College Football - "Week Zero" and Week 1 (Aug. 26-Sept. 3)

[Andy]

Welcome to the final season of the not-superconference era of college football.

"Week Zero" (Aug. 26)
San Jose State at (6) USC (8 pm, Pac-12 Network)
Navy vs (13) Notre Dame - in Dublin, Ireland (2:30 pm, NBC)
UTEP at Jacksonville State (5:30 pm, CBSSN)
UMass at New Mexico State (7 pm, ESPN)
Ohio at San Diego State (7 pm, FS1)
Hawaii at Vanderbilt (7:30 pm, SEC Network)
Florida International at Louisiana Tech (9 pm, CBSSN)

Top 25 games
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UT Martin at (1) Georgia (6 pm, ESPN+)
East Carolina at (2) Michigan (12 pm, Peacock)
(3) Ohio State at Indiana (3:30 pm, CBS)
Middle Tennessee at (4) Alabama (7:30 pm, SEC Network)
(5) LSU vs (8) Florida State - in Orlando (7:30 pm Sunday, ABC)
Nevada at (6) USC (6:30 pm, Pac-12 Network)
West Virginia at (7) Penn State (7:30 pm, NBC)
(9) Clemson at Duke (8 pm Monday, ESPN)
Boise State at (10) Washington (3:30 pm, ABC)
Rice at (11) Texas (3:30 pm, FOX)
Virginia vs (12) Tennessee - in Nashville (12 pm, ABC)
Tennessee State at (13) Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC)
Florida at (14) Utah (8 pm Thursday, ESPN)
Portland State at (15) Oregon (3 pm, Pac-12 Network)
SE Missouri State at (16) Kansas State (7 pm, ESPN+)
Colorado at (17) TCU (12 pm, FOX)
(18) Oregon State at San Jose State (3:30 pm Sunday, CBS)
Buffalo at (19) Wisconsin (3:30 pm, FS1)
Arkansas State at (20) Oklahoma (12 pm, ESPN)
South Carolina vs (21) North Carolina - in Charlotte (7:30 pm, ABC)
Mercer at (22) Ole Miss (2 pm, ESPN+)
New Mexico at (23) Texas A&M (7 pm, ESPN)
South Alabama at (24) Tulane (8 pm, ESPNU)
Utah State at (25) Iowa (12 pm, FS1)

Other nationally available games
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Thursday
Kent State at UCF (7 pm, FS1)
Elon at Wake Forest (7 pm, ACC Network)
Rhode Island at Georgia State (7 pm, ESPN+)
St. Francis (PA) at Western Michigan (7 pm, ESPN+)
NC State at UConn (7:30 pm, CBSSN)
Nebraska at Minnesota (8 pm, FOX)
South Dakota at Missouri (8 pm, SEC Network)
Missouri State at Kansas (8 pm, ESPN+)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Tulsa (8 pm, ESPN+)
North Carolina A&T at UAB (8 pm, ESPN+)
Southern Utah at Arizona State (10 pm, Pac-12 Network)

Friday
Howard at Eastern Michigan (6:30 pm, ESPN+)
Central Michigan at Michigan State (7 pm, FS1)
Miami (OH) at Miami (7 pm, ACC Network)
Louisville vs Georgia Tech - in Mercedes-Benz Stadium (7:30 pm, ESPN)
Stanford at Hawaii (11 pm, CBSSN)

Saturday TV
Fresno State at Purdue (12 pm, BTN)
Louisiana Tech at SMU (12 pm, ESPNU)
Ball State at Kentucky (12 pm, SEC Network)
Northern Illinois at Boston College (12 pm, ACC Network)
Bowling Green at Liberty (12 pm, CBSSN)
UMass at Auburn (3:30 pm, ESPN)
Towson at Maryland (3:30 pm, BTN)
Wofford at Pittsburgh (3:30 pm, ACC Network)
South Florida at Western Kentucky (3:30 pm, CBSSN)
California at North Texas (4 pm, ESPNU)
SE Louisiana at Mississippi State (4 pm, SEC Network)
UTSA at Houston (7 pm, FS1)
Army at UL Monroe (7 pm, NFL Network)
Washington State at Colorado State (7 pm, CBSSN)
Texas Tech at Wyoming (7:30 pm, CBS)
Toledo at Illinois (7:30 pm, BTN)
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech (8 pm, ACC Network)
Northern Arizona at Arizona (10 pm, Pac-12 Network)
Sam Houston at BYU (10:15 pm, FS1)
Coastal Carolina at UCLA (10:30 pm, ESPN)
Idaho State at San Diego State (10:30 pm, CBSSN)

Saturday Streaming (All ESPN+)
Long Island at Ohio (12 pm)
Western Carolina at Arkansas (1 pm)
Northern Iowa at Iowa State (2 pm)
Akron at Temple (2 pm)
East Tennessee State at Jacksonville State (2 pm)
Eastern Kentucky at Cincinnati (3:30 pm)
Gardner-Webb at Appalachian State (3:30 pm)
Colgate at Syracuse (4 pm)
Bucknell at James Madison (6 pm)
The Citadel at Georgia Southern (6 pm)
Albany at Marshall (6 pm)
Monmouth at Florida Atlantic (6 pm)
South Carolina State at Charlotte (6 pm)
Maine at Florida International (6:30 pm)
Texas State at Baylor (7 pm)
Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt (7 pm)
Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State (7 pm)
Stephen F. Austin at Troy (7 pm)
Alcorn State at Southern Miss (7 pm)
Bethune-Cookman at Memphis (7 pm)
Northwestern State at UL Lafayette (8:30 pm)
Western Illinois at New Mexico State (9 pm)
Incarnate Word at UTEP (9 pm)

Sunday
Northwestern at Rutgers (12 pm, CBS)

Edited August 28, 2023 by Andy

[UMFan83]

horsefeathers Peacock.  I'm currently arguing with Comcast that I should be a Platinum rewards member and not a Gold rewards member due to my cable service at my old house because Platinum members get Peacock for free. 

