Florida looking at only 1 possible noon kickoff in 2025, none at home
By Andrew Olson
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Florida learned on Wednesday that it may play only 1 noon kickoff game in the 2025 regular season, with none at home.
The SEC and ESPN revealed select kickoff times and windows for the season. For games that are not yet assigned a kickoff time, they are given possible windows of early (noon-1 p.m.), afternoon (3:30-4:30 p.m.), night (6-8 p.m.) and flex (3:30-4:30 p.m. or 6-8 p.m.).
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All but 1 game, the Sept. 20 road trip to Miami, has a kickoff time or window. Only the Miami game could have a noon kick, with all others coming at 3:30 p.m. ET or later.
Here’s a look at the updated Florida schedule:
| Date | Opponent | Location | Network | Time / Window (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 30 | LIU | Gainesville, Fla. | SECN+/ESPN+ | 7 p.m. |
| Sept. 6 | South Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | SEC Network | 4:15 p.m. |
| Sept. 13 | at LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | ABC | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sept. 20 | at Miami* | Miami Gardens, Fla. | TBA* | TBA* |
| Oct. 4 | Texas | Gainesville, Fla. | TBA | Flex (3:30-4:30 p.m. or 6-8 p.m.) |
| Oct. 11 | at Texas A&M | College Station, Texas | TBA | Flex (3:30-4:30 p.m. or 6-8 p.m.) |
| Oct. 18 | Mississippi State | Gainesville, Fla. | TBA | Afternoon (3:30-4:30 p.m.) |
| Nov. 1 | vs. Georgia | Jacksonville, Fla. | ABC | 3:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 8 | at Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | TBA | Flex (3:30-4:30 p.m. or 6-8 p.m.) |
| Nov. 15 | at Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. | TBA | Flex (3:30-4:30 p.m. or 6-8 p.m.) |
| Nov. 22 | Tennessee | Gainesville, Fla. | TBA | Flex (3:30-4:30 p.m. or 6-8 p.m.) |
| Nov. 29 | Florida State | Gainesville, Fla. | TBA | Flex (3:30-4:30 p.m. or 6-8 p.m.) |
Having no home noon games may help the Gators feel more of a home advantage at The Swamp, where they won their last 5 games last season, knocking off LSU and Ole Miss in November. Wednesday’s news also means that this fall’s trips to LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Kentucky will be afternoon or night games. Florida-LSU is already set for 7:30 p.m. ET in Baton Rouge.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
