College football viewing picks for September 5, 2026: How to watch Week 1
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11 a.m.
Webber International at Stetson — YouTube
noon
East Carolina at Alabama — ABC/ESPN Unlimited
New Hampshire at Syracuse — ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited
Bryant at Army — CBS Sports Network
Oregon State at Houston — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited
Liberty at James Madison — ESPNU/ESPN Unlimited
North Texas at Indiana — Fox/Fox One
Ohio at Nebraska — FS1/Fox One
Stonehill at New Haven — NESNplus/Ryz Sports Network
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia — TNT/truTV/HBO Max
Lafayette at UConn — WFSB
Tarleton at Bowling Green — ESPN+
Southern Connecticut State at Wagner — Sports Illustrated TV
12:30 p.m.
Ball State at Ohio State — Big Ten Network/Fox One
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh — The CW/ESPN Unlimited
Lehigh at Georgetown — ESPN+
12:45 p.m.
Kent State at South Carolina — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited
1 p.m.
Duquesne at Air Force — Mountain West Network
Youngstown State at Kentucky — SEC Network Plus
Holy Cross at Colgate — ESPN+
1:30 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Wofford — ESPN+
2 p.m.
Sacred Heart at Monmouth — NBC Sports Philadelphia Plus/FloSports
Southeast Missouri at Iowa State — ESPN+
URI at Temple — ESPN+
3 p.m.
Drake at Montana — Montana Television Network/Scripps Sports/ESPN+
Tennessee State at Georgia — SEC Network Plus
3:30 p.m.
Kickoff Game
Big XII vs. SEC, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Baylor vs. Auburn — ABC/ESPN Unlimited
Tulane at Drake — ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited
Boise State at Oregon — CBS/Paramount+
Towson at Navy — CBS Sports Network
Texas State at Texas — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited
Boston College at Cincinnati — Fox/Fox One
Marshall at Penn State — FS1/Fox One
Fordham at North Dakota State — WDAY/WDAZ/Mountain West Network
Western Carolina at Campbell — WITN/FloSports
Furman at Tennessee — SEC Network Plus
Maine at Appalachian State — ESPN+
Texas-Rio Grande Valley at Texas-San Antonio — ESPN+
The Citadel at Charlotte — ESPN+
3:45 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Tulsa — ESPNU/ESPN Unlimited
4 p.m.
St. Thomas at North Dakota — Midco Sports/ESPN+
4:15 p.m.
Northern Illinois at Iowa — Big Ten Network/Fox One
North Alabama at Arkansas — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited
5 p.m.
Alcorn State at Southern Mississippi — ESPN+
5:30 p.m.
Tusculum at East Tennessee State — ESPN+
6 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Tennessee-Chattanooga — Nexstar/ESPN+
West Virginia State at Robert Morris — SportsNet Pittsburgh Plus
Wyoming at Colorado State — USA Network
Elizabeth City State at North Carolina Central — MEAC Network
Richmond at Howard — MEAC Network
Delaware State at William & Mary — ESPN+
Elon at Davidson — ESPN+
Kentucky Christian at Morehead State — ESPN+
Norfolk State at Old Dominion — ESPN+
Presbyterian at Mercer — ESPN+
Villanova at Bucknell — ESPN+
7 p.m.
Hope Labor Day Classic
HBCU, Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS
Edward Waters at Jackson State — HBCU Go
Idaho State at Utah State — CBS Sports Network
Missouri State at Texas State — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited
Abilene Christian at Texas Tech — FS1/Fox One
Northern Iowa at Eastern Washington — SWX Local Sports/ESPN+
Austin Peay at Vanderbilt — SEC Network Plus
Central State at Grambling State — SWAC TV
Kentucky State at Southern — SWAC TV
Miles at Alabama A&M — SWAC TV
Arkansas State at Memphis — ESPN+
Charleston Southern at Georgia Southern — ESPN+
Chicago State at Tennessee-Martin — ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State — ESPN+
Florida International at South Florida — ESPN+
Houston Christian at Rice — ESPN+
Illinois State at Western Illinois — ESPN+
Murray State at Middle Tennessee — ESPN+
Nicholls at Kansas State — ESPN+
Sam Houston at Troy — ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana at South Alabama — ESPN+
Texas Wesleyan at McNeese — ESPN+
West Florida at Central Arkansas — ESPN+
7:30 p.m.
