College Football Week 1 Schedule: What CFB Games Are on TV Today?

Saturday brings a loaded CFB TV schedule, with Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, Michigan, Alabama and LSU among the ranked teams in action.

by Ayomide Adeduyite

Sep 5, 2026

Saturday brings a loaded CFB TV schedule, with Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, Michigan, Alabama and LSU among the ranked teams in action.

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The 2026 college football season is in full swing, and Saturday brings a packed slate of games across ABC, Fox, ESPN, NBC, CBS Sports Network and several conference networks.

Several ranked teams are in action throughout the day, with No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Oregon, No. 3 Georgia, No. 5 Texas, No. 6 Indiana, No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 11 LSU, No. 12 Texas Tech, No. 13 Alabama, No. 14 BYU, No. 16 Michigan, No. 18 Penn State and No. 22 Iowa all scheduled to play.

The biggest games include Clemson at No. 11 LSU, No. 2 Oregon hosting Boise State and No. 5 Texas facing Texas State. No. 1 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia and No. 6 Indiana are also among the ranked teams taking the field.

What CFB Games Are on TV Today?

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Here is the college football TV schedule for Saturday, with all times Eastern.

Noon ET

North Texas at No. 6 Indiana: Fox
East Carolina at No. 13 