BYU fans now know exactly when to circle Oct. 3.
No. 9 BYU will face TCU in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 3, with kickoff set for 5 p.m.
MDT. The game will air on ESPN or ESPN2.
That timing matters because it lands on the Saturday of the Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and this year there won’t be a Saturday evening session to create a direct conflict. The conference schedule includes a two-hour morning session from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by an afternoon session from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., leaving a one-hour window before BYU gets going.
For fans planning their day around both events, the pregame runway is short but workable.
Radio coverage on KSL NewsRadio begins at 4 p.m. from Fort Worth, with Greg Wrubell handling the play-by-play and Hans Olsen alongside him as analyst.
BYU enters a bye week at 3-0, and TCU is 2-1 after opening with a loss in Ireland to North Carolina before putting together wins over Grambling and Arkansas State. The Horned Frogs will first travel to UCF in Orlando this Saturday, then turn around and host BYU the following week.
The recent history in Fort Worth has tilted badly for the Cougars. BYU was beaten 44-11 on its last trip there against Sonny Dykes’ team, though the Cougars answered last season with a 44-13 win in Provo. BYU’s last victory in Fort Worth came in 2006, back when both programs were in the Mountain West Conference.
No. 9 BYU at TCU
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Kickoff: 5 p.m. MDT
TV: ESPN or ESPN2
Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM)
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