Oct 18, 2026

🏈 KU Homecoming vs. Baylor Set for 12 p.m. Kickoff on TNT

Posted Oct 18, 2026 3:33 PM

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas Jayhawks will take on the Baylor Bears on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 12 p.m. CT, the Big 12 Conference announced on Sunday. The game will be a part of the University of Kansas' 114th Homecoming celebration and will be televised on TNT.

Kansas has won its last four homecoming games, including a 38-21 victory over Oklahoma State in 2025, a 42-14 win over Houston in Kansas City in 2024 and wins over No. 6 Oklahoma in 2023 and Iowa State in 2022. Kansas played its first homecoming game in 1912 with a 12-3 win over Missouri and hold a 47-60-5 record on homecoming all-time. The meeting between the Jayhawks and Bears will be the 24th meeting between the two teams all-time as Baylor leads the series at 19-4 including a 7-4 advantage in games played in Lawrence. Kansas is 1-0 against Baylor on Homecoming with the first meeting coming in a 28-21 victory in 2003.