Here are the top 25 games to watch in week 1. Included are the times and television channel. Week 1 spans over 5 days – From Thursday to Monday. Week 1 is packed with some great games including Louisville vs Alabama and 3 games where top 25 teams play each other. Have a great holiday weekend!
Thursday, Aug. 30
No. 21 UCF (-24) at UConn
7 p.m., ESPNU
Friday, Aug. 31
Utah State at No. 11 Michigan State (-23)
7 p.m., Big Ten Network
Western Kentucky at No. 4 Wisconsin (-34.5)
9 p.m., ESPN
San Diego State at No. 13 Stanford (-14.5)
9 p.m., Fox Sports 1
Saturday, Sept. 1
Oregon State at No. 5 Ohio State (-37)
12 p.m., ABC
FAU at No. 7 Oklahoma (-21.5)
12 p.m., FOX
Southern at No. 16 TCU (N/A)
12 p.m., N/A
No. 23 Texas (-10) at Maryland
12 p.m., FS1
Furman at No. 2 Clemson (N/A)
12:20 p.m., ACC Network
Austin Peay at No. 3 Georgia (N/A)
3:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 6. Washington vs. No. 9 Auburn (-3)
3:30 p.m., ABC
Appalachian State at No. 10 Penn State (-24)
3:30 p.m., BTN
No. 17 West Virginia (-9.5) vs. Tennessee
3:30 p.m., CBS
UNLV at No. 15 USC (-25.5)
4 p.m., Pac-12 Network
No. 22 Boise State (-10.5) at Troy
6 p.m., ESPN News
No. 14 Michigan (-1.5) at No. 12 Notre Dame
7:30 p.m., NBC
Stephen F. Austin at No. 18 Mississippi State (N/A)
7:30 p.m., ESPNU
Bowling Green at No. 24 Oregon (-31)
8 p.m., Pac-12 Network
No. 1 Alabama (-25.5) vs. Louisville
8 p.m., ABC
Sunday, Sept. 2
No. 8 Miami (-3) vs No. 25 LSU
7:30 p.m., ABC
Monday, Sept. 3
No. 20 Virginia Tech at No. 19 Florida State (-5.5)
8 p.m., ESPN