Kentucky football will be playing a three-game series against Akron in the future, but the dates of that series have changed.
Here are details:
According to a copy of a letter signed by both schools and obtained from the University of Akron via an open records request, the three-game series has been changed.
The Sept. 18, 2021 game in Lexington has been pushed back to Sept. 5, 2026, which means the series will now begin with Kentucky traveling to face Akron at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field on Sept. 16, 2023.
The following season, Akron will travel to face Kentucky at Kroger Field in Lexington on Aug. 31, 2024.
According to the letter, Kentucky will pay Akron a $1.2 million guarantee for the 2024 contest and a $550,000 guarantee for the 2026 contest. That’s an increase of $200,000 from the previous agreement, which called for $1.3 million for the 2021 game and $250,000 for the 2024 game.
