When the Big 12 finally announced its plans to adopt a plus-one schedule this season — nine conference games and one non-conference game — the league didn’t set a start date. The SEC, for instance, pushed back the start date to Sept. 26 after it announced a 10-game schedule without conference play.
On Tuesday, a spokesman indicated that member institutions will have plenty of flexibility setting the date for the non-conference game.
Big 12 spokesman said teams can play their one non-conference football game "anywhere from Week Zero (Aug. 29) till the week prior to their conference opener.