College football schedule 2026 Week 1: CFB dates, times and tv networks for week 1 games, channels, streaming info.
The 2026 college football season with bits and pieces of the early portion of the schedule has been announced by the schools and TV networks, and now we have another batch of kickoff times and TV information for some of the biggest games in Week 0 and Week 1 on the ESPN, ABC networks, FOX, FS1 and CBS SPorts Network as well regional broadcasting networks.
— Week 1 of the college football season is officially here and there will be games played for five consecutive days starting Thursday.
The headline of Week 1 will be played Saturday at 11 a.m. on FOX when the defending national champion, Ohio State Buckeyes, host the No. 1 ranked team in the country, the Texas Longhorns. It’s a rematch of last seasons College Football Playoff Semifinal matchup which the Buckeyes won, 28-14. Both teams will have new faces at quarterback, as the Heisman favorite, Arch Manning, will take the snaps for the Longhorns, and Julian Sayin will be QB1 for the Buckeyes.
Other Week 1 games include the debut for Bill Belichick at North Carolina. The Tar Heels will host TCU and the stand-alone game on ESPN Monday. No. 9 LSU will travel to No. 4 Clemson for a top-10 showdown at Memorial Stadium. Colorado begins a new era without Shedeur Sanders, Shilo Sanders and Travis Hunter. They will face Georgia Tech at 7 p.m. Friday on ESPN....
Full College football Week 1 Schedule Today 2026: Games, Times, TV Channel, Live streaming.
Thurs., Aug. 28
All times ET
No. 25 Boise State at USF | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN
Ohio at Rutgers | 5 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Lafayette at Bowling Green | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
East Carolina at NC State | 6 p.m. | ACC Network
Jacksonville State at UCF | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Delaware State at Delaware | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Saint Francis at UL Monroe | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Wyoming at Akron | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Central Arkansas at Missouri | 6:30 p.m. | SEC Network
Elon at Duke | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
UT Martin at Oklahoma State | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Buffalo at Minnesota | 6:30 p.m. | FS1
Stephen F. Austin at Houston | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Alabama State at UAB | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Nebraska at Cincinnati | 8 p.m. | ESPN
Miami (OH) at Wisconsin | 8 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Stony Brook at San Diego State | 9 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 29
Tarleton State at Army | 5 p.m. | CBSSN
Western Michigan at Michigan State | 6 p.m. | FS1
Kennesaw State at Wake Forest | 6 p.m. | ACC Network
App State at Charlotte | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
Bethune-Cookman at Florida International | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Western Illinois at No. 12 Illinois | 6:30 p.m. | Peacock
Wagner at Kansas | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Auburn at Baylor | 7 p.m. | FOX
Georgia Tech at Colorado | 7 p.m. | ESPN
UNLV at Sam Houston State | 8:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Central Michigan at San Jose State | 9:30 p.m. | FS1
Saturday, Aug. 30
No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State | 11 a.m. | FOX
Syracuse at No. 24 Tennessee (Atlanta) | 11 a.m. | ABC
Mississippi State at Southern Miss | 11 a.m. | ESPN
Florida Atlantic at Maryland | 11 a.m. | Big Ten Network
Ball State at Purdue | 11 a.m. | Big Ten Network
Northwestern at Tulane | 11 a.m. | ESPNU
Duquesne at Pittsburgh | 11 a.m. | ACC Network
VMI at Navy | 11 a.m. | CBSSN
Merrimack at Kent State | 11 a.m. | ESPN+
Toledo at Kentucky | 11:45 a.m. | SEC Network
Fordham at Boston College | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Robert Morris at West Virginia | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Central Connecticut at UConn | 1 p.m.
Old Dominion at No. 20 Indiana | 1:30 p.m. | FS1
Eastern Kentucky at Louisville | 2 p.m. | ACC Network
Nevada at No. 2 Penn State | 2:30 p.m. | CBS
Marshall at No. 5 Georgia | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
No. 8 Alabama at Florida State | 2:30 p.m. | ABC
South Dakota at No. 22 Iowa State | 2:30 p.m. | FOX
Bucknell at Air Force | 2:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Temple at Massachusetts | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Holy Cross at Northern Illinois | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Montana State at No. 7 Oregon | 3 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Maine at Liberty | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Alabama A&M at Arkansas | 3:15 p.m. | SEC Network
Chattanooga at Memphis | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Illinois State at No. 18 Oklahoma | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
UAlbany at Iowa | 5 p.m. | FS1
Coastal Carolina at Virginia | 5 p.m. | ACC Network
Weber State at James Madison | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Long Island University at No. 15 Florida | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
North Dakota at No. 17 Kansas State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
UTSA at No. 19 Texas A&M | 6 p.m. | ESPN
Charleston Southern at Vanderbilt | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Austin Peay at Middle Tennessee | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
North Alabama at Western Kentucky | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State at Arkansas State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Morgan State at South Alabama | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Nicholls at Troy | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 9 LSU at No. 4 Clemson | 6:30 p.m. | ABC
New Mexico at No. 14 Michigan | 6:30 p.m. | NBC
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at No. 23 Texas Tech | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Missouri State at USC | 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Se Louisiana at Louisiana Tech | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
UTEP at Utah State | 6:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Georgia State at No. 21 Ole Miss | 6:45 p.m. | SEC Network
Portland State at BYU | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Rice at Louisiana | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Texas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Lamar at North Texas | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Abilene Christian at Tulsa | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
East Texas A&M at No. 16 SMU | 8 p.m. | ACC Network
Bryant at New Mexico State | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Fresno State | 8:30 p.m. | FS1
Northern Arizona at No. 11 Arizona State | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Idaho at Washington State | 9 p.m. | The CW Network
California at Oregon State | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Hawai’i at Arizona | 9:30 p.m. | TNT
Utah at UCLA | 10 p.m. | FOX
Colorado State at Washington | 10 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Sunday, Aug. 31
Virginia Tech at No. 13 South Carolina (Atlanta) | 2 p.m. | ESPN
No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 10 Miami | 6:30 p.m. | ABC
Monday, Sept. 1
TCU at North Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN
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