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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 |
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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
Game | Time | Channel |
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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
Game | Time | Channel |
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Game | Time | Channel |
West Virginia at Virginia Tech | 7:30 PM | ABC |
Monday Night
Game | Time | Channel |
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Game | Time | Channel |
Tennessee at Georgia Tech | 8:00 PM | ESPN |