Week Zero/Week 1 Schedule - Dates, Times & Networks

[ericd7633]

Saturday, August 26th: (Week Zero)

FCS - Florida A&M vs. Texas Southern(Tallahassee, FL) -- 12:00(ESPNU)
Oregon State at Colorado State -- 2:30(CBSSN)
Portland State at BYU -- 3:00(ESPN)
FCS - Jacksonville State vs. UT Chattanooga -- 6:30(ESPN)
FCS - Colgate at Cal Poly -- 7:00(ESPNU)
#21 South Florida at San Jose State -- 7:30(CBSSN)
Rice vs. #14 Stanford (Sydney, AUS) -- 10:00(ESPN)

Sunday, August 27th:

FCS - Richmond at Sam Houston State -- 7:00(ESPNU)

Thursday, August 31st: (Week 1)

Florida International at UCF -- 6:00(CBSSN)
Buffalo at Minnesota -- 7:00(BTN)
Holy Cross at UConn -- 7:30(SportsNet New York)
North Dakota at #25 Utah -- 7:30(Pac 12 Network)
Tulsa at #11 Oklahoma State -- 7:30(FS1)
Florida A&M at Arkansas (Little Rock, AR) -- 8:00(SEC Network)
#2 Ohio State at Indiana -- 8:00(ESPN)
Louisiana Monroe at Memphis -- 9:00(CBSSN)
Sacramento State at Idaho -- 9:00(Altitude Sports)
New Mexico State at Arizona State -- 10:30(Pac 12 Network)

Friday, September 1st:

Fordham at Army -- 6:00(CBSSN)
Colorado vs. Colorado State (Denver, CO) -- 8:00(Pac 12 Network)
Navy at Florida Atlantic -- 8:00(ESPNU)
#7 Washington at Rutgers -- 8:00(FS1)
Utah State at #10 Wisconsin -- 9:00(ESPN)
Boston College at Northern Illinois -- 9:30(CBSSN)

Saturday, September 2nd:

Wyoming at Iowa -- 12:00(BTN)
Ball State at Illinois -- 12:00(BTN)
Missouri State at Missouri -- 12:00(SEC Network)
Akron at #6 Penn State -- 12:00(ABC)
Bowling Green at Michigan State -- 12:00(ESPNU)
Kent State at #5 Clemson -- 12:00(ESPN)
Maryland at #23 Texas -- 12:00(FS1)
California at North Carolina -- 12:20(ACC Network)
Bethune Cookman at #18 Miami -- 12:30(Fox Sports Network Affiliates/ACC-RSN)
Portland State at Oregon State -- 2:00(Pac 12 Network)
NC State vs. South Carolina (Charlotte, NC) -- 3:00(ESPN)
Nevada at Northwestern -- 3:30(BTN)
#16 Florida vs. #9 Michigan (Arlington, TX) -- 3:30(ABC)
Temple at Notre Dame -- 3:30(NBC)
UTEP at #8 Oklahoma -- 3:30(FOX)
Troy at Boise State -- 3:45(ESPNU)
Charleston Southern at Mississippi State -- 4:00(SEC Network)
Kentucky at Southern Miss -- 4:00(CBSSN)
Eastern Washington at Texas Tech -- 4:00(Fox Sports Network Affiliates)
Western Michigan at #4 USC -- 5:15(Pac 12 Network)
Appalachian State at #15 Georgia -- 6:15(ESPN)
Liberty at Baylor -- 7:00(FS2)
Georgia Southern at #13 Auburn -- 7:30(SEC Network)
#17 Louisville vs. Purdue (Indianapolis, IN) -- 7:30(FOX)
South Alabama at Ole Miss -- 7:30(ESPNU)
Jackson State at TCU -- 8:00(Fox Sports Network Affiliates)
Arkansas State at Nebraska -- 8:00(BTN)
#1 Alabama vs. #3 Florida State (Atlanta, GA) -- 8:00(ABC)
Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee -- 8:00(CBSSN)
Southern Utah at Oregon -- 8:15(Pac 12 Network)
BYU vs. #12 LSU (Houston, TX) -- 9:30(ESPN)
Montana State at Washington State -- 10:30(FS1)
Northern Arizona at Arizona -- 11:00(Pac 12 Network)

Notable Games Streaming Only:

Alabama A&M at UAB -- 3:30(Stadium/Twitter)
Stony Brook at #21 South Florida -- 4:00(ESPN3)
Central Arkansas at #19 Kansas State -- 7:00(KStateHD.tv)
Houston at UTSA -- 7:00(Stadium/Twitter)

Sunday, September 3rd:

FCS - South Carolina State at Southern -- 2:30(ESPN2)
Texas A&M at UCLA -- 7:30(FOX)
#22 Virginia Tech vs. #20 West Virginia (Landover, MD) -- 7:30(ABC)

Monday, September 4th:

Georgia Tech vs. #24 Tennessee (Atlanta, GA) -- 8:00(ESPN)

 

[outofyourmind]

Thursday, August 31st: (Week 1)
#2 Ohio State at Indiana -- 8:00(ESPN)

Cocksuckers are so afraid of Oklahoma they have to play on scrub night against a scrub team so they can have 10 days to straighten out their shit.

