Week 0 is over and the 2024-25 college football season is now ready to get underway. It’s a historic year that follows playoff expansion, unprecedented realignment and major transfer portal activity that’s shaking the NCAA to its core. But the drama this weekend will be on the field, with well over 100 matchups scheduled between Thursday, August 29 and Monday, September 2.
With so much action on the schedule — and so many different ways to watch games these days — it can be helpful for fans to plan their TV schedule so a good game doesn’t slip through the cracks. Luckily for you, Sporting News has the complete list of college football broadcasts and live streams for Week 1.
Let’s get straight to the TV and live stream schedule for all college football games this holiday weekend, including all FBS, FCS, D2 and D3 contests Thursday through Monday. Have fun and enjoy this NCAA season that is set to last!
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Where to watch every single college football game
- TV channels: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS Sports Network, FS1, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, SEC Network, The CW, theGrio
- Live streams: Fubo, ESPN+, Sling, FloSports, HBCU Go, LSC Digital Network
This weekend, college football will be broadcast live on more than a dozen national and regional channels, including the four major networks listed below.
Fans can also live stream games through several providers, including Fubo, which offers a free trial to new users.
ESPN+ broadcasts numerous exclusive games and Sling, FloSports, HBCU Go and LSC Digital Network also have online offerings.
College Football Week 1 Schedule: TV/Stream Info for Every NCAA Game
Thursday, August 29
| Comparison | Time (ET) | TV/Stream |
| Howard @ Rutgers | 18:00 hrs | BTN, Fubo |
| Youngstown State @ Villanova | 18:00 hrs | FloSports |
| Central State (Ohio) @ Morehead State | 18:00 hrs | ESPN+ |
| Reinhardt @ Carson-Newman | 18:00 hrs | FloSports |
| Minnesota Duluth @ Northern Michigan | 18:00 hrs | FloSports |
| Western Carolina @ NC State (24) | 19:00 | ACC Network, Fubo |
| North Carolina A&T @ Wake Forest | 19:00 | ESPN+, ACC Extra |
| New Hampshire @ UCF | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Jackson State @ UL Monroe | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Buffalo @ Buffalo | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Fordham @ Bowling Green | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Central Connecticut @ Central Michigan | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Bryant @ Delaware | 19:00 | FloSports |
| VMI @ William & Mary | 19:00 | FloSports |
| Presbyterian @ Mercer | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Wofford @ Gardner-Webb | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Delta State @ Mars Hill | 19:00 | FloSports |
| West Texas A&M @ Sul Ross State | 19:00 | FloSports |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Arkansas in Little Rock | 19:30 | ESPNU, Football |
| Duquesne @ Toledo | 19:30 | ESPN+ |
| Quincy @ Drake | 19:30 | ESPN+ |
| Murray State @ Missouri (11) | 20:00 | SEC Network, Fubo |
| Lindenwood vs. Kansas (22) in Kansas City, Kansas. | 20:00 | ESPN+ |
| North Carolina @ Minnesota | 20:00 | Fox, Fubo |
| State of North Dakota @ Colorado | 20:00 | ESPN, Football |
| Coastal Carolina @ Jacksonville State | 20:00 | CBSSN, Fubo |
| Alcorn State @ UAB | 20:00 | ESPN+ |
| Southeast Louisiana @ Tulane | 20:00 | ESPN+ |
| Northwestern State @ Tulsa | 20:00 | ESPN+ |
| Northern State @ South Dakota | 20:00 | ESPN+ |
