Our long national nightmare has almost come to an end. While California and Hawaii technically kicked things off with a game in Australia last week, the 2016 college football season will officially begin on Thursday night at 6:00pm CT.
The Fighting Illini won’t be charging into Memorial Stadium until Saturday morning, but the first night of action includes No. 9 Tennessee, No. 19 Louisville, and fellow Big Ten member Indiana.
The weekend will also feature some incredible games between Power 5 teams.
- Kansas State @ No. 8 Stanford
- No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 Houston
- No. 16 UCLA @ Texas A&M
- No. 22 North Carolina @ No. 18 Georgia
- No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 20 USC
- No. 2 Clemson @ Auburn
Additionally, ESPN College Gameday will be on hand at Lambeau Field for Wisconsin’s contest against No. 5 LSU. Unfortunately, players won’t be able to partake in the iconic ‘Lambeau Leap’ after scores because doing so will result in a penalty — thanks, NCAA.
Which game(s) will you be watching this weekend? Let us know down in the comments!
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
Charlotte at (19) Louisville | 7:00 p.m. | FSN / WatchESPN |
UT Martin at Cincinnati | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Tulane at Wake Forest | 7:00 p.m. | WatchESPN |
Maine at UConn | 7:00 p.m. | ASN / ESPN3 |
Presbyterian at Central Michigan | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Appalachian State at (9) Tennessee | 7:30 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
Indiana at FIU | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
William & Mary at NC State | 7:30 p.m. | WatchESPN |
South Carolina at Vanderbilt | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Southern Utah at Utah | 8:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Jackson State at UNLV | 8:00 p.m. | MWN |
Rice at WKU | 8:00 p.m. | CBSSN |
Oregon State at Minnesota | 9:00 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
South Dakota at New Mexico | 9:00 p.m. | ROOT Sports |
Montana State at Idaho | 9:00 p.m. | ALT / ESPN3 |
Weber State at Utah State | 10:00 p.m. | MWN |
Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
MVSU at Eastern Michigan | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Furman at (12) Michigan State | 7:00 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
Ball State at Georgia State | 7:00 p.m. | ASN / ESPN3 |
Colgate at Syracuse | 7:00 p.m. | WatchESPN |
Army at Temple | 7:00 p.m. | CBSSN |
Albany at Buffalo | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Northwestern State at (23) Baylor | 7:30 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
Colorado vs. Colorado State (at Denver, CO) | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Kansas State at (8) Stanford | 9:00 p.m. | FS1 / FS Go |
Toledo at Arkansas State | 9:00 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Cal Poly at Nevada | 9:30 p.m. | MWN |
Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
Georgia Tech vs. Boston College (in Ireland) | 7:30 a.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
(3) Oklahoma vs. (15) Houston (at NRG Stadium) | Noon | ABC / WatchESPN |
Bowling Green at (6) Ohio State | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
Hawaii at (7) Michigan | Noon | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Boise State at UL Lafayette | Noon | ASN / ESPN3 |
EKU at Purdue | Noon | ESPNNEWS / WatchESPN |
Fordham at Navy | Noon | CBSSN |
Howard at Maryland | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
Missouri at West Virginia | Noon | FS1 / FS Go |
South Alabama at Mississippi State | Noon | SECN / WatchESPN |
Western Michigan at Northwestern | Noon | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Liberty at Virginia Tech | 12:30 p.m. | ACCN / WatchESPN |
Villanova at Pittsburgh | 1:30 p.m. | WatchESPN |
Abilene Christian at Air Force | 2:00 p.m. | MWN |
Rutgers at (14) Washington | 2:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
(5) LSU vs. Wisconsin (at Green Bay, WI) | 3:30 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
(16) UCLA at Texas A&M | 3:30 p.m. | CBS / cbssports.com |
Miami, OH at (17) Iowa | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
SE Louisiana at (21) Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
Kent State at Penn State | 3:30 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
Murray State at Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
Richmond at Virginia | 3:30 p.m. | WatchESPN |
Texas State at Ohio | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN |
Louisiana Tech at Arkansas | 4:00 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
UC Davis at (24) Oregon | 5:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
(18) Georgia vs. (22) North Carolina (at Atlanta, GA) | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Austin Peay at Troy | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Florida A&M at Miami (FL) | 6:00 p.m. | WatchESPN |
Hampton at Old Dominion | 6:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV |
NC Central at Duke | 6:00 p.m. | WatchESPN |
Savannah State at Georgia Southern | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Southern Illinois at Florida Atlantic | 6:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV ($) |
Western Carolina at East Carolina | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
VMI at Akron | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Alabama A&M at Middle Tennessee | 7:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV ($) |
Alabama State at UTSA | 7:00 p.m. | KMYS-CW 35 |
Rhode Island at Kansas | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
San Jose State at Tulsa | 7:00 p.m. | CBSSN |
SE Missouri State at Memphis | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
SMU at North Texas | 7:00 p.m. | ASN |
South Carolina State at UCF | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Southern at ULM | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Towson at USF | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
UMass at (25) Florida | 7:30 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
Southern Miss at Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
(20) USC vs. (1) Alabama (at Arlington, TX) | 8:00 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
South Dakota State at (13) TCU | 8:00 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
EWU at Washington State | 8:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Fresno State at Nebraska | 8:00 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
New Mexico State at UTEP | 8:00 p.m. | beIN SPORTS |
Northern Iowa at Iowa State | 8:00 p.m. | Cyclones.tv ($) |
Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech | 8:00 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
New Hampshire at San Diego State | 8:30 p.m. | TBA |
(2) Clemson at Auburn | 9:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Arizona vs. BYU (at Glendale, AZ) | 10:30 p.m. | FS1 / FS Go |
Northern Illinois at Wyoming | 10:30 p.m. | CBSSN |
Northern Arizona at Arizona State | 10:45 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
(10) Notre Dame at Texas | 7:30 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
Monday, Sept. 5, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
(11) Ole Miss vs. Florida State (at Orlando, FL) | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |