WHERE TO WATCH WEEK 1 OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL
August 29, 2025
WHERE TO WATCH WEEK 1 OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL | NIL News

Week 1 Schedule

All times are Eastern. 

Saturday, Aug. 30


12 p.m. | Syracuse vs. No. 24 Tennessee (in Atlanta) | ABC

12 p.m. | Mississippi State at Southern Miss | ESPN

12 p.m. | VMI at Navy | CBSSN

12 p.m. | No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State | FOX

12 p.m. | Duquesne at Pitt | ACC Network

12 p.m. | Northwestern at Tulane | ESPNU

12 p.m. | Ball State at Purdue | Big Ten Network

12 p.m. | Merrimack at Kent State | ESPN+

12 p.m. | FAU at Maryland | Big Ten Network

12 p.m. | North Dakota State at The Citadel | ESPN+

12 p.m. | Richmond at Lehigh | ESPN+

12:45 p.m. | Toledo at Kentucky | SEC Network

1 p.m. | Georgetown at Davidson | ESPN+

2 p.m. | Fordham at Boston College | ESPN+/ACC Extra

2 p.m. | Robert Morris at West Virginia | ESPN+

2 p.m. | Central Connecticut State at UConn | WWAX/UConn+

2 p.m. | William & Mary at Furman | ESPN+

2 p.m. | Virginia-Lynchburg at Valparaiso | ESPN+

2 p.m. | Stonehill at Sacred Heart | ESPN+

2:30 p.m. | Old Dominion at No. 20 Indiana | FS1

2:30 p.m. | Cumberland at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+

3 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at Louisville | ACC Network

3 p.m. | Chadron State at Northern Colorado | ESPN+

3 p.m. | Hampton at Jackson State | HBCU GO

3:30 p.m. | Bucknell at Air Force | CBSSN

3:30 p.m. | Marshall at No. 5 Georgia | ESPN

3:30 p.m. | Nevada at No. 2 Penn State | CBS/Paramount+

3:30 p.m. | Holy Cross at Northern Illinois | ESPN+

3:30 p.m. | South Dakota at No. 22 Iowa State | FOX

3:30 p.m. | Temple at UMass | ESPN+

3:30 p.m. | No. 8 Alabama at Florida State | ABC

4 p.m. | Maine at Liberty | ESPN+

4 p.m. | Montana State at No. 7 Oregon | Big Ten Network

4 p.m. | Howard vs. Florida A&M (at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.) | ESPNU

4:15 p.m. | Alabama A&M at Arkansas | SEC Network

4:30 p.m. | Chattanooga at Memphis | ESPN+

4:30 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at Tennessee State | ESPN+

5 p.m. | Southern at Mississippi Valley State | SWAC TV

5:30 p.m. | Murray State at East Tennessee State | ESPN+

6 p.m. | Illinois State at No. 18 Oklahoma | ESPN+/SECN+

6 p.m. | UAlbany at Iowa | FS1

6 p.m. | Weber State at James Madison | ESPN+

6 p.m. | Coastal Carolina at Virginia | ACC Network

6 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Western Carolina | ESPN+

6 p.m. | Presbyterian at Mercer | ESPN+

6 p.m. | Allen at Morehead State | ESPN+

6 p.m. | Webber International at Stetson | ESPN+

6 p.m. | New Hampshire at North Carolina Central | ESPN+

7 p.m. | Charleston Southern at Vanderbilt | ESPN+/SECN+

7 p.m. | UTSA at No. 19 Texas A&M | ESPN

7 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State at Arkansas State | ESPN+

7 p.m. | North Dakota at No. 17 Kansas State | ESPN+

7 p.m. | Nicholls at Troy | ESPN+

7 p.m. | Morgan State at South Alabama | ESPN+

7 p.m. | LIU at No. 15 Florida | ESPN+/SECN+

7 p.m. | Austin Peay at Middle Tennessee | ESPN+

7 p.m. | North Alabama at Western Kentucky | ESPN+

7 p.m. | Sacramento State at South Dakota State | ESPN+

7 p.m. | Louisiana Christian at McNeese | ESPN+

7 p.m. | Eastern Washington at UIW | ESPN+

7:30 p.m. | Missouri State at USC | Big Ten Network

7:30 p.m. | UTEP at Utah State | CBSSN

7:30 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at No. 23 Texas Tech | ESPN+

7:30 p.m. | No. 9 LSU at No. 4 Clemson | ABC

7:30 p.m. | New Mexico at No. 14 Michigan | NBC/Peacock

7:30 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+

7:45 p.m. | Georgia State at No. 21 Ole Miss | SEC Network

8 p.m. | Portland State at BYU | ESPN+

8 p.m. | Lamar at North Texas | ESPN+

8 p.m. | Abilene Christian at Tulsa | ESPN+

8 p.m. | Eastern Michigan at Texas State | ESPN+

8 p.m. | Rice at Louisiana | ESPN+

8 p.m. | Langston at Grambling State | SWAC TV (in Shreveport, Louisiana)

8 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern | SWAC TV

8 p.m. | Sul Ross State at UTRGV | ESPN+

8:30 p.m. | Idaho State at Southern Utah | ESPN+

9 p.m. | East Texas A&M at No. 16 SMU | ACC Network

9 p.m. | Bryant at New Mexico State | ESPN+

9:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern at Fresno State | FS1

10 p.m. | Northern Arizona at No. 11 Arizona State | ESPN+

10 p.m. | Idaho at Washington State | The CW Network

10 p.m. | UC Davis at Utah Tech | ESPN+

10:30 p.m. | Hawaii at Arizona | TNT/HBO Max

10:30 p.m. | Cal at Oregon State | ESPN

11 p.m. | Colorado State at Washington | Big Ten Network

11 p.m. | Utah at UCLA | FOX

 

Sunday, Aug. 31


3 p.m. | Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 South Carolina (in Atlanta) | ESPN

7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 10 Miami (Fla.) | ABC


Monday, Sept. 1


8 p.m. | TCU at North Carolina | ESPN/ESPNU