College football viewing picks for September 5, 2026: How to watch Week 1

All Times Eastern

11 a.m.

Webber International at Stetson — YouTube

noon

East Carolina at Alabama — ABC/ESPN Unlimited
New Hampshire at Syracuse — ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited
Bryant at Army — CBS Sports Network
Oregon State at Houston — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited
Liberty at James Madison — ESPNU/ESPN Unlimited
North Texas at Indiana — Fox/Fox One
Ohio at Nebraska — FS1/Fox One
Stonehill at New Haven — NESNplus/Ryz Sports Network
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia — TNT/truTV/HBO Max
Lafayette at UConn — WFSB

Tarleton at Bowling Green — ESPN+

Southern Connecticut State at Wagner — Sports Illustrated TV

12:30 p.m.

Ball State at Ohio State — Big Ten Network/Fox One
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh — The CW/ESPN Unlimited

Lehigh at Georgetown — ESPN+

12:45 p.m.

Kent State at South Carolina — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited

1 p.m.

Duquesne at Air Force — Mountain West Network

Youngstown State at Kentucky — SEC Network Plus

Holy Cross at Colgate — ESPN+

1:30 p.m.

Gardner-Webb at Wofford — ESPN+

2 p.m.

Sacred Heart at Monmouth — NBC Sports Philadelphia Plus/FloSports

Southeast Missouri at Iowa State — ESPN+
URI at Temple — ESPN+

3 p.m.

Drake at Montana — Montana Television Network/Scripps Sports/ESPN+

Tennessee State at Georgia — SEC Network Plus

3:30 p.m.

Kickoff Game
Big XII vs. SEC, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Baylor vs. Auburn — ABC/ESPN Unlimited

Tulane at Drake — ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited
Boise State at Oregon — CBS/Paramount+
Towson at Navy — CBS Sports Network
Texas State at Texas — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited
Boston College at Cincinnati — Fox/Fox One
Marshall at Penn State — FS1/Fox One
Fordham at North Dakota State — WDAY/WDAZ/Mountain West Network
Western Carolina at Campbell — WITN/FloSports

Furman at Tennessee — SEC Network Plus

Maine at Appalachian State — ESPN+
Texas-Rio Grande Valley at Texas-San Antonio — ESPN+
The Citadel at Charlotte — ESPN+

3:45 p.m.

Oklahoma State at Tulsa — ESPNU/ESPN Unlimited

4 p.m.

St. Thomas at North Dakota — Midco Sports/ESPN+

4:15 p.m.

Northern Illinois at Iowa — Big Ten Network/Fox One
North Alabama at Arkansas — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited

5 p.m.

Alcorn State at Southern Mississippi — ESPN+

5:30 p.m.

Tusculum at East Tennessee State — ESPN+

6 p.m.

Tennessee Tech at Tennessee-Chattanooga — Nexstar/ESPN+
West Virginia State at Robert Morris — SportsNet Pittsburgh Plus
Wyoming at Colorado State — USA Network

Elizabeth City State at North Carolina Central — MEAC Network
Richmond at Howard — MEAC Network

Delaware State at William & Mary — ESPN+
Elon at Davidson — ESPN+
Kentucky Christian at Morehead State — ESPN+
Norfolk State at Old Dominion — ESPN+
Presbyterian at Mercer — ESPN+
Villanova at Bucknell — ESPN+

7 p.m.

Hope Labor Day Classic
HBCU, Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS
Edward Waters at Jackson State — HBCU Go

Idaho State at Utah State — CBS Sports Network
Missouri State at Texas State — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited
Abilene Christian at Texas Tech — FS1/Fox One
Northern Iowa at Eastern Washington — SWX Local Sports/ESPN+

Austin Peay at Vanderbilt — SEC Network Plus

Central State at Grambling State — SWAC TV
Kentucky State at Southern — SWAC TV
Miles at Alabama A&M — SWAC TV

Arkansas State at Memphis — ESPN+
Charleston Southern at Georgia Southern — ESPN+
Chicago State at Tennessee-Martin — ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State — ESPN+
Florida International at South Florida — ESPN+
Houston Christian at Rice — ESPN+
Illinois State at Western Illinois — ESPN+
Murray State at Middle Tennessee — ESPN+
Nicholls at Kansas State — ESPN+
Sam Houston at Troy — ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana at South Alabama — ESPN+
Texas Wesleyan at McNeese — ESPN+
West Florida at Central Arkansas — ESPN+

7:30 p.m.

