WVU Football Learns Kickoff Time, Network for Next Game at UCF

Rich Rodriguez and his 2025 WVU football team are enjoying a much-needed week off, but they now know information more about their next game.

On Monday, the Big 12 announced that West Virginia’s Saturday, Oct. 18, game at UCF will kickoff at 1 pm ET and be televised nationally on TNT.

The Mountaineers and Knights will play at Acrisure Bounce House in Orlando, Fla. In addition to the TNT broadcast, the game will so be simulcast on truTV/HBO MAX.

West Virginia is currently coming off a 38-24 loss at BYU and 2-4 and 0-3 in Big 12 play. Conversely, UCF is 3-2 and 0-2 in the conference. While WVU is off, UCF will travel north to take on Cincinnati on Saturday.

After returning from Florida, WVU will enjoy its first home game in a month when they welcome TCU to Morgantown and Milan Puskar Stadium.

Find more coverage of the WVU football program at WV Sports Now.

For a related story, West Virginia actually jumped up in the ESPN FPI despite their latest loss.