You hear that? Bears. Now we’re putting the whole Station in jeopardy.
The SEC football schedule for 2026 is still very much an unknown, but Texas A&M another opponent to their non-conference slate on Friday, as it was announced that the Aggies will host the Missouri State Bears at Kyle Field on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.
Missouri State football will visit Texas A&M next season. Trips to SMU and Texas A&M along with a home game against Marshall.
Missouri State will receive $1.2 million to play the Aggies.
— Wyatt Wheeler (@WyattWheeler_NL) February 14, 2025
While Missouri State was previously an FCS program, they began their two-year transition to FBS this past season, and will be a full FBS member beginning in 2026, playing in Conference USA. This is a buy game, with the Aggies paying $1.2 million to host Missouri State to kick off the 2026 season. In addition to this game, the Ags will play Arizona State at home on Sept. 12 and Tarleton State on Nov. 21.
It’s not yet clear if the SEC will stay at an eight-game conference schedule in 2026 or if they will expand to a nine-game schedule, so it’s possible that A&M will still need to add one more game to round out their non-conference slate.