| North American University @ Stephen F. Austin | 20:00 | ESPN+ |
| Colorado Mesa @ Texas A&M-Kingsville | 20:00 | LSC Digital Network |
| Missouri Southern @ Midwest | 20:00 | FloSports |
| Southern Utah @ Utah (12) | 21:00 | ESPN+ |
| Eastern Illinois @ Illinois | 21:00 | BTN, Fubo |
| Monmouth @ Eastern Washington | 21:00 | ESPN+ |
| Sacramento State @ San Jose State | 10:00 p.m. | truTV, Sling |
(FBS team rankings in parentheses)
Friday, August 30
| Comparison | Time (ET) | TV/Stream |
| Lehigh @ Army | 18:00 hrs | CBSSN, Fubo |
| Temple @ Oklahoma (16) | 19:00 | ESPN, Football |
| Florida Atlantic @ Michigan State | 19:00 | BTN, Fubo |
| Colgate @ Maine | 19:00 | FloSports |
| Elon @ Duke | 19:30 | ACC Network, Fubo |
| West Michigan @ Wisconsin | 21:00 | FS1, Fubo |
| TCU @ Stanford | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN, Football |
(FBS team rankings in parentheses)
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Saturday, August 31
| Comparison | Time (ET) | TV/Stream |
| Clemson (14) against Georgia (1) in Atlanta | 12:00 pm | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Penn State (8) @ West Virginia | 12:00 pm | Fox, Fubo |
| Illinois @ Iowa (25) | 12:00 pm | BTN, Fubo |
| Virginia Tech @ Vanderbilt | 12:00 pm | ESPN, Football |
| UConn @ Maryland | 12:00 pm | FS1, Fubo |
| Austin Peay @ Louisville | 12:00 pm | ACC Network, Fubo |
| Indiana State @ Pittsburgh | 12:00 pm | BTN, Fubo |
| Pittsburgh @ Pittsburgh | 12:00 pm | ESPNU, Football |
| Bucknell @ Marine | 12:00 pm | CBSSN, Fubo |
| Davidson @ Georgetown | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Chattanooga @ Tennessee (15) | 12:45 p.m. | SEC Network, Fubo |
| Clark Atlanta @ Fort Valley State | 13:00 | Subscribe |
| Upper Iowa @ Butler | 13:00 | FloSports |
| Glenville State @ Emory & Henry | 13:00 | FloSports |
| South Dakota State @ Oklahoma State (17) | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Towson @ Cincinnati | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Portland State @ Washington State | 3:00 p.m. | The CW, Fubo |
| Edward Waters @ Morehouse | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Virginia Union @ Kentucky State | 3:00 p.m. | HBCU Go |
| Akron @ Ohio State (2) | 3:30 p.m. | CBS, Fubo |
| Colorado State @ Texas (4) | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN, Football |
| Miami (19) @ Florida | 3:30 p.m. | ABC, ESPN+, Fubo |
| Florida International @ Indiana | 3:30 p.m. | BTN, Fubo |
| UTEP @ Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | Fox, Fubo |
| Eastern Michigan @ Massachusetts | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| East Tennessee State @ App. State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| North Dakota @ Iowa State | 3:30 p.m. | FS1, Fubo |
| Ohio @ Syracuse | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network, Fubo |
| Kennesaw State @ UTSA | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Merrimack @ Air Force | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN, Fubo |
| Miami (OH) @ Northwestern | 3:30 p.m. | BTN, Fubo |
| Western Illinois @ Northern Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Boise State @ Georgia Southern | 16:00 | ESPNU, Football |
| Lincoln (California) @ Northern Arizona | 16:00 | ESPN+ |
| Old Dominion @ South Carolina | 16:15 | SEC Network, Fubo |
| Stony Brook @ Marshall | 5:00 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| UC Davis @ California | 5:00 p.m. | ESPN+, ACC Extra |
