ESPN announced the kickoff time for Texas’ premier nonconference game against Arkansas on Tuesday.
The Longhorns and Razorbacks will get underway at 6 p.m. CST and be televised on ESPN. The old Southwest Conference rivals are meeting in Fayetteville for the first time since 2004 and wrapping up a home and home series that begun in 2008.
Additionally, Sept. 9’s Red River Shootout was announced to be on ABC/ESPN this season, not Fox. Texas and Oklahoma have played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas since 1932 but will be back on the ESPN airwaves for the first time since 2017.
The 2018 Big 12 Championship featured on ESPN but was played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
ESPN networks will welcome some of the biggest rivalries in the sport, including No. 21 Texas at Arkansas on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. on ESPN. No. 3 Oklahoma will be showcased in its two top rivalry games on ESPN networks this fall. The fifth-longest rivalry in college football history, the Red River Showdown against the Longhorns is set for Saturday, Oct. 9 in Dallas.
Competing against the Texas-Arkansas matchup will be Michigan-Washington on ABC. The Big Ten/Pac-12 matchup will kickoff 30 minutes later.
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