LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas football's game at Northern Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 22, has been scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. kick off with a live broadcast on ESPN3, it was announced Monday morning.

The game marks the third-straight national broadcast for the Jayhawks as they hosted Rice Saturday, Sept. 8 on Fox Sports Net and will welcome TCU to Memorial Stadium Saturday, Sept. 15 in a game that will be broadcast on FX.

KU and NIU have previously met on two other occasions, most recently in 2011 with the Jayhawks claiming a 45-42 win in Lawrence.

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