This is it, college football fans. Week 0 and night games on Thursday and Friday have all led up to this point: the unequivocal, official start of the 2022 season.
Now, where to start? The biggest games of the day naturally include top-25 opponents, with the biggest of those featuring No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State in Columbus. It’s not only the coaching debut of Marcus Freeman, but also a reunion of sorts: he played for the Buckeyes from 2004 through 2008.
Then there’s the meeting between third-ranked, defending national champion Georgia and No. 11 Oregon in Atlanta. The Ducks are coming off a 10-4 season. Adding to the intrigue of the game: Former Bulldogs defensive coordinator Dan Lanning is making his coaching debut a season after winning the national championship with UGA.
Following that is another top-25 matchup between No. 23 Cincinnati and No. 19 Arkansas. Luke Fickell and the Bearcats are looking to show that their 2021 season — in which they became the first Group of 5 team to make the College Football Playoff — wasn’t a fluke. Likewise, Sam Pittman is looking to continue building the Razorbacks into an SEC contender.
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Elsewhere, Nick Saban and top-ranked Alabama will look to “avenge” the 2021 season, in which it fell short of the CFP championship, with a cupcake game vs. Utah State. No. 4 Clemson will play Georgia Tech, the start to a rebound year after failing to win the ACC for the first time since 2014. No. 14 USC will begin the Lincoln Riley era with a home game vs. Rice.
All that, and so much more. The Sporting News has all the information you need to tune in and watch:
College football schedule today
Twenty of the teams ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 will play Saturday. The headliner games: No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State; No. 11 Oregon vs. No. 3 Georgia in Atlanta; and No. 23 Cincinnati at No. 19 Arkansas. Those three games will be nationally televised on the ESPN family of networks.
Following Saturday’s slate, only one top-25 team (No. 4 Clemson) will not have played. The Tigers will take on Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Monday.
Here’s the entire slate of top-25 action throughout Labor Day weekend:
Saturday, Sept. 3
| Game | Time (ET) | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston at No. 6 Texas A&M | Noon | SEC Network, fuboTV |
| Colorado State at No. 8 Michigan | Noon | ABC, fuboTV |
| No. 13 N.C. State at East Carolina | Noon | ESPN, fuboTV |
| No. 11 Oregon vs. No. 3 Georgia (in Atlanta) | 3:30 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
| UTEP at No. 9 Oklahoma | 3:30 p.m. | Fox, fuboTV |
| Bethune-Cookman at No. 16 Miami (Fla.) | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network, fuboTV |
| No. 23 Cincinnati at No. 19 Arkansas | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| No. 24 Houston at UTSA | 3:30 p.m. | CBS Sports Network, fuboTV |
| Troy at No. 21 Ole Miss | 4 p.m. | SECN, fuboTV |
| No. 25 BYU at South Florida | 4 p.m. | ESPNU, fuboTV |
| Rice at No. 14 USC | 6 p.m. | Pac-12 Network |
| No. 7 Utah at Florida | 7 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Albany at No. 10 Baylor | 7 p.m. | Big 12 Network | ESPN+ |
| Illinois State at No. 18 Wisconsin | 7 p.m. | Fox Sports 1, fuboTV |
| Miami (Ohio) at No. 20 Kentucky | 7 p.m. | SECN+ | ESPN+ |
| Utah State at No. 1 Alabama | 7:30 p.m. | SECN, fuboTV |
| No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State | 7:30 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
Monday, Sept. 5
National TV games in italics.
| Game | Time (ET) | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| No. 4 Clemson at Georgia Tech | 8 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
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How to watch, live stream college football games
Eight games involving top-25 teams will be broadcast nationally on Saturday and Monday (to go with two games on Thursday and Friday). Another seven games can be streamed via fuboTV, which offers a free trial.
College football scores Week 1
Thursday, Sept. 1
Friday, Sept. 2
| Games |
|---|
| Western Michigan at No. 15 Michigan State |
Saturday, Sept. 3
| Game |
|---|
| Sam Houston at No. 6 Texas A&M |
| Colorado State at No. 8 Michigan |
| No. 13 N.C. State at East Carolina |
| No. 11 Oregon vs. No. 3 Georgia |
| UTEP at No. 9 Oklahoma |
| Bethune-Cookman at No. 16 Miami |
| No. 23 Cincinnati at No. 19 Arkansas |
| No. 24 Houston at UTSA |
| Troy at No. 21 Ole Miss |
| No. 25 BYU at South Florida |
| Rice at No. 14 USC |
| No. 7 Utah at Florida |
| Albany at No. 10 Baylor |
| Illinois State at No. 18 Wisconsin |
| Miami (Ohio) at No. 20 Kentucky |
| Utah State at No. 1 Alabama |
| No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State |
Monday, Sept. 5
| Game |
|---|
| No. 4 Clemson vs. Georgia Tech |
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