Many Kansas Jayhawks fans and college football fans alike were excited to hear the news that KU Football is heading to London to face off with the Arizona State Sun Devils next season. How fun, right? Not only this, but Wembley Stadium will be hosting its first-ever college (American) football game:
Wembley Stadium will host its first college football game.
Arizona State and Kansas will play in the inaugural Union Jack Classic on Sept. 19, 2026 in London. pic.twitter.com/Tz7ruCX6s4— Front Office Sports (@FOS) September 18, 2025While on paper, this feels like it is a great idea and incredibly valuable for Kansas, both from a marketing standpoint and recruiting standpoint, there are also some hesitations about how this will impact Kansas’ season next year… queue up the Flynn Rider unpopular opinion meme, but this is a terrible idea for KU from a football standpoint.