College football is back! Although tomorrow (8/26) is not the official start of week 1, we do have some college football games! I like to call tomorrow week 0. The real week 1 with the real matchups start next Thursday on the 31st through the weekend. But we might as well keep this thread going through (the real) week 1 next weekend.

Here is your schedule from tomorrow 8/26 through labor day weekend. Games featuring ranked teams in bold.

Saturday, August 26

Oregon State at Colorado State | 2:30 p.m. | CBSSN

Portland State at Brigham Young | 3 p.m. | ESPN

No. 19 South Florida at San Jose State | 7:30 p.m. | CBSSN

No. 14 Stanford vs. Rice | 10 p.m. | ESPN (Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia)


Thursday, August 31

Florida International at Central Florida | 6 p.m. | CBSSN

Presbyterian College at Wake Forest | 6:30 p.m. | ACC Network and Watch ESPN

Austin Peay at Cincinnati | 7 p.m. | ESPN 3

Buffalo at Minnesota | 7 p.m. | BTN

Tennessee State at Georgia State | 7 p.m. | ESPN 3

Elon at Toledo | 7 p.m. | ESPN 3

Rhode Island at Central Michigan | 7 p.m. | ESPN 3

Holy Cross at Connecticut | 7: 30 p.m. | ESPN 3

North Dakota at Utah | 7:30 p.m. | PAC12

Tulsa at No. 10 Oklahoma St | 7:30 p.m. FS1

No. 2 Ohio State at Indiana | 8 p.m. | ESPN and Watch ESPN

Florida A&M vs. Arkansas | 8 p.m. | SEC Network and Watch ESPN (War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, Arkansas)

Louisiana Monroe at Memphis | 9 p.m. | CBSSN

Sacramento State at Idaho | 9 p.m. | ESPN 3

New Mexico State at Arizona State | 10:30 p.m. | PAC12


Friday, September 1

Fordham at Army | 6 p.m. | CBSSN

Charlotte at Eastern Michigan | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN 3

Central Connecticut at Syracuse | 7 p.m. | ACC Network

Navy at Florida Atlantic | 8 p.m. | ESPNU and Watch ESPN

Colorado vs. Colorado State | 8 p.m. | PAC12 (Sports Authority Field, Denver, Colorado)

No. 8 Washington at Rutgers | 8 p.m. | FS1

Utah State at No. 9 Wisconsin | 9 p.m. | ESPN and Watch ESPN

Boston College at Northern Illinois | 9:30 p.m. | CBSSN


Saturday, September 2

Kent State at No. 5 Clemson | 12 p.m. | ESPN and Watch ESPN

Ball State at Illinois | 12 p.m. | BTN

Wyoming at Iowa | 12 p.m. | BTN

Bowling Green at Michigan State | 12 p.m. | ESPNU and Watch ESPN

Akron at No. 6 Penn State | 12 p.m. | ABC and Watch ESPN

Maryland at No. 23 Texas | 12 p.m. | FS1

Missouri State at Missouri | 12 p.m. | SEC Network and Watch ESPN

California at North Carolina | 12:20 p.m. | ACC Network and Watch ESPN

Bethune-Cookman at No. 18 Miami | 12:30 p.m. | ACC Network and Watch ESPN

Youngstown State at Pittsburgh | 1 p.m. | ACC Network and Watch ESPN

Portland State at Oregon State | 2 p.m. | PAC12

Virginia Military Institute at Air Force | 2 p.m. | ESPN 3

North Carolina State vs. South Carolina | 3 p.m. | ESPN and Watch ESPN (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina)

No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 17 Florida | 3:30 pm. | ABC and Watch ESPN (AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas)

Temple at Notre Dame | 3:30 p.m. | NBC

Texas at El Paso at No. 7 Oklahoma | 3:30 p.m. | FOX

Nevada at Northwestern | 3:30 p.m. | BTN

William & Mary at Virginia | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network and Watch ESPN

Troy at Boise State | 3:45 p.m. | ESPNU and Watch ESPN

Stony Brook at No. 19 South Florida | 4 p.m. | Watch ESPN

Kentucky at Southern Mississippi | 4 p.m. | CBSSN

Charleston Southern at Mississippi State | 4 p.m. | SEC Network

Western Michigan at No. 4 Southern California | 5:15 p.m. | PAC12

North Carolina Central | 6 p.m. | ACC Network and Watch ESPN

James Madison at East Carolina | 6 p.m. | ESPN 3

Appalachian State at No. 15 Georgia | 6:15 p.m. | ESPN

Stephen F. Austin at Southern Methodist | 7 p.m. | ESPN 3

Massachusetts at Coastal Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN 3

Hampton at Ohio | 7 p .m. | ESPN 3

Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana | 7 p.m. | ESPN 3

Houston Baptist at Texas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN 3

Georgia Southern at No. 12 Auburn | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network and Watch ESPN

