With so many college football games and a bevy of ways to watch them, it can be difficult to narrow down what games to watch and how you can watch them. Not anymore. College Football Network has compiled every single college Week 1 game and listed them by college football TV network, complete with kick-off times.
It’s the college football TV network guide you’ve always known you needed but never knew where to find it. Until now.
College Football TV Networks
The college football schedule for the 2024 season will be broken out by all of the broadcast partners of the NCAA. At the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level, ESPN will carry the lion’s share of the TV rights, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find great, local action on channels across the dial.
College Football’s Week 1 action began on Thursday, August 29, and continues its five-day slate with a full slate of action on Saturday.
The Saturday slate was headlined by a large grouping of exciting action all throughout the day. Noon saw Georgia cement themselves atop the rankings while the 3:30 window saw the potential arrival of a Miami Hurricanes team that destroyed Florida.
In the late window, Arizona saw their star receiver Tetaiora McMillan take simply take over after Notre Dame found a way to knock of Texas A&M.
The Sunday TV schedule is bleak compared to the Saturday slate, but the fact remains: There’s college football on Sunday night. Act accordingly.
LSU and USC face off in an anticipated match-up pitting SEC vs. Big Ten for super conference supremacy. Both programs are replacing Heisman Trophy quarterbacks as Miller Moss takes over for Caleb Williams and Garrett Nussmeier takes over for Jayden Daniels.
The time is now for one of these programs to make a name for itself, and where better to do so than a Sunday night spectacle for the nation to watch?
Below, you’ll find all the college football TV networks and which games they’re carrying in Week 1 of the 2024 college football season.
ESPN
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024
- Colorado vs. North Dakota State, 8 p.m. ET
Friday, Aug. 30, 2024
- Oklahoma vs. Temple, 7 p.m. ET
- Stanford vs. TCU, 10:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Vanderbilt vs. Virginia Tech, Noon ET
- Texas vs. Colorado State, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Alabama vs. Western Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET
- Arizona vs. New Mexico, 10:30 p.m. ET
Monday, Sept. 2, 2024
- Florida State vs. Boston College, 7:30 p.m. ET
ESPN2
No college football Week 1 games are scheduled on ESPN 2.
ESPN U
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024
- Arkansas vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff, 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Pittsburgh vs. Kent State, Noon ET
- Georgia Southern vs. Boise State, 4 p.m. ET
- Charlotte vs. James Madison, 8:00 p.m. ET
ESPN+
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024
- Wake Forest vs. North Carolina A&T, 7 p.m. ET
- UCF vs. New Hampshire, 7 p.m. ET
- Louisiana-Monroe vs. Jackson State, 7 p.m. ET
- Buffalo vs. Lafayette, 7 p.m. ET
- Bowling Green vs. Fordham, 7 p.m. ET
- Central Michigan vs. Central Connecticut State, 7 p.m. ET
- Toledo vs. Duquesne, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Kansas vs. Lindenwood, 8 p.m. ET
- UAB vs. Alcorn State, 8 p.m. ET
- Tulane vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 8 p.m. ET
- Tulsa vs. Northwestern State, 8 p.m. ET
- Utah vs. Southern Utah, 8 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Georgia vs. Clemson, Noon ET (simulcast with ABC)
- Oklahoma State vs. South Dakota State, 2 p.m. ET
- Cincinnati vs. Towson, 2:30 p.m. ET
- Florida vs. Miami (FL), 3:30 p.m. ET (simulcast with ABC)
- UMass vs. Eastern Michigan, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Appalachian State vs. ETSU, 3:30 p.m. ET
- UTSA vs. Kennesaw State, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Northern Illinois vs. Western Illinois, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Marshall vs. Stony Brook, 5 p.m. ET
- California vs. UC Davis, 5 p.m. ET
- South Alabama vs. North Texas, 5 p.m. ET
- Mississippi State vs. Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m. ET
