For years, Big Blue Nation has lived in the 9:00 p.m. time slot. Kentucky basketball has been the program ESPN leans on when it needs a late-night ratings draw. Fans know the drill: grab a cup of coffee, find another channel because the game before is running long, fight through the commercial breaks, and wake up groggy the next morning for work. But for the first stretch of the 2025-26 season, the Wildcats will flip the script.
The SEC have released tip times for some of the most anticipated games on Kentucky’s schedule, and the early start times are a welcome surprise.