LOS ANGELES – As introduced on FOX’s FIFA WORLD CUP LIVE forward of this afternoon’s England-Croatia matchup on FOX, BIG NOON KICKOFF heads abroad for the first time in the program’s historical past, broadcasting reside from historic Wembley Stadium in London forward of the inaugural Union Jack Classic on Saturday, Sept. 19.
The Big 12 showdown between Arizona State and Kansas is the first-ever FBS recreation contested in the United Kingdom, with BIG NOON KICKOFF on-site to seize all the pleasure beginning at 10:00 AM ET on FOX. Following pregame protection, the Union Jack Classic kicks off at 12:00 PM ET on FS1.
The worldwide journey marks a major milestone for BIG NOON KICKOFF, bringing its electrical ambiance and insightful evaluation to a brand new viewers, and underscores FOX Sports’ longstanding dedication to the progress of school soccer.
“FOX Sports prides itself on being the home of big events, so we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to bring BIG NOON KICKOFF to the historic Wembley Stadium – home to so many iconic moments in sports,” mentioned Jordan Bazant, Executive Vice President, FOX Sports. “With BIG NOON KICKOFF and the Union Jack Classic now woven into that storied legacy, we can’t wait to take our viewers along for this international adventure, and we’re thankful to Brett Yormark, Scott Draper, Travis Goff and Graham Rossini for helping bring this one-of-a-kind event to life.”
The Union Jack Classic marks the progress of the Big 12 as the most globally related convention in faculty athletics as the league’s third soccer recreation performed in Europe in two seasons. The Conference had Iowa State and Kansas State meet in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Ireland to open the 2025 season, and TCU will take part on this yr’s season-opening occasion in Dublin.
“We’re extremely excited to have FOX’s BIG NOON KICKOFF come to London to preview the Union Jack Classic,” mentioned Kansas Head Coach Lance Leipold. “The show does an outstanding job of showcasing the pregame pageantry of college football. Having the show at the Union Jack Classic will make for a truly special environment as we take on Arizona State in the first ever college football game in the iconic Wembley Stadium.”
“We are thrilled that FOX Sports is investing programming resources for this game,” mentioned Arizona State Head Coach Kenny Dillingham. “Their pregame show is always great television, and we look forward to Sun Devil fans enjoying everything that FOX Sports is doing in London to make this game special.”
“We’re thrilled to welcome BIG NOON KICKOFF to Wembley Stadium for the inaugural Union Jack Classic,” mentioned Brian Dubiski, Chairman and CEO of the Union Jack Classic. “This is a big moment for college football, and FOX Sports’ commitment to the sport reflects the significance of bringing a Big 12 matchup to one of the world’s most iconic venues. BIG NOON KICKOFF will bring the world class tailgating atmosphere and expert analysis, and we look forward to delivering an unforgettable experience for fans in London and around the world.”
For extra info on FOX Sports’ faculty soccer protection, please go to FOX Sports Press Pass.
For extra info on the Union Jack Classic together with ticket gross sales and extra, please go to UnionJackClassic.com.
About FOX Sports
FOX Sports is the umbrella entity representing Fox Corporation’s big selection of multi-platform US-based sports activities belongings. Built with manufacturers able to reaching greater than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, the enterprise has possession and pursuits in linear tv networks, digital and cellular programming, broadband platforms, a number of web pages, joint-venture companies and several other licensing relationships. FOX Sports consists of the sports activities tv arm of the FOX Network; FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes. FOX Sports’ digital properties embrace the FOX Sports App and FOXSports.com, which offers instantaneous scores, stats and tales from throughout the sports activities world. Live streaming video of FOX Sports content material is obtainable through FOX One, Fox Corporation’s wholly owned, direct to client streaming service. Also included in FOX Sports’ portfolio are FOX’s pursuits in joint-venture companies Big Ten Network and the UFL and a licensing settlement that established the FOX Sports Radio Network.
About the Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 enters its 30th yr as one among the nation’s premier conferences in faculty athletics underneath the management of Commissioner Brett Yormark. Since becoming a member of the Conference in August 2022, Yormark has elevated the Big 12 to new heights, emphasizing advertising and marketing, model constructing and instilling an modern technique that has resonated throughout the faculty athletics panorama. The Conference consists of 16 universities spanning 10 states and 4 time zones. The Big 12 members embrace Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah and West Virginia. The Big 12 started play in 1996 and is the dwelling of 92 staff NCAA nationwide championships, and 798 particular person nationwide champions. The Big 12 Conference workplace is situated in Irving, Texas.
About the Union Jack Classic
Union Jack Classic was based by a collective of internationally acknowledged sports activities advertising and marketing and sponsorship businesses, bringing collectively many years of experience in launching and rising American sports activities overseas. The initiative is led by Brian Dubiski and Thomas Hensey of Rhino Marketing, alongside Rob Yowell of Gemini Sports—who all have in depth expertise selling main U.S. sports activities throughout the U.Ok. and Europe. With a observe report of over three many years, the Agency principals had been instrumental in the launch of the World League of American Football in London, Frankfurt, and Barcelona, in addition to sponsorship and media relations for the NFL International Series at Wembley Stadium. Collectively, they’ve brokered world naming rights partnerships, together with landmark venues resembling Emirates Stadium and The O2.