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It’s finally here. After another long, miserable offseason, college football is officially back. Well, it was sort of back last weekend when Cal defeated Hawaii down in Australia, but that was just a teaser to THE GREATEST OPENING WEEKEND IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY.
The weekend’s action kicks off right now as No. 19 Louisville faces Charlotte. Dark horse Heisman contender Lamar Jackson already has 68 rushing yards and a touchdown five minutes into the game.
Some other games tonight include No. 9 Tennessee facing Appalachian State, South Carolina taking on Vanderbilt, Utah vs. Southern Utah and Minnesota facing Oregon State, so there is plenty of football to take in tonight.
Of course, Oregon’s opening game will come Saturday afternoon when they face UC Davis at Autzen Stadium with kickoff scheduled for 2:00 PM.
Here is a full TV viewing guide if you want to bounce around between some of the games tonight:
| Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
| Charlotte at (19) Louisville | 7:00 p.m. | FSN / WatchESPN |
| UT Martin at Cincinnati | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Tulane at Wake Forest | 7:00 p.m. | WatchESPN |
| Maine at UConn | 7:00 p.m. | ASN / ESPN3 |
| Presbyterian at Central Michigan | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Appalachian State at (9) Tennessee | 7:30 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
| Indiana at FIU | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| William & Mary at NC State | 7:30 p.m. | WatchESPN |
| South Carolina at Vanderbilt | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Southern Utah at Utah | 8:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Jackson State at UNLV | 8:00 p.m. | MWN |
| Rice at WKU | 8:00 p.m. | CBSSN |
| Oregon State at Minnesota | 9:00 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| South Dakota at New Mexico | 9:00 p.m. | ROOT Sports |
| Montana State at Idaho | 9:00 p.m. | ALT / ESPN3 |
| Weber State at Utah State | 10:00 p.m. | MWN |
| Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
| MVSU at Eastern Michigan | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Furman at (12) Michigan State | 7:00 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Ball State at Georgia State | 7:00 p.m. | ASN / ESPN3 |
| Colgate at Syracuse | 7:00 p.m. | WatchESPN |
| Army at Temple | 7:00 p.m. | CBSSN |
| Albany at Buffalo | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Northwestern State at (23) Baylor | 7:30 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
| Colorado vs. Colorado State (at Denver, CO) | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Kansas State at (8) Stanford | 9:00 p.m. | FS1 / FS Go |
| Toledo at Arkansas State | 9:00 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Cal Poly at Nevada | 9:30 p.m. | MWN |
| Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
| Georgia Tech vs. Boston College (in Ireland) | 7:30 a.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| (3) Oklahoma vs. (15) Houston (at NRG Stadium) | Noon | ABC / WatchESPN |
| Bowling Green at (6) Ohio State | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Hawaii at (7) Michigan | Noon | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Boise State at UL Lafayette | Noon | ASN / ESPN3 |
| EKU at Purdue | Noon | ESPNNEWS / WatchESPN |
| Fordham at Navy | Noon | CBSSN |
| Howard at Maryland | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Missouri at West Virginia | Noon | FS1 / FS Go |
| South Alabama at Mississippi State | Noon | SECN / WatchESPN |
| Western Michigan at Northwestern | Noon | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Liberty at Virginia Tech | 12:30 p.m. | ACCN / WatchESPN |
| Villanova at Pittsburgh | 1:30 p.m. | WatchESPN |
| Abilene Christian at Air Force | 2:00 p.m. | MWN |
| Rutgers at (14) Washington | 2:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| (5) LSU vs. Wisconsin (at Green Bay, WI) | 3:30 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
| (16) UCLA at Texas A&M | 3:30 p.m. | CBS / cbssports.com |
| Miami, OH at (17) Iowa | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| SE Louisiana at (21) Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
| Kent State at Penn State | 3:30 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Murray State at Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Richmond at Virginia | 3:30 p.m. | WatchESPN |
| Texas State at Ohio | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN |
| Louisiana Tech at Arkansas | 4:00 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
| UC Davis at (24) Oregon | 5:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| (18) Georgia vs. (22) North Carolina (at Atlanta, GA) | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Austin Peay at Troy | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Florida A&M at Miami (FL) | 6:00 p.m. | WatchESPN |
| Hampton at Old Dominion | 6:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV |
| NC Central at Duke | 6:00 p.m. | WatchESPN |
| Savannah State at Georgia Southern | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Southern Illinois at Florida Atlantic | 6:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV ($) |
| Western Carolina at East Carolina | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| VMI at Akron | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Alabama A&M at Middle Tennessee | 7:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV ($) |
| Alabama State at UTSA | 7:00 p.m. | KMYS-CW 35 |
| Rhode Island at Kansas | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| San Jose State at Tulsa | 7:00 p.m. | CBSSN |
| SE Missouri State at Memphis | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| SMU at North Texas | 7:00 p.m. | ASN |
| South Carolina State at UCF | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Southern at ULM | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Towson at USF | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| UMass at (25) Florida | 7:30 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
| Southern Miss at Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| (20) USC vs. (1) Alabama (at Arlington, TX) | 8:00 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
| South Dakota State at (13) TCU | 8:00 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
| EWU at Washington State | 8:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Fresno State at Nebraska | 8:00 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| New Mexico State at UTEP | 8:00 p.m. | beIN SPORTS |
| Northern Iowa at Iowa State | 8:00 p.m. | Cyclones.tv ($) |
| Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech | 8:00 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
| New Hampshire at San Diego State | 8:30 p.m. | TBA |
| (2) Clemson at Auburn | 9:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Arizona vs. BYU (at Glendale, AZ) | 10:30 p.m. | FS1 / FS Go |
| Northern Illinois at Wyoming | 10:30 p.m. | CBSSN |
| Northern Arizona at Arizona State | 10:45 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
| (10) Notre Dame at Texas | 7:30 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
| Monday, Sept. 5, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
| (11) Ole Miss vs. Florida State (at Orlando, FL) | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |