College football TV schedule: Week 1 games today, September 3
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Week 1 of the college football season starts Thursday night, and there are some good games on the schedule.
Thursday’s action will get underway at 6 p.m. ET with a matchup between Massachusetts and Rutgers. That game will air on the Big Ten Network.
After that, a handful of games begin at 7 p.m. ET, including Akron-Wake Forest on the ACC Network. There are a few games that start at 8 p.m. ET, including Colorado-Georgia Tech and Arkansas-Pine Bluff-Missouri.
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Finally, there are even a couple of games that begin at 9 p.m. ET.
When will these teams be taking the field? Well, a full look at the TV schedule for Thursday’s games is below (all times Eastern).
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- 6:00 p.m. | Massachusetts vs. Rutgers | Big Ten Network
- 7:00 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman vs UCF | ESPN+
- 7:00 p.m. | Akron vs. Wake Forest | ACC Network
- 7:00 p.m. | Merrimack vs Delaware | ESPN+
- 7:00 p.m. | West Georgia vs Kennesaw State | ESPN+
- 7:00 p.m. | UAlbany vs Buffalo | ESPN+
- 8:00 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs Missouri | SEC Network
- 8:00 p.m. | Colorado vs Georgia Tech | ESPN
- 8:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois vs Minnesota | Peacock
- 9:00 p.m. | Idaho vs Utah | ESPNU
- 9:00 p.m. | UAB vs Illinois | Big Ten Network
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