Oklahoma reportedly prefer a nine-game schedule, while seven SEC teams are in favor of the nine-game model. Other topics expected to be discussed include Name, Image and Likeness, gambling, the NCAA transfer portal, and spectator safety.
The matchups for the 2023 Gavitt Tipoff Games have been announced, featuring eight games between Big Ten and Big East schools. Indiana will not participate in the event this year. The Hoosiers have already confirmed seven non-conference games for next season, including matchups against Florida Gulf Coast, Wright State, Harvard, Auburn, and Kansas.