College football schedule, games 2026: What to watch in Week 1, TV channels, streaming, kickoff times — SkimNews
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- No. 24 Louisville vs. No. 9 Ole Miss is the weekend's lone Top 25 matchup, set for Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC in Nashville, with both squads featuring marquee backs Kewan Lacy and Isaac Brown and realistic College Football Playoff paths.
- No. 2 Oregon hosts Boise State on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS, with the source noting the Ducks are heavy favorites but Boise State is the favorite to win the new Pac-12 and will be chasing a CFP resume-builder.
- Clemson visits No. 11 LSU on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC; the source flags that LSU dealt with fall camp distractions, including the SEC suing Lane Kiffin, potentially opening the door for an upset.
- UCLA at California delivers a Pac-12 After Dark-style late game Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, featuring debut head coaches Tosh Lupoi (Cal) and Bob Chesney (UCLA) and quarterbacks Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and Nico Iamaleava.
- No. 19 SMU visits Florida State on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, with FSU listed as slight underdogs coming off what the source calls a 'sloppy Week 0 performance' against New Mexico State, putting heat on coach Mike Norvell.
- Baylor vs. Auburn meets Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC in Atlanta, reuniting Auburn transfer QB Byrum Brown with Baylor transfer QB DJ Lagway after Brown's USF upset of Lagway's Florida last season.
- Wisconsin faces No. 4 Notre Dame in Green Bay on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC — one of three ranked teams in action Sunday alongside Louisville-Ole Miss and No. 17 Washington's home game with Washington State.
Why it matters: With transfer portal chaos reshaping rosters, Week 1 doubles as a tryout period: the sole Top 25 clash (Louisville-Ole Miss) is an early CFP resume test, and coaching-debut games at Cal and UCLA force fans to judge new regimes on no film — making early-season upsets materially likely in a slate light on five-star matchups.
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