How to Watch: No. 22 Kansas vs. Lindenwood

The complete TV schedule for Week1 of the regular season in college football, which kicks off for the Jayhawks on Thursday night.

Dec 26, 2023; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Kansas Jayhawks wide receiver Lawrence Arnold (2) celebrates with wide receiver Luke Grimm (11) and wide receiver Quentin Skinner (0) during the second half against the UNLV Rebels in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl at Chase Field. / Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Ready or not, the 2024 college football season is here for the Kansas Jayhawks. The team will play the first of two games this fall at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, when it hosts Lindenwood on Saturday night.

The game will kick off at 7 p.m. CT, and be shown on Big 12/ESPN+

Kansas is nationally ranked at No. 22 in the AP Top 25. Lindenwood is coming off a 3-7 season. Not only is it the first meeting between the programs, but the Jayhawks are the first FBS opponent for the Lions since making the reclassification to NCAA Division I. Lindenwood a private university in St. Charles, Mo., and competes in the Ohio Valley Conference.

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Week 1 Schedule

Thursday's games

Howard at Rutgers | 6 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Youngstown State at Villanova | 6 p.m. | FloSports
Central State (Ohio) at Morehead State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Reinhardt at Carson-Newman | 6 p.m. | FloSports
Minnesota Duluth at Northern Michigan | 6 p.m. | FloSports
North Carolina A&T at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
New Hampshire at UCF | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Western Carolina at No. 24 NC State | 7 p.m. | ACC Network
Jackson State at UL Monroe | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Lafayette at Buffalo | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Fordham at Bowling Green | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Central Connecticut at Central Michigan | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Bryant at Delaware | 7 p.m. | FloSports
VMI at William & Mary | 7 p.m. | FloSports
Presbyterian at Mercer | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Wofford at Gardner-Webb | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Delta State at Mars Hill | 7 p.m. | FloSports
West Texas A&M at Sul Ross State | 7 p.m. | FloSports
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Duquesne at Toledo | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Quincy at Drake | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
North Carolina at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | FOX
Murray State at No. 11 Missouri | 8 p.m. | SEC Network
North Dakota State at Colorado | 8 p.m. | ESPN
No. 22 Kansas vs. Lindenwood (in Kansas City, Kansas) | 8 p.m. | Big 12/ESPN+
Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville State | 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Alcorn State at UAB | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
SE Louisiana at Tulane | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Northwestern State at Tulsa | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Northern State at South Dakota | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
North American University at Stephen F. Austin | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Colorado Mesa at Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8 p.m. | LSC Digital Network
Missouri Southern State at Midwestern State | 8 p.m. | FloSports/LSC Digital Network
Southern Utah at No. 12 Utah | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Illinois at Illinois | 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Monmouth at Eastern Washington | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Sacramento State at San Jose State | 10 p.m. | truTV

Friday's Games

Lehigh at Army | 6 p.m. | CBSSN
Temple at No. 16 Oklahoma | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Florida Atlantic at Michigan State | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Colgate at Maine | 7 p.m. | FloSports
Elon at Duke | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Western Michigan at Wisconsin | 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network
TCU at Stanford | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN

Saturday's Games

No. 14 Clemson vs. No. 1 Georgia (in Atlanta, Georgia) | 12 p.m. | ABC
Virginia Tech vs. Vanderbilt (in Nashville, Tennessee) | 12 p.m. | ESPN
Illinois State at No. 25 Iowa | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Austin Peay at Louisville | 12 p.m. | ACC Network
Indiana State at Purdue | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Kent State at Pitt | 12 p.m. | ESPNU
Bucknell at Navy | 12 p.m. | CBSSN
UConn at Maryland | 12 p.m. | FS1
No. 8 Penn State at West Virginia | 12 p.m. | FOX
Davidson at Georgetown | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Chattanooga at No. 15 Tennessee | 12:45 p.m. | SEC Network
Upper Iowa at Butler | 1 p.m. | FloSports
Glenville State at Emory & Henry College | 1 p.m. | FloSports
South Dakota State at No. 17 Oklahoma State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Towson at Cincinnati | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Portland State at Washington State | 3 p.m. | CW Network
Edward Waters at Morehouse College | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 19 Miami (Fla.) at Florida | 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Colorado State at No. 4 Texas | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Eastern Michigan at UMass | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Florida International at Indiana | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
East Tennessee State at Appalachian State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
North Dakota at Iowa State | 3:30 p.m. | FS1
Ohio at Syracuse | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Kennesaw State at UTSA | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Merrimack at Air Force | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN
UTEP at Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
Western Illinois at Northern Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Akron at No. 2 Ohio State | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
Miami (Ohio) at Northwestern | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Boise State at Georgia Southern | 4 p.m. | ESPNU
Lincoln (CA) at Northern Arizona | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Old Dominion at South Carolina | 4:15 p.m. | SEC Network
Stony Brook at Marshall | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
UC Davis at Cal | 5 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
North Texas at South Alabama | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Valparaiso at UNI | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at Mississippi State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
Campbell at Liberty | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Richmond at Virginia | 6 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
Norfolk State at East Carolina | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Samford at West Georgia | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
South Carolina State at Florida A&M | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Delaware State at Sacred Heart | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State at Tennessee State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
The Citadel at Charleston Southern | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Ave Maria University at Stetson | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Idaho State at Oregon State | 6:30 p.m. | CW Network
Western Kentucky at No. 5 Alabama | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Furman at No. 6 Ole Miss | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
Central Arkansas at Arkansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Bethune-Cookman at South Florida | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Tarleton State at Baylor | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
UNLV at Houston | 7 p.m. | FS1
UT Martin at No. 18 Kansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Tennessee Tech at Middle Tennessee | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Sam Houston at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Nevada at Troy | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
North Alabama at Memphis | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Holy Cross at Rhode Island | 7 p.m. | FloSports
Northern Colorado at UIW | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Western New Mexico at UT Permian Basin | 7 p.m. | FloSports
Alabama A&M at Auburn | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 20 Texas A&M | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
Fresno State at No. 9 Michigan | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
Idaho at No. 3 Oregon | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
UCLA at Hawai'i | 7:30 p.m. | CBS
Abilene Christian at Texas Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Southern Miss at Kentucky | 7:45 p.m. | SEC Network
Southern Illinois at BYU | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Georgia State at Georgia Tech | 8 p.m. | ACC Network
Houston Christian at SMU | 8 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
Grambling at Louisiana | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Nicholls at Louisiana Tech | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
James Madison at Charlotte | 8 p.m. | ESPNU
Lamar at Texas State | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Texas A&M-Commerce at San Diego State | 8 p.m. | truTV
Southern at McNeese | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State at New Mexico State | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Missouri State at Montana | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
New Mexico at No. 21 Arizona | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN
Montana State at Utah Tech | 10 p.m. | ESPN+
Wyoming at Arizona State | 10:30 p.m. | FS1
Weber State at Washington | 11 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Sunday's Games

North Carolina Central vs. Alabama State (in Miami Gardens, Fla.) | 3 p.m. | ESPN
Benedict College vs. Virginia State (in Canton, Ohio) | 4 p.m. | NFL Network
Tuskegee vs. Johnson C Smith (in Montgomery, Alabama) | 7 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 23 USC vs. No. 13 LSU (in Las Vegas, Nevada) | 7:30 p.m. | ABC

Monday's Games

Boston College at No. 10 Florida State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN