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Perhaps the biggest game of the 2024 college football season yet is rightly attracting all the media attention this week.
In addition to ESPN’s “College GameDay,” FOX’s “Big Noon Kickoff” will also be in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this week, hosting Saturday’s game between No. 9 Michigan and No. 3 Texas at Michigan Stadium. Legendary Olympic medalist Michael Phelps is the guest picker for ESPN, but Fox isn’t lacking in star-studded talent for its kickoff show.
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A matchup of top-ten teams this early in the season between a packed Big Ten Conference and the SEC could have significant implications later in the first year of the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. It will be the programs’ first meeting since the 2005 Rose Bowl Game, when Texas emerged victorious thanks to a walk-off kick by Dusty Mangum, beating the Longhorns 38-37. That is the only time the two teams have ever faced each other.
Michigan – the defending national champion – is coming off a 30-10 win over Fresno State in Week 1. The Longhorns defeated Colorado State 52-0. This is Texas’ first season in the SEC.
Here’s everything you need to know about Week 2’s Big Noon Kickoff, including time, date, location, celebrity guests and more:
Where is Big Noon Kickoff in Week 2?
- Location: Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Time: 9 a.m. ET
Michigan-Texas is one of two top-25 matchups in Week 2 of the college football season. The other matchup is No. 12 Tennessee and No. 23 NC State in the Duke’s Mayo Classic, but Michigan-Texas is still the top matchup.
How to watch Big Noon Kickoff in Week 2? TV channel, streaming options
Rob Stone will host the “Big Noon Kickoff” show on FOX, along with 2009 Heisman Trophy-winning running back Mark Ingram, 2004 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart, 2006 Maxwell Award winner Brady Quinn and three-time national team coach Urban Meyer. The show can also be streamed on Fubo, which is offering a free trial to select users.
What time is Big Noon Kickoff today?
- Date: Saturday, September 7
- Time: 9 a.m. ET
Big Noon Kickoff begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, September 7 in Michigan.
Who are the celebrity guests at “Big Noon Kickoff”?
Former New York Yankees shortstop and Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter is one of the guests who will join the crew for “Big Noon Kickoff.” Former Michigan and NFL defensive back Charles Woodson, former Michigan basketball star Chris Webber, former Texas A&M actor Matthew McConaughey and Cooper Manning — the father of Texans backup QB Arch Manning — will join Jeter.
Rapper Moneybagg Yo will perform during the three-hour special show.
“Big Noon Kickoff” program on FOX
Saturday’s Big Noon Kickoff precedes the top-10 Michigan-Texas matchup, which will be broadcast on FOX. Gus Johnson will serve as game commentator, Joel Klatt as analyst and sideline reporter Jenny Taft round out the commentary team.
The following week, another SEC-Big Ten clash is scheduled for the “Big Noon Kickoff” at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, with Wisconsin hosting No. 4 Alabama.
Here’s a look at where “Big Noon Kickoff” has traveled so far during the 2024 college football season:
| Week | Game |
| 1 | No. 8 Penn State at West Virginia |
| 2 | No. 3 Texas at No. 10 Michigan |
| 3 | Wisconsin at No. 4 Alabama |
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