| North Texas @ South Alabama | 5:00 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Valparaiso @ Northern Iowa | 5:00 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Eastern Kentucky @ Mississippi State | 18:00 hrs | ESPN+, ESPN SEC+ |
| Campbell @ Freedom | 18:00 hrs | ESPN+ |
| Richmond @ Virginia | 18:00 hrs | ESPN+, ACC Extra |
| Norfolk State @ North Carolina | 18:00 hrs | ESPN+ |
| Samford @ West Georgia | 18:00 hrs | ESPN+ |
| South Carolina State @ Florida A&M | 18:00 hrs | ESPN+ |
| Delaware State @ Sacred Heart | 18:00 hrs | ESPN+ |
| Mississippi Valley State @ Tennessee State | 18:00 hrs | ESPN+ |
| The Citadel @ Charleston Southern | 18:00 hrs | ESPN+ |
| Ave Maria @ Stetson | 18:00 hrs | ESPN+ |
| Oregon State @ Iowa State | 18:30 | The CW, Fubo |
| Western Kentucky @ Alabama (5) | 19:00 | ESPN, Football |
| Furman @ Ole Miss (6) | 19:00 | ESPN+, ESPN SEC+ |
| UT Martin @ Kansas State (18) | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Central Arkansas @ Arkansas State | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Bethune-Cookman @ South Florida | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Tarleton State @ Baylor | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| UNLV @ Houston | 19:00 | FS1, Fubo |
| Tennessee Tech @ Middle Tennessee | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Sam Houston @ Rice | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Nevada @ Troy | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| North Alabama @ Memphis | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Holy Cross @ Rhode Island | 19:00 | FloSports |
| Northern Colorado @ Incarnate Word | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Texas Southern @ Prairie View A&M | 19:00 | ESPN+ |
| Western New Mexico @ UT Permian Basin | 19:00 | FloSports |
| Idaho @ Oregon (3) | 19:30 | BTN, Fubo |
| Notre Dame (7) @ Texas A&M (20) | 19:30 | ABC, ESPN+, Fubo |
| Fresno State @ Michigan (9) | 19:30 | Amazon.de: |
| Alabama A&M @ Auburn | 19:30 | ESPN, ESPN SEC+ |
| UCLA @ Hawaii | 19:30 | CBS, Fubo |
| Abilene Christian @ Texas Tech | 19:30 | ESPN+ |
| Southern Miss @ Kentucky | 19:45 | SEC Network, Fubo |
| Southern Illinois @ BYU | 20:00 | ESPN+ |
| Georgia State @ Georgia Tech | 20:00 | ACC Network, Fubo |
| Houston Christian @ UT | 20:00 | ESPN+, ACC Extra |
| Grambling @ Louisiana | 20:00 | ESPN+ |
| Nicholls @ Louisiana Tech | 20:00 | ESPN+ |
| Texas A&M-Commerce @ San Diego St. | 20:00 | truTV, Sling |
| Robert Morris @ Utah State | 20:00 | Fubo |
| James Madison @ Charlotte | 20:00 | ESPNU, Football |
| Lamar @ Texas State | 20:00 | ESPN+ |
| Southern @ McNeese | 20:00 | ESPN+ |
| Southeast Missouri St. @ New Mexico St. | 21:00 | ESPN+ |
| Missouri State @ Minnesota | 21:00 | ESPN+ |
| Montana State @ Utah Tech | 10:00 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| New Mexico @ Arizona (21) | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN, Football |
| Wyoming @ Arizona State | 10:30 p.m. | FS1, Fubo |
| Weber State @ Washington | 11:00 p.m. | BTN, Fubo |
(FBS team rankings in parentheses)
Sunday, September 1st
| Comparison | Time (ET) | TV/Stream |
| North Carolina Central @ Alabama State | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN, Football |
| Benedict College @ Virginia State | 16:00 | NFL Network, Fubo |
| Tuskegee @ Johnson C. Smith | 19:00 | ESPNU, Football |
| USC (23) against LSU (13) in Las Vegas | 19:30 | ABC, ESPN+, Fubo |
(FBS team rankings in parentheses)
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Monday, September 2
| Comparison | Time (ET) | TV/Stream |
| Boston College @ Florida State (10) | 19:30 | ESPN, Football |
(FBS team rankings in parentheses)