South Alabama at Mississippi | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU and Watch ESPN

No. 16 Louisville vs Purdue | 7:30 p.m. | FOX (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana)

Arkansas State at Nebraska | 8 p.m. | BTN

Jackson State at Texas Christian University | 8 p.m. | FOX

No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 1 Alabama | 8 p.m. | ABC and Watch ESPN (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia)

Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee | 8 p.m. | CBSSN

Grambling at Tulane | 8 p.m. | ESPN 3

Southern Utah at Oregon | 8:15 p.m. | PAC12

Brigham Young at No. 13 Louisiana State | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN

Montana State at No. 24 Washington State | 10:30 p.m. | FS1

Northern Arizona at Arizona | 11 p.m. | PAC12




Sunday, September 3

Texas A&M at UCLA | 7:30 p.m. | FOX

No. 22 West Virginia vs. No.21 Virginia Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ABC and Watch ESPN (FedEx Field, Hyattsville, Maryland)



Monday, September 4

No. 25 Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech | 8 p.m. | ESPN and Watch ESPN (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia)


I'm ready for some fooooooooootbawwwwwllllllllll





get hypeeeeeeeeeee

Ready for the dropping of Brohm Bombs on Lamar Jackson and the Louisville Cards

Boiler Up!

I'm still baffled at UK starting last season by losing to Southern Miss at home, and then end the season by winning at Louisville. Now UK starts the season by playing at Southern Miss.

(If you are wondering why the **** UK is starting the season at Southern Miss, it is because UK had a deal with UAB, but when UAB football disbanded, UK kind of got ****ed and had to accept a bad deal with Southern Miss just to fill the schedule).

UK should be better, Southern Miss should be worse. But it is an away game. I've been a UK fan too long to take anything for granted, but please dont **** this up.

Alot of UK fans are excited about this season. I dont know a thing about their team but their fans seem to think its going to be a good season.

they might go 7-5

no game analysis OP? WTF

not even for bama - fsu?

...and that's an exciting season as far as UK football goes...

UK gets Florida, Tennessee and Louisville at home. I just want one of those games...preferably Florida

Unfortunately they still Blough.

Not much time these days. Put this together in like 20 minutes.

Bama by 7 is my prediction. It's not ole miss so Bama doesn't lose. Fsu's president even said they would destroy Bama so I'm expecting the opposite to happen obviously!

Oh and it's game day guysssssss. Games that actually count for something will be played today! Who cares if they are ****ty. Our long nightmare of no football is over!!

Classic college football; last year we had the GOAT kickoff weekend with just the one idiotic Cal-Hawaii preview in Australia, a GOAT kickoff weekend so much that even NFL-only fans were saying, "Hey this is much better when the good teams play each other." so follow that up this year with an opening weekend of super-**** matchups. I feel like I should boycott these games just to discourage this ****.

Wyoming (+13) beating Iowa is like the lock of the century. I say this knowing nothing other than the teams coaches.

Louisville / Purdue is about as awesome as a 26 point spread game can get

underdog moneylines let's gooooo
Oregon State
Wyoming
USCe
FSU
WVU
FIU
Tulsa
FAU
CSU
Cal
Ball State
Temple
USM
UTSA
MTSU

Never underestimate the ability of the **** matchups to entertain. It's always the ones you don't see coming that maximize the lulz. There is bound to be some stupid upset that has all of 2+2 rolling in laughter. Plus, there are some good matchups week 1. Fsu/Bama, Michigan/Florida, Byu/Lsu, West Virginia/ Va Tech, and even Temple/Notre Dame could be good. Could even see Notre Dame choking their first one. It's not the GOAT weekend of last year, but it'll do!

Plus, we get to see lane kiffin bro in all his head coaching glory again prime time Friday night against navy. Should be fun!

u forgot Hawaii-Umass although that is understandable

really want to take +31 vs. lol david shaw tonight but I think rice is starting a freshman at QB which is a concern.

Whoops. My bad. Thanks for catching that. Possibly didn't have that one because it's not even on a major network.

LOL, that's two different weekends! Next weekend will be fine (although Thursday and Friday suck too). Wake me if any of today's games don't blow.

Oregon st vs Colorado st seems to be an actual contest

anyone getting ESPN's scoreboard to work properly in chrome? It won't let me select FBS(1-A) it just stays same. I can get it to work properly in firefox.

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BYU has a guy named Squally Canada and there is another guy named Turbo

Didn't realize Mormons were so adventurous with their names these days

This has been a pretty great game so far

Obvious touchdown is obvious