Key matchups on national TV headline Kentucky's newest kickoff times, TV designations for 2024

Kentucky will have a few big time matchups on national TV during the 2024 season.

It was a beautiful, blue-sky day during the Kentucky Wildcats' Blue White scrimmage at Kroger Field on Saturday afternoon in Lexington, Kentucky. April 13, 2024
It was a beautiful, blue-sky day during the Kentucky Wildcats' Blue White scrimmage at Kroger Field on Saturday afternoon in Lexington, Kentucky. April 13, 2024 | Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal / USA

While we are just in the middle of June, football season is approaching quickly and that means schedules and TV slots are starting to come out. For the Kentucky football program, a few notable national TV games headline their current schedule.

Kentucky kicks off its season with Southern Miss on August 31 but quickly turn its attention to South Carolina and Georiga in weeks two and three -- both at home. Both games will be televised on ABC.

While there are still a handful of games that need the time and TV designations to be determined, there is at least a few time windows that have been released.

Still to be determined are Kentucky's final two games of the season against Texas and Louisville.

Below is a look at the dates, time slots and TV designations:

Date

Kickoff Time

Opponent

TV Slot

Aug. 31

7:45 pm ET

Southern Miss

SEC

Sept. 7

3:30 pm ET

South Carolina

ABC

Sept. 14

7:30 pm ET

Georgia

ABC

Sept. 21

12:45 pm ET

Ohio

SEC

Sept. 28

Noon ET

at Ole Miss

ABC or ESPN*

Oct. 12

Flex#

Vanderbilt

TBA

Oct. 19

Flex#

at Florida

TBA

Oct. 26

Night^

Auburn

TBA

Nov. 2

Night^

at Tennessee

TBA

Nov. 16

1:30 pm ET

Murray State

ESPN + / SEC +

Nov. 23

Flex#

at Texas

TBA

Nov. 30

Flex#

Louisville

TBA

#Kickoff time will be between 3:30-8 p.m. ET, which will be determined at a later date

^Kickoff time will be between 6-8 p.m. ET, which will be determined at a later date

*Network will be determined at a later date