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Here’s the full slate of college football games this weekend

Now that the Buckeyes season-opener is behind us, here’s the rest of Week 1 games.

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Well, Ohio State is 1-0 so far in the 2017 season, but it didn’t come without a slew of frustration during the first half. I imagine Urban Meyer’s head almost popped off his body during his halftime speech, because a little way into the third quarter things finally got exciting. The up-tempo offense started making positive gains -- and catches — and the secondary finally started turning their heads toward the ball in coverage.

The biggest problem with a Thursday night season-opener is what do you do with the rest of your weekend? Well, we’ve got you covered with all of the other college football action to get you through your long Labor Day weekend.

Friday Schedule

Game Time Channel
Game Time Channel
Fordham at Army 5:00 PM CBS Sports Network
Colorado vs. Colorado State 7:00 PM PAC-12 Network 
Navy at Florida Atlantic 7:00 PM ESPNU
Washington at Rutgers 7:00 PM Fox Sports 1
Utah State at Wisconsin 8:00 PM ESPN
Boston College at Northern Illinois 8:30 PM CBS Sports Network

Most of the noteworthy games won’t be until Saturday, with ESPN’s “College GameDay” heading south to Atlanta for the top-3 matchup of No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 3 FSU. With Alabama being, well, Alabama, even with a surprising loss to the Noles, it likely won’t affect their run for the College Football Playoff.

Rival Michigan also kicks off their 2017 season Saturday against a very thin Florida team, that saw most of their starting talent suspended for the Week 1 contest. There was a bit of a coaches’ pissing match in the week leading up to the game with who would release their depth chart first (seriously), which leads me to believe that the players will be equally as chippy on the field.

Saturday Schedule

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Game Time Channel
Akron at Penn State 11:00 AM ABC
Ball State at Illinois 11:00 AM BTN
Bowling Green at Michigan State 11:00 AM ESPNU
Kent State at Clemson 11:00 AM ESPN
Maryland at Texas 11:00 AM Fox Sports 1
Missouri State at Missouri 11:00 AM SEC Network
Wyoming at Iowa 11:00 AM BTN 
California at North Carolina 11:20 AM ACC Network
Bethune Cookman at Miami 11:30 AM FSN Affiliates
Portland State at Oregon State 1:00 PM PAC-12 Network / PAC-12 Video
NC State vs. South Carolina (Charlotte) 2:00 PM ESPN
Florida vs. Michigan (Arlington) 2:30 PM ABC
Nevada at Northwestern 2:30 PM BTN 
Temple at Notre Dame 2:30 PM NBC
UTEP at Oklahoma 2:30 PM FOX
Troy at Boise State 2:45 PM ESPNU
Charleston Southern at Mississippi State 3:00 PM SEC Network
Eastern Washington at Texas Tech 3:00 PM FSN Affiliates
Kentucky at Southern Miss 3:00 PM CBS Sports Network
Western Michigan at USC 4:15 PM PAC-12 Network 
Appalachian State at Georgia 5:15 PM ESPN / WatchESPN
Central Arkansas at Kansas State 6:00 PM ESPN3
Liberty at Baylor 6:00 PM Fox Sports 2
SEMO at Kansas 6:00 PM ESPN3
Butler at Illinois State 6:30 PM ESPN3
Georgia Southern at Auburn 6:30 PM SEC Network
Louisville vs. Purdue (Indianapolis) 6:30 PM FOX
South Alabama at Ole Miss 6:30 PM ESPNU / WatchESPN
Alabama vs. Florida State (Atlanta) 7:00 PM ABC
Arkansas State at Nebraska 7:00 PM BTN
Jackson State at TCU 7:00 PM FSN Affiliates
Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee 7:00 PM CBS Sports Network
Southern Utah at Oregon 7:15 PM PAC-12 Network 
BYU vs. LSU (New Orleans) 8:30 PM ESPN
Montana State at Washington State 9:30 PM Fox Sports 1
Northern Arizona at Arizona 10:00 PM PAC-12 Network

And then in continuing the very strange Week 1 schedule, there is a night game on both Sunday and Monday. This will push the updated AP and Coaches Polls back to Tuesday, but with a Buckeye win Thursday, we should still be Top 5.

Sunday Night

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Game Time Channel
West Virginia at Virginia Tech 7:30 PM ABC

Monday Night

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Game Time Channel
Tennessee at Georgia Tech 8:00 PM ESPN