College football games on TV this week, Week 1 TV schedule for Saturday

The college football season begins in full with Week 1 games all throughout the weekend, headlined by a couple ACC vs. SEC matchups.

Clemson travels to LSU on Sept. 5, with off-field headlines drowning out pre-game storylines. Lane Kiffin will debut as LSU coach, while both programs will have a new starting quarterback.

Ole Miss faces Louisville on Sept. 6 in Nashville. Both teams may not be the favorite in their respective conferences, but both have CFP hopes.

Tennessee and Vanderbilt each open against FCS opponents with games on SEC Network+.

Here's the full Week 1 schedule in college football:

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All times Central.

Thursday, September 3

• 5 p.m. — UMass at Rutgers, Big Ten Network
• 6 p.m. — Akron at Wake Forest, ACC Network
• 7 p.m. — Colorado at Georgia Tech, ESPN
• 7 p.m. — Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Missouri, SEC Network
• 8 p.m. — UAB at Illinois, Big Ten Network
• 8 p.m. — Idaho at Utah, ESPNU

Friday, September 4

• 6 p.m. — Indiana State at Purdue, Big Ten Network
• 7 p.m. — Toledo at Michigan State, FS1
• 7 p.m. — LIU at Kansas, ESPNU
• 7 p.m. — UTEP at Oklahoma, SEC Network
• 8 p.m. — Fresno State at USC, FOX
• 8 p.m. — Miami (FL) at Stanford, ESPN

Saturday, September 5

• 11 a.m. — East Carolina at Alabama, ABC
• 11 a.m. — North Texas at Indiana, FOX
• 11 a.m. — Oregon State at Houston, ESPN
• 11 a.m. — Liberty at James Madison, ESPNU
• 11 a.m. — Ohio at Nebraska, FS1
• 11 a.m. — Coastal Carolina at West Virginia, TNT
• 11 a.m. — New Hampshire at Syracuse, ACC Network
• 11 a.m. — Bryant at Army, CBS Sports Network
• 11:30 a.m. — Ball State at Ohio State, Big Ten Network
• 11:30 a.m. — Miami (OH) at Pitt, CW Network
• 11:45 a.m. — Kent State at South Carolina, SEC Network
• 12 p.m. — Youngstown State at Kentucky, SEC Network+
• 12 p.m. — SEMO at Iowa State, ESPN+
• 2 p.m. — Tennessee State at Georgia, SEC Network+
• 2:30 p.m. — Auburn vs. Baylor in Atlanta, ABC
• 2:30 p.m. — Boise State at Oregon, CBS
• 2:30 p.m. — Boston College at Cincinnati, FOX
• 2:30 p.m. — Texas State at Texas, ESPN
• 2:30 p.m. — Marshall at Penn State, FS1
• 2:30 p.m. — Tulane at Duke, ACC Network
• 2:30 p.m. — Towson at Navy, CBS Sports Network
• 2:30 p.m. — Furman at Tennessee, SEC Network+
• 2:45 p.m. — Oklahoma State at Tulsa, ESPNU
• 3:15 p.m. — North Alabama at Arkansas, SEC Network
• 3:15 p.m. — Northern Illinois at Iowa, Big Ten Network
• 4:30 p.m. — Tusculum at ETSU, ESPN+
• 5 p.m. — Wyoming at Colorado, USA Network
• 5 p.m. — Tennessee Tech at Chattanooga, ESPN+
• 6 p.m. — Missouri State at Texas A&M, ESPN
• 6 p.m. — Abilene Christian at Texas Tech, FS1
• 6 p.m. — Idaho State at Utah State, CBS Sports Network
• 6 p.m. — Austin Peay at Vanderbilt, SEC Network+
• 6 p.m. — Nicholls at Kansas State, ESPN+
• 6 p.m. — Arkansas State at Memphis, ESPN+
• 6 p.m. — Murray State at MTSU, ESPN+
• 6 p.m. — Chicago State at UT Martin, ESPN+
• 6:30 p.m. — Clemson at LSU, ABC
• 6:30 p.m. — Western Michigan at Michigan, NBC
• 6:30 p.m. — UL Monroe at Mississippi State, ESPNU
• 6:30 p.m. — VMI at Virginia Tech, ACC Network
• 6:45 p.m. — FAU at Florida, SEC Network
• 7 p.m. — South Dakota State at Northwestern, Big Ten Network
• 7 p.m. — Hampton at Maryland, Big Ten Network
• 7 p.m. — Utah Tech at BYU, ESPN+
• 8:30 p.m. — Portland State at San Diego State, USA Network
• 8:30 p.m. — Northern Arizona at Arizona, ESPN+
• 9 p.m. — Central Michigan at New Mexico, FS1
• 9 p.m. — UNLV at Hawaii, CW Network
• 9 p.m. — Morgan State at Arizona State, ESPN+
• 9:30 p.m. — UCLA at Cal, ESPN
• 9:30 p.m. — Western Kentucky at Nevada, CBS Sports Network

Sunday, September 6

• 3 p.m. — Washington State at Washington, NBC
• 6 p.m. — Ole Miss vs. Louisville in Nashville, ABC
• 6:30 p.m. — Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame in Green Bay, NBC

Monday, September 7

• 6:30 p.m. — SMU at Florida State, ESPN

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: College football games on TV this week, Week 1 TV schedule for Saturday

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