Week 1 of the college football season starts a bit earlier than you'd think, and it's going to be a 10-day long event. But hey, we're not complaining!
Cal and Hawai'i kick off the college football season Friday, August 26 in Sydney, Australia. Six days later, the other 126 teams open their seasons with a Labor Day weekend college football marathon, spanning from Thursday, September 1 to Monday, September 5.
It's time to start planning your TV viewing schedule for the first week of college football.
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Here's all the info — dates, times, TV channels — for how to watch the Top 25 teams in Week 1.
Thursday, September 1
Charlotte at No. 19 Louisville, 7 p.m., ESPN3
Appalachian State at No. 9 Tennessee, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
Friday, September 2
Furman at No. 12 MIchigan State, 7 p.m., BTN
Northwestern State at No. 23 Baylor, 7:30 p.m., TBD
Kansas State at No. 8 Stanford, 9 p.m., FS1
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Saturday, September 3
No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 Houston, 12 p.m., ABC
Bowling Green at No. 6 Ohio State, 12 p.m., BTN
Hawaii at No. 7 Michigan, 12 p.m., ESPN
Rutgers at No. 14 Washington, 2 p.m., PAC12
No. 16 UCLA at Texas A&M, 3:30 p.m., CBS
No. 5 LSU vs. Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m., ABC
Miami (Ohio) at No. 17 Iowa, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU
Southeastern Louisiana at No. 21 Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m., TBD
UC Davis at No. 24 Oregon, 5 p.m., PAC12
No. 18 Georgia vs. No. 22 North Carolina, 5:30 p.m., ESPN
UMass at No. 25 Florida, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
No. 20 USC vs. No. 1 Alabama, 8 p.m., ABC
South Dakota State at No. 13 TCU, 8 p.m., TBD
No. 2 Clemson at Auburn, 9 p.m., ESPN
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Sunday, September 4
No. 10 Notre Dame at Texas, 7:30 p.m., ABC
Monday, September 5
No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 4 Florida State, 8 p.m., ESPN
