Cincinnati Football: Big 12 Conference releases upcoming opponents from 2024-2027

As the conference welcomes several new programs including Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah, the Big 12 is in for major changes next season!

Following the completion of the current campaign, Oklahoma and Texas will depart for the SEC as the four aforementioned programs join the conference.

The new-look conference released the upcoming opponents from 2024-2027 so there will be plenty of star studded schools coming to Cincinnati soon.

With an opportunity to pick up the first Big 12 win in program history, the Bearcats are scheduled to host conference rival UCF this week at Nippert Stadium.

Cincinnati Football: Big 12 Conference releases opponents from 2024-2027

• 2024 home opponents: Arizona State, Houston, TCU and West Virginia
• 2024 away opponents: Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas Tech and UCF

Arizona State will travel to Cincinnati in 2024 as the programs face off for the first time since 1976 with two past matchups that were won by the Bearcats.

Colorado coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes are set to take on Cincinnati in 2024 as well. It will be the first meeting since Colorado secured a win in 1972.

Make sure to check out the list of future matchups from 2024-2027 as the Bearcats compete in the new-look Power Five conference moving forward.

Scott Satterfield’s team will also head down south to Orlando to play rival UCF, while welcoming in Arizona State, Houston, TCU and West Virginia in 2024.

Cincinnati Football: Bearcats slated to face a pair of incoming Big 12 programs in 2024

• 2025 home opponents: Arizona, Baylor, BYU,  Iowa State and UCF
• 2025 away opponents: Kansas, Oklahoma State, TCU and Utah

Cincinnati will have a year of firsts in 2025 as the team takes on Arizona and Utah for the first time ever, while meeting UCF for an 11th straight year.

• 2026 home opponents: Colorado, Kansas State, Texas Tech and Utah
• 2026 away opponents: Arizona, BYU, Houston, Iowa State and West Virginia

In addition to four home games, Coach Prime and Colorado will face the Bearcats for a second time in three years but this time in 2026 at Nippert Stadium.

• 2027 home opponents: Houston, Kansas, Oklahoma State, TCU and West Virginia
• 2027 away opponents: Arizona State, Baylor, Kansas State and UCF

The rivalry against UCF will rekindle once again as the Bearcats head to Orlando in 2027. A new rivalry against TCU could be born in the coming years too.