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[NolePride]

The FBS schools playing on the 26th is smart. With the exception of BYU, every one
of them is in a league with a conf title game. By allowing a game on the 26th, they have
just been given an extra open date. Plus, they still are allowed to get in their 29 practices
before the first game.

I noticed a few weeks ago, that this year, for the first time since the NCAA went to the 14
and sometimes 15 week season...Every FBS school opens the first week. There was always
a few that wouldn't open on week #1 and they would cost themselves a week of practice.

You get 29 days of practice before "your" first game, not the first week when the season
is allowed to begin. Thus, by not playing on the opening weekend, the opening weekend
becomes your open date, but you lose the days of that week because those days are
included in the 29 practice allotment before game 1.

 

[ericd7633]

Thursday, August 26th:

Hawaii at Umass -- 6:00(Eleven Sports/NESN)

 

[nddulac]

Saturday, August 26th: (Week Zero)
#21 South Florida at San Jose State -- 7:30(CBSSN)

I'll be there! Go Spartans!

 

[nddulac]

Thursday, August 26th:

Hawaii at Umass -- 6:00(Eleven Sports/NESN)

Thursday the 24th? Or Saturday the 26th?

(It's Saturday the 26th.)

 

[ericd7633]

Thursday the 24th? Or Saturday the 26th?

(It's Saturday the 26th.)

Yes, Saturday, nice catch. Got the first Thursday and first Saturday mixed up there.

 

[nddulac]

Yes, Saturday, nice catch. Got the first Thursday and first Saturday mixed up there.

At my age, I get next Saturday and 20 years ago mixed up. No worries.

 

[olympicoscar]

Cocksuckers are so afraid of Oklahoma they have to play on scrub night against a scrub team so they can have 10 days to straighten out their shit.

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You guys play UTEP. Not exactly a powerhouse opening.

 

[Deep Creek]

At my age, I get next Saturday and 20 years ago mixed up. No worries.

I resemble this remark!

 

[Deep Creek]

You guys play UTEP. Not exactly a powerhouse opening.

Hey now, slow the roll. We get a damn good paycheck out of the dirt burglers.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Cupcakes of the week-

Jackson State (TCU) - 3-8 in FCS last year. Lost by 50 to UNLV

Portland State (BYU & Oregon State) - 3-8 in FCS last year. Lost by 31 to San Jose State (4-8)

Florida A&M (Arkansas) - 4-7 in FCS. Lost by 67 to Miami (FL) and lost to a D2 school

 

[olympicoscar]

Hey now, slow the roll. We get a damn good paycheck out of the dirt burglers.

This is true. OSU does the same. I think we're playing Army this year and also UNLV. We also have to pay the bills and allow the 5th string rb to have a go.

 

[olympicoscar]

Surprised that Penn St and Akron are on Pickems. Vegas has Penn St as a 30 point favorite.

 

[pitman]

Wow BSU gets a game that starts before 9:00 PM

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

The FBS schools playing on the 26th is smart. With the exception of BYU, every one
of them is in a league with a conf title game. By allowing a game on the 26th, they have
just been given an extra open date. Plus, they still are allowed to get in their 29 practices
before the first game.

I noticed a few weeks ago, that this year, for the first time since the NCAA went to the 14
and sometimes 15 week season...Every FBS school opens the first week. There was always
a few that wouldn't open on week #1 and they would cost themselves a week of practice.

You get 29 days of practice before "your" first game, not the first week when the season
is allowed to begin. Thus, by not playing on the opening weekend, the opening weekend
becomes your open date, but you lose the days of that week because those days are
included in the 29 practice allotment before game 1.

Also BYU still plays 13 games because they play Hawai'i on the road

BYU definitely takes advantage of that benefit since they get a nice tune-up prior to facing LSU, Utah and Wisconsin 3 weeks in a row

 

[outofyourmind]

You guys play UTEP. Not exactly a powerhouse opening.

 

[NolePride]

Also BYU still plays 13 games because they play Hawai'i on the road

BYU definitely takes advantage of that benefit since they get a nice tune-up prior to facing LSU, Utah and Wisconsin 3 weeks in a row

You make a good point and also subtle point.

The only other school to take advantage of being able to play a 13th game, if they play at
Hawaii is San Jose State, and they play on the 26th also.

Even Hawaii doesn't play the 13th game this year.

Not much of a benefit (perk) for teams when the realization of the perk of an extra game
becomes a punishment (No open date).

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

You make a good point and also subtle point.

The only other school to take advantage of being able to play a 13th game, if they play at
Hawaii is San Jose State, and they play on the 26th also.

Even Hawaii doesn't play the 13th game this year.

Not much of a benefit (perk) for teams when the realization of the perk of an extra game
becomes a punishment (No open date).

I think this exception will be beneficial to Hawai'i, there's more incentive to play them on the road if you can play 13 games, to still have that additional home game and two bye weeks

 

[NolePride]

I think this exception will be beneficial to Hawai'i, there's more incentive to play them on the road if you can play 13 games, to still have that additional home game and two bye weeks

IF...you get to play the extra week up front.

If not and you're in a league with a title game. You'll play 13 straight weeks
without an open date.