[Derwood]

Guess we should get used to this as the Big 10 grows, but looking at Illinois' schedule this year and how they're dodging OSU, UM and MSU is pretty crazy

[UMFan83]

2 hours ago, Derwood said:

Guess we should get used to this as the Big 10 grows, but looking at Illinois' schedule this year and how they're dodging OSU, UM and MSU is pretty crazy

And they get Penn State at home.  I could be way off but I feel like Wisconsin is a year away from being really good.  Illinois @ Iowa might be for a spot in Indy.

[gmoney70]

Go IU! Maybe my alma mater can get an invite to the prestigious Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at 5-7...*disclaimer - I have no idea what conferences have tie-ins to the Potato Bowl...

[Andy]

The Harbaugh saga continues.

 

[champaignchris]

On 8/20/2023 at 11:00 AM, Derwood said:

Guess we should get used to this as the Big 10 grows, but looking at Illinois' schedule this year and how they're dodging OSU, UM and MSU is pretty crazy

They best make hay this season.  Subject to change with Org and Wash coming in, but in 2024 right now, they’ll be at MSU, OSU and USC, with Mich coming to Champaign. 

Edited August 21, 2023 by champaignchris

[bukie]

I can't believe Illinois is dodging Rutgers this season.

[Nolansomebody]

Can't wait for the absolute rollercoaster that will be Iowa State football!

[Sosa21MVP]

On 8/20/2023 at 5:55 PM, gmoney70 said:

Go IU! Maybe my alma mater can get an invite to the prestigious Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at 5-7...*disclaimer - I have no idea what conferences have tie-ins to the Potato Bowl...

Fellow IU alum here. 5 wins seems like a lofty goal but one can dream. The last two seasons have been absolutely brutal after 2019 and 2020 gave me hope. 

[Andy]

The Cal, Stanford and SMU to the ACC stuff is cooking again. Meanwhile the season literally starts in 2 days. This is ridiculous.

[gmoney70]

19 hours ago, Sosa21MVP said:

Fellow IU alum here. 5 wins seems like a lofty goal but one can dream. The last two seasons have been absolutely brutal after 2019 and 2020 gave me hope. 

Looking at their schedule, probably looking at 3-9,,,IF they can beat Rutgers.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

On 8/22/2023 at 8:06 PM, Nolansomebody said:

Can't wait for the absolute rollercoaster that will be Iowa State football!

I'm really curious how hot Campbell's seat gets if they get 4 wins again.

[minnesotacubsfan]

End of the Gophers game was fun

 

 

Edited September 1, 2023 by minnesotacubsfan

[Andy]

10 hours ago, minnesotacubsfan said:

End of the Goohers game was fun

 

 

I guess it will take Matt Rhule longer than 1 game to wring out the lose-every-close-game DNA of that program.

[minnesotacubsfan]

23 minutes ago, Andy said:

I guess it will take Matt Rhule longer than 1 game to wring out the lose-every-close-game DNA of that program.

[Derwood]

10 hours ago, minnesotacubsfan said:

End of the Goohers game was fun

 

 

Go Goohers!

[Derwood]

I have DirecTV and NBC has been turned off for like 2 months while they "negotiate" a new contract.

Can I watch the PSU/WVU game on Hulu or Peacock or something?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

1 hour ago, Derwood said:

I have DirecTV and NBC has been turned off for like 2 months while they "negotiate" a new contract.

Can I watch the PSU/WVU game on Hulu or Peacock or something?

Looks like it's on Peacock but only if you're a subscriber.  If you have an antenna that could also be an option given that it's on NBC.

[Derwood]

Looks like PSU’s second game is also on Peacock, so I just paid for a month of it 

[UMFan83]

25 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Looks like PSU’s second game is also on Peacock, so I just paid for a month of it 

Not sure if you are a cable user or using xfinity but I found out yesterday that if you’ve been an xfinity customer for more than 5 consecutive years you can sign up for their rewards program and get peacock for free. I just got access yesterday in time for the Michigan game

[Ding Dong Johnson]

29 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Looks like PSU’s second game is also on Peacock, so I just paid for a month of it 

Do yourself a favor and watch Killing It while you have your month.

[Derwood]

That Colorado interception might be Top 3 picks I've ever seen

[Derwood]

This game is wildly entertaining

[NOLA]

21 minutes ago, Derwood said:

This game is wildly entertaining

There’s that Big XII defense I remember.  I have to believe TCU’s slipped a little this year rather than the Buffs being good.