Clemson at LSU — ABC/ESPN Unlimited
Virginia Military Institute at Virginia Tech — ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited
Louisiana-Monroe at Mississippi State — ESPNU/ESPN Unlimited
Western Michigan at Michigan — NBC/Peacock
Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech — ESPN+
7:45 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Florida — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited
8 p.m.
Hampton at Maryland — Big Ten Network/Fox One
South Dakota State at Northwestern — Big Ten Network/Fox One
Central Washington at Cal Poly — ESPN+
East Texas A&M at Stephen F. Austin — ESPN+
Lamar at Louisiana — ESPN+
South Dakota at Northern Colorado — ESPN+
Utah Tech at BYU — ESPN+
Weber State at Southern Utah — ESPN+
8:30 p.m.
Butler at Montana State — Montana Television Network/Scripps Sports/ESPN+
9 p.m.
Mercyhurst at New Mexico State — ESPN+
9:30 p.m.
Portland State at San Diego State — USA Network
Northern Arizona at Arizona — ESPN+
10 p.m.
Central Michigan at New Mexico — FS1/Fox One
UNLV at Hawai’i — The CW/ESPN Unlimited
Cal-Davis at San Diego — ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State at Sacramento State — ESPN+
Morgan State at Arizona State — ESPN+
10:30 p.m.
Western Kentucky at Nevada — CBS Sports Network
UCLA at Cal — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited
Pregame and Studio Shows
College GameDay live from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA — ESPN/ESPNU/ESPN Unlimited, 9 a.m.
SEC Nation live from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 9 a.m.
Big Noon Kickoff live from the University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN — Fox/Fox One, 10 a.m.
ACC Huddle live from the University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA — ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 10 a.m.
B1G Tailgate live from The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH — Big Ten Network, 10 a.m.
SportsGrid College Football Today — SportsGrid, 10 a.m.
Big Noon Kickoff live from the University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN — FS1/Fox One, 11 a.m.
Big 12 Football Pregame — TNT/truTV/HBO Max, 11:30 a.m.
CW Football Saturday Countdown — The CW/ESPN Unlimited, noon
Countdown to Kickoff — Big Ten Network, noon
Marty & McGee live from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA — SEC Network, noon
East Carolina vs. Alabama College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, noon
Oregon State vs. Houston College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 1 p.m.
North Texas vs. Indiana College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 2 p.m.
College Football Today — CBS/Paramount+, 2:30 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ABC/ESPN Unlimited, 3 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited, 3 p.m.
B1G Live: Football Game Break — Big Ten Network, 3:30 p.m.
Boise State vs. Oregon College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 3:30 p.m.
Big 12 Football Postgame — TNT/truTV/HBO Max, 3:30 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 3:45 p.m.
Baylor vs. Auburn College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 4:30 p.m.
Boston College vs. Cincinnati College Football In-Game Live GameDay — SportsGrid, 5:30 p.m.
BYU Sports Nation Game Day: Utah Tech vs. BYU — BYUtv, 6 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ABC/ESPN Unlimited, 6:30 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited, 6:30 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ABC/ESPN Unlimited, 7 p.m.
College Football Postgame — CBS/Paramount+, 7 p.m.
B1G College Countdown — NBC/Peacock, 7 p.m
Clemson vs. LSU College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 7 p.m.
B1G Live: Football Game Break — Big Ten Network, 7:15 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 7:15 p.m.
Western Michigan vs. Michigan College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 8 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited, 10 p.m.
B1G Lvie: Football Postgame — Big Ten Network, 11 p.m.
SEC Football Final — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 11 p.m.
The Final Drive — Big Ten Network, 11:30 p.m.
College Football Final — ESPN2/ESPN Unlimited, midnight
Inside College Football — CBS Sports Network, 2 a.m. (Sunday)
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