College football viewing picks for August 29, 2026: How to watch Week 0

All Times Eastern

noon

Aer Lingus Classic
ACC vs. Big XII, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Announcers: Mike Monaco/Jordan Rodgers//Dana Boyle
North Carolina vs. TCU — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited

Fairmont State at Dayton — YouTube

Robert Morris at Wagner — ESPN+

1 p.m.

Georgetown (KY) at Butler — ESPN+

2 p.m.

Central Connecticut State at South Dakota — Midco Sports/ESPN+

Lawrence Tech at Valparaiso — ESPN+

3 p.m.

Birmingham Football Classic
HBCU, Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
Announcers: Troy Clardy/Forrest Conoly
Southern vs. Alabama State — ESPNU/ESPN Unlimited

Announcers: Noah Eagle/Todd Blackledge//Kathryn Tappen
San José State at USC — NBC/Peacock

Cal-Davis at Portland State — Rose City SportsNet/ESPN+

Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona — ESPN+

3:30 p.m.

Announcers: Wes Durham/Max Brown//Madison Fitzpatrick
North Carolina State at Virginia — ESPN/ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited

Lehigh at Holy Cross — ESPN+

5:30 p.m.

Announcers: Rich Waltz/Adam Breneman/Brian Kelly//Jordan Giorgio
Jacksonville State at North Dakota State — CBS Sports Network

Campbell at East Tennessee State — ESPN+

6 p.m.

Winston-Salem at Norfolk State — MEAC Network
The Citadel at Wofford — Nexstar/ESPN+
Bryant at Stonehill — Ryz Sports Network/NESN Nation

Bucknell at Richmond — ESPN+
Savannah State at South Carolina State — ESPN+
Southeast Missouri at Indiana State — ESPN+
Virginia Military Institute at Idaho State — ESPN+

Morgan State at North Carolina A&T — FloSports
Virginia University of Lynchburg at Hampton — FloSports

6:30 p.m.

Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan — ESPN+

7 p.m.

FCS Kickoff
Start of Regular Season, Five Star Stadium, Mercer University, Macon, GA
Announcers: Clay Matvick/Rocky Boiman//Laura Stickells
East Texas A&M at Mercer — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited

Announcers: Jorge Sedano/Rodney McLeod//Kendra Douglas
Hawai’i at Stanford — ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited

North Carolina Central at Texas Southern — HBCU Go
Stetson at South Dakota State — Midco Sports/KELO/ESPN+
New Mexico State at Florida State — The CW

Albany State at Florida A&M — SWAC TV
Clark Atlanta at Grambling State — SWAC TV
Miles at Alcorn State — SWAC TV
Morehouse at Arkansas-Pine Bluff — SWAC TV

Abilene Christian at Lamar — ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at Western Carolina — ESPN+
Monmouth at Tennessee Tech — ESPN+
Oklahoma Panhandle State at Incarnate Word — ESPN+
Samford vs. North Alabama (at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium, Huntsville, AL) — ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin at McNeese — ESPN+
St. Francis at Illinois State — ESPN+

7:30 p.m.

MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff
MEAC vs. SWAC, Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Announcers: Tiffany Greene/Jay Walker//Quint Kessenich
Alabama A&M vs. Howard — ABC/ESPN Unlimited

8 p.m.

Texas Permian Basin at Texas-Rio Grande Valley — ESPN+

8:30 p.m.

John Merritt Classic
HBCU, FirstBank Stadium, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Jackson State vs. Tennessee State — ESPN+

9 p.m.

Announcers: Ted Emrich/Fozzy Whitaker
Prairie View A&M at Tarleton — ESPN2

Southern Utah at Montana — Scripps Sports Montana/Montana Television Network/ESPN+

10 p.m.

Announcers: Tim Brando/Devin Gardner//Josh Sims
Memphis at UNLV — Fox/Fox One

Montana State at Utah Tech — Scripps Sports Montana/Montana Television Network/ESPN+

Pregame and Studio Shows

ACC Huddle — ACC Network, 10 a.m.
College Football Countdown — ESPN/ESPNU, 10 a.m.
SportsGrid College Football Today — SportsGrid, 10 a.m.
Confidential Conversations: Big Ten Football 2026 — CBS/Paramount+, noon
North Carolina vs. TCU College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, noon
B1G College Countdown — NBC/Peacock, 2:30 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN, 3 p.m.
San José State vs. USC College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 3:30 p.m.
Inside College Football — CBS Sports Network, 4:30 p.m.
North Carolina State vs. Virginia College Football In-Gane Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 4:30 p.m.
Sacramento State vs. North Dakota State College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 5:30 p.m.
CW Football Saturday Countdown — The CW, 6:30 p.m.
ACC Huddle — ACC Network, 6:30 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN, 6:30 p.m.
Hawai’i vs. Stanford College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 7 p.m.
New Mexico State vs. Florida State College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 8 p.m.
Inside College Football — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.
ACC Huddle: Final Score — ACC Network, 10 p.m.
Confidential Conversations: Big Ten Football 2026 — CBS Sports Network, 10 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN, 10 p.m.