Texas Tech, Big 12 Announce Five Football Game Times

Texas Tech Athletics and the Big 12 Conference have announced five football kickoff times for the upcoming season.

Texas Tech football will kick off the 2013 season with a game at Southern Methodist University on Friday, August 30^th at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN.

The Red Raiders’ home opener will be on September 7^th against Stephen F. Austin, with a 6 p.m. kickoff. That game will be televised on FSN.

On September 12^th, Tech football will face TCU at home at 6:30 p.m., and the game will be televised on ESPN.

September 21^st’s game will be at home against Texas State, with a 6 p.m. kickoff. The game will be televised on FSN. This game against the Bobcats will be Tech’s final non-conference game of the season.

Also, Tech’s Thanksgiving matchup against the University of Texas will take place on November 28^th in Austin with a 6:30 p.m. kickoff. The game will be televised on Fox Sports 1.

The other games will have times and networks announced with a 12-day or six-day notification.

Game dates from Texas Tech athletics are included below.

2013 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE – ANNOUNCED KICKOFF TIMES

Aug. 30 – at SMU (7 p.m. – ESPN)

Sept. 7 – STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (6 p.m. – FSN)

Sept. 12 – TCU (6:30 p.m. – ESPN)

Sept. 21 – TEXAS STATE (6 p.m. – FSN)

Sept. 28 – BYE

Oct. 5 – at Kansas (TBD)

Oct. 12 – IOWA STATE (TBD)

Oct. 19 – at West Virginia (TBD)

Oct. 26 – at Oklahoma (TBD)