- Liberty vs. Campbell, 6 p.m. ET
- Virginia vs. Richmond, 6 p.m. ET
- East Carolina vs. Norfolk State, 6 p.m. ET
- Ole Miss vs. Furman, 7 p.m. ET
- Kansas State vs. UT Martin, 7 p.m. ET
- Arkansas State vs. Central Arkansas, 7 p.m. ET
- USF vs. Bethune-Cookman, 7 p.m. ET
- Baylor vs. Tarleton State, 7 p.m. ET
- Middle Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech, 7 p.m. ET
- Rice vs. Sam Houston, 7 p.m. ET
- Troy vs. Nevada, 7 p.m. ET
- Memphis vs. North Alabama, 7 p.m. ET
- Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. ET (simulcast with ABC)
- Auburn vs. Alabama A&M, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Texas Tech vs. Abilene Christian, 7:30 p.m. ET
- BYU vs. Southern Illinois, 8 p.m. ET
- SMU vs. Houston Christian, 8 p.m. ET
- Louisiana vs. Grambling State, 8 p.m. ET
- Louisiana Tech vs. Nicholls, 8 p.m. ET
- Texas State vs. Lamar, 8 p.m. ET
- New Mexico State vs. Southeast Missouri State, 9 p.m. ET
Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024
- LSU vs. USC, 7:30 p.m. ET (simulcast with ABC)
ABC
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Georgia vs. Clemson, Noon ET
- Florida vs. Miami (FL), 3:30 p.m. ET
- Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024
- LSU vs. USC, 7:30 p.m. ET
ACC Network
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024
- NC State vs. Western Carolina, 7 p.m. ET
Friday, Aug. 30, 2024
- Duke vs. Elon, 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Louisville vs. Austin Peay, Noon ET
- Syracuse vs. Ohio, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Georgia Tech vs. Georgia State, 8 p.m. ET
Big Ten Network
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024
- Rutgers vs. Howard, 6 p.m. ET
- Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois, 9 p.m. ET
Friday, Aug. 30, 2024
- Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Iowa vs. Illinois State, Noon ET
- Purdue vs. Indiana State, Noon ET
- Indiana vs. FIU, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Northwestern vs. Miami (OH), 3:30 p.m. ET
- Oregon vs. Idaho, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Washington vs. Weber State, 11 p.m. ET
CBS
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Ohio State vs. Akron, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Hawaii vs. UCLA, 7:30 p.m. ET
CBS Sports Network
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024
- Jacksonville State vs. Coastal Carolina, 8 p.m. ET
Friday, Aug. 30, 2024
- Army vs. Lehigh, 6 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Navy vs. Bucknell, Noon ET
- Air Force vs. Merrimack, 3:30 p.m. ET
CW Network
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Washington State vs. Portland State, 3 p.m. ET
- Oregon State vs. Idaho State, 6:30 p.m. ET
FOX
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024
- Minnesota vs. North Carolina, 8 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- West Virginia vs. Penn State, Noon ET
- Nebraska vs. UTEP, 3:30 p.m. ET
FS1
Friday, Aug. 30, 2024
- Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan, 9 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Maryland vs. UConn, Noon ET
- Iowa State vs. North Dakota, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Houston vs. UNLV, 7 p.m. ET
- Arizona State vs. Wyoming, 10:30 p.m. ET
FS2
No college football Week 1 games are scheduled on FS2.
Mountain West Network
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Utah State vs. Robert Morris, 8 p.m. ET
NBC
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Michigan vs. Fresno State, 7:30 p.m. ET
NFL Network
No college football Week 1 games are scheduled on NFL Network.
Peacock
No game exclusively on Peacock in college football Week 1.
SEC Network
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024
- Missouri vs. Murray State, 8 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Tennessee vs. Chatanooga, 12:45 p.m. ET
- South Carolina vs. Old Dominion, 4:14 p.m. ET
- Kentucky vs. Southern Miss, 7:45 p.m. ET
Spectrum Sports
No college football Week 1 games are scheduled on Spectrum Sports.
TruTV
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024
- San Jose State vs. Sacramento State, 10 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- San Diego State vs. Texas A&M-Commerce, 8 p.m. ET