Kansas and Arizona State will meet within the first-ever FBS sport at London’s Wembley Stadium subsequent season, a number of retailers reported Thursday.
The Massive 12 faculties will play on the iconic 86,000-seat venue on Sept. 19 in what initially was scheduled as a house sport for the Jayhawks. Will probably be the convention opener for each groups.
The one earlier faculty soccer sport held in England got here on Oct. 16, 1988, when Richmond defeated Boston Faculty 20-17 in entrance of simply 5,000 followers on the Crystal Palace Nationwide Sports activities Centre in south London.
Will probably be the second straight yr the Massive 12 held a sport in that a part of the world. Iowa State defeated Kansas State 24-21 on Aug. 23 in Dublin, Eire.
“Enjoying in Eire (this yr) is step one,” Massive 12 commissioner Brett Yormark mentioned this summer time. “Enjoying in Eire is an impetus for future international growth and I am all in on it.”
Kansas has by no means performed a sport outdoors of america, whereas Arizona State misplaced to Houston in Tokyo in 1990.
The Jayhawks and Solar Devils met for the primary time final season, with Arizona State pulling out a 35-31 win on Oct. 5 in Tempe, Ariz.
–Area Stage Media
