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BIG 12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SERIES
Air Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-10:30 PM EST on TNT/TRUTV
Episode Title: (#101) "TNT Sports College Football Kickoff Show Presented by AT&T"
[NOTE: The following article is a press release issued by the aforementioned network and/or company. Any errors, typos, etc. are attributed to the original author. The release is reproduced solely for the dissemination of the enclosed information.]

TNT Sports to Kick Off First Week of Big 12 Football with Arizona Wildcats Hosting Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, Saturday, Aug. 30, at 10:30 p.m. ET, on TNT, truTV & HBO Max

All-Access XII Uncovered Series to Lead Off with Arizona on Saturday, at 9:30 p.m., on truTV & HBO Max

Pregame Coverage Featuring Champ Bailey, Takeo Spikes, Victor Cruz & Adam Lefkoe to Follow at 10 p.m.

Game Crew - Play-By-Play Voice J.B. Long, Analyst Mike Golic, Jr., & Reporter Allie LaForce to Call Action in Tucson

TNT Sports will kick off its inaugural year of Big 12 football - part of an exclusive slate of Big 12 games throughout the entire season - with the Arizona Wildcats hosting the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 10:30 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV and HBO Max presented by Modelo.

Pregame coverage presented by AT&T will begin at 10 p.m. and feature a trio of analysts who starred across the college football and NFL landscape - Champ Bailey, Takeo Spikes and Victor Cruz - along with host Adam Lefkoe. Studio coverage throughout the night will also include halftime presented by Vanda Pharmaceuticals and postgame presented by GEICO.

Play-by-play voice J.B. Long and analyst Mike Golic, Jr. will call Week 1's action in Tucson along with reporter Allie LaForce.

Leading into Saturday's Week 1 action at 9:30 p.m. on truTV and HBO Max, TNT Sports will premiere its first edition of XII Uncovered, an access-driven show in which Big 12 football will be highlighted like never before. The weekly program will lead off with Arizona and provide fans an in-depth, all-access look at the Wildcats.

The "Big 12 Studios" produced magazine-style show Inside the 12 will air on Thursday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m., on truTV and HBO Max. The weekly preview will be hosted by Pete Sousa and Taylor McHargue.

Bleacher Report will showcase the most compelling storylines, key moments and top players 24/7 across its social platforms including House of Highlights and the B/R CFB, its college football-focused vertical. Throughout the season, Bleacher Report will produce a series of new Big 12-centered programming concepts, including Field Study and Alumni Walk.

For Weeks 2 and 3, TNT Sports will present the No. 23 ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders hosting Kent State Golden Flashes on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Noon, followed by the No. 11 ranked Arizona State Sun Devils hosting the Texas State Bobcats on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 10:30 p.m. All three of the first games will air across TNT, truTV and HBO Max.

In addition to its Big 12 coverage, TNT Sports will once again be the home to two First Round College Football Playoff games later this year. Last December, Penn State/SMU and Texas/Clemson delivered cable's two most-watched college football games at the time, and the most-watched college football games ever for TNT Sports.

Big 12 College Football on TNT Sports - Week 1

Date Time (ET) Game/Program Network/ Platform

Saturday, Aug. 30

9:30 p.m. XII Uncovered (Arizona Wildcats) TruTV & HBO Max

10 p.m. TNT Sports College Football Kickoff Show Presented by AT&T Adam Lefkoe, Champ Bailey, Takeo Spikes & Victor Cruz TNT, truTV & HBO Max

10:30 p.m. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Arizona Wildcats, Game Coverage Presented by Modelo J.B. Long, Mike Golic, Jr. & Allie LaForce TNT, truTV & HBO Max

Halftime Big 12 College Football Halftime Show Presented by Vanda Pharmaceuticals Lefkoe, Bailey, Spikes & Cruz TNT, truTV & HBO Max

Postgame Big 12 College Football Postgame Show Presented by GEICO Lefkoe, Bailey, Spikes & Cruz TNT, truTV & HBO Max

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BIG 12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SERIES (TNT)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
8/30/25 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2025)
TIME SLOT:
saturdays from 10:30 PM-1:30 AM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (??? episodes)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
six-year deal signed on 5/29/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from Warner Bros. Discovery's press release, August 2025) TNT Sports will kick off its inaugural year of Big 12 football - part of an exclusive slate of Big 12 games throughout the entire season - with the Arizona Wildcats hosting the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 10:30 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV and HBO Max. Pregame coverage will begin at 10 p.m.
CREW INFORMATION:
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GENRE(S):
· sports
STUDIO INFORMATION:
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