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2025 college football week 1 schedule: Alabama vs. FSU

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The 2025 college football season has officially arrived! Notable week 1 matchups include Ohio State vs. Texas (spotlighted on "College GameDay") and Alabama vs. Florida State.

Check out the full week 1 college football slate below.

*All times Eastern

Thursday, Aug. 28 

Boise State at South Florida, 5:30 p.m., ESPN

Ohio at Rutgers, 6 p.m., Big Ten Network  

Lafayette at Bowling Green, 6 p.m., ESPN App

East Carolina at NC State, 7 p.m., ACC Network 

Jacksonville State at UCF, 7 p.m., ESPN App

Delaware State at Delaware, 7 p.m., ESPN App

Saint Francis at UL Monroe, 7 p.m., ESPN App

Wyoming at Akron, 7 p.m., ESPN App

Central Arkansas at Missouri, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network 

Elon at Duke, 7:30 p.m., ESPN App/ACC Network

UT Martin at Oklahoma State, 7:30 p.m., ESPN App 

Buffalo at Minnesota, 8 p.m., Fox Sports 1 

Stephen F. Austin at Houston, 8 p.m., ESPN App

Alabama State at UAB, 8:30 p.m., ESPN App

Nebraska at Cincinnati, 9 p.m., ESPN

Miami (OH) at Wisconsin, 9 p.m., Big Ten Network 

Stony Brook at San Diego State, 10 p.m., TBD

Friday, Aug. 29

Tarleton State at Army, 6 p.m., CBS Sports Network 

Western Michigan at Michigan State, 7 p.m., Fox Sports 1

Kennesaw State at Wake Forest, 7 p.m., ACC Network 

App State at Charlotte, 7 p.m., ESPNU

Bethune-Cookman at Florida International, 7 p.m., ESPN App 

Western Illinois at Illinois, 7:30 p.m., Peacock

Wagner at Kansas, 7:30 p.m., ESPN App 

Auburn at Baylor, 8 p.m., FOX

Georgia Tech at Colorado, 8 p.m., ESPN

UNLV at Sam Houston, 9:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network 

Central Michigan at San Jose State, 10:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1  

Saturday, Aug. 30

Texas at Ohio State, 12 p.m., FOX

Syracuse at Tennessee, 12 p.m., ABC

Mississippi State at Southern Miss, 12 p.m., ESPN

Florida Atlantic at Maryland, 12 p.m., Big Ten Network 

Ball State at Purdue, 12 p.m., Big Ten Network 

Northwestern at Tulane, 12 p.m., ESPNU

Duquesne at Pittsburgh, 12 p.m., ACC Network 

VMI at Navy, 12 p.m., CBS Sports Network 

Merrimack at Kent State, 12 p.m., ESPN App 

Toledo at Kentucky, 12:45 p.m., SEC Network 

Fordham at Boston College, 2 p.m., ESPN App/ACC Network 

Robert Morris at West Virginia, 2 p.m., ESPN Network 

Central Connecticut at UConn, 2 p.m., TBD

Old Dominion at Indiana, 2:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 

Eastern Kentucky at Louisville, 3 p.m., ACC Network 

Nevada at Penn State, 3:30 p.m., CBS/Paramount

Marshall at Georgia, 3:30 p.m., ESPN 

Alabama at Florida State, 3:30 p.m., ABC

South Dakota at Iowa State, 3:30 p.m., FOX

Bucknell at Air Force, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network 

Temple at Massachusetts, 3:30 p.m., ESPN App

Holy Cross at Northern Illinois, 3:30 p.m., ESPN App

Montana State at Oregon, 4 p.m., Big Ten Network 

Maine at Liberty, 4 p.m., ESPN App 

Alabama A&M at Arkansas, 4:15 p.m., SEC Network 

Chattanooga at Memphis, 4:30 p.m., ESPN App 

Illinois State at Oklahoma, 6 p.m., ESPN App/SEC Network 

UAlbany at Iowa, 6 p.m., Fox Sports 1 

Coastal Carolina at Virginia, 6 p.m., ACC Network 

Weber State at James Madison, 6 p.m., ESPN App

Long Island University at Florida, 7 p.m., ESPN App/SEC Network 

North Dakota at Kansas State, 7 p.m., ESPN App 

UTSA at Texas A&M, 7 p.m., ESPN

Charleston Southern at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m., ESPN App/SEC Network 

Austin Peay at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m., ESPN App

North Alabama at Western Kentucky, 7 p.m., ESPN App

Southeast Missouri State at Arkansas State, 7 p.m., ESPN App

Morgan State at South Alabama, 7 p.m., ESPN App

Nicholls at Troy, 7 p.m., ESPN App

LSU at Clemson, 7:30 p.m., ABC

New Mexico at Michigan, 7:30 p.m., NBC/Peacock

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas Tech, 7:30 p.m., ESPN App 

Missouri State at USC, 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network 

SE Louisiana at Louisiana Tech, 7:30 p.m., ESPN App

UTEP at Utah State, 7:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network 

Georgia State at Ole Miss, 7:45 p.m., SEC Network 

Portland State at BYU, 8 p.m., ESPN App

Rice at Louisiana, 8 p.m., ESPN App

Eastern Michigan at Texas State, 8 p.m., ESPN App

Lamar at North Texas, 8 p.m., ESPN App

Abilene Christian at Tulsa, 8 p.m., ESPN App

East Texas A&M at SMU, 9 p.m., ACC Network 

Bryant at New Mexico State, 9 p.m., ESPN App 

Georgia Southern at Fresno State, 9:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 

Northern Arizona at Arizona State, 10 p.m., ESPN App

Idaho at Washington State, 10 p.m., CW Network

California at Oregon State, 10:30 p.m., ESPN

Hawaii at Arizona, 10:30 p.m., TNT/HBO Max

Utah at UCLA, 11 p.m., FOX

Colorado State at Washington, 11 p.m., BTN

Sunday, Aug. 31

Virginia Tech at South Carolina, 3 p.m., ESPN

Notre Dame at Miami, 7:30 p.m., ABC 

Monday, Sept. 1

TCU at North Carolina, 8 p.m., ESPN/ESPNU

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