Clemson at LSU — ABC/ESPN Unlimited
Virginia Military Institute at Virginia Tech — ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited

Louisiana-Monroe at Mississippi State — ESPNU/ESPN Unlimited
Western Michigan at Michigan — NBC/Peacock

Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech — ESPN+

7:45 p.m.

Florida Atlantic at Florida — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited

8 p.m.

Hampton at Maryland — Big Ten Network/Fox One
South Dakota State at Northwestern — Big Ten Network/Fox One

Central Washington at Cal Poly — ESPN+
East Texas A&M at Stephen F. Austin — ESPN+
Lamar at Louisiana — ESPN+
South Dakota at Northern Colorado — ESPN+
Utah Tech at BYU — ESPN+
Weber State at Southern Utah — ESPN+

8:30 p.m.

Butler at Montana State — Montana Television Network/Scripps Sports/ESPN+

9 p.m.

Mercyhurst at New Mexico State — ESPN+

9:30 p.m.

Portland State at San Diego State — USA Network

Northern Arizona at Arizona — ESPN+

10 p.m.

Central Michigan at New Mexico — FS1/Fox One
UNLV at Hawai’i — The CW/ESPN Unlimited

Cal-Davis at San Diego — ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State at Sacramento State — ESPN+
Morgan State at Arizona State — ESPN+

10:30 p.m.

Western Kentucky at Nevada — CBS Sports Network
UCLA at Cal — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited

Pregame and Studio Shows

College GameDay live from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA — ESPN/ESPNU/ESPN Unlimited, 9 a.m.
SEC Nation live from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 9 a.m.
Big Noon Kickoff live from the University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN — Fox/Fox One, 10 a.m.
ACC Huddle live from the University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA — ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 10 a.m.
B1G Tailgate live from The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH — Big Ten Network, 10 a.m.
SportsGrid College Football Today — SportsGrid, 10 a.m.
Big Noon Kickoff live from the University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN — FS1/Fox One, 11 a.m.
Big 12 Football Pregame — TNT/truTV/HBO Max, 11:30 a.m.
CW Football Saturday Countdown — The CW/ESPN Unlimited, noon
Countdown to Kickoff — Big Ten Network, noon
Marty & McGee live from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA — SEC Network, noon
East Carolina vs. Alabama College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, noon
Oregon State vs. Houston College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 1 p.m.
North Texas vs. Indiana College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 2 p.m.
College Football Today — CBS/Paramount+, 2:30 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ABC/ESPN Unlimited, 3 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited, 3 p.m.
B1G Live: Football Game Break — Big Ten Network, 3:30 p.m.
Boise State vs. Oregon College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 3:30 p.m.
Big 12 Football Postgame — TNT/truTV/HBO Max, 3:30 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 3:45 p.m.
Baylor vs. Auburn College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 4:30 p.m.
Boston College vs. Cincinnati College Football In-Game Live GameDay — SportsGrid, 5:30 p.m.
BYU Sports Nation Game Day: Utah Tech vs. BYU — BYUtv, 6 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ABC/ESPN Unlimited, 6:30 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited, 6:30 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ABC/ESPN Unlimited, 7 p.m.
College Football Postgame — CBS/Paramount+, 7 p.m.
B1G College Countdown — NBC/Peacock, 7 p.m
Clemson vs. LSU College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 7 p.m.
B1G Live: Football Game Break — Big Ten Network, 7:15 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 7:15 p.m.
Western Michigan vs. Michigan College Football In-Game Live Gameday — SportsGrid, 8 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited, 10 p.m.
B1G Lvie: Football Postgame — Big Ten Network, 11 p.m.
SEC Football Final — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 11 p.m.
The Final Drive — Big Ten Network, 11:30 p.m.
College Football Final — ESPN2/ESPN Unlimited, midnight
Inside College Football — CBS Sports Network, 2 a.m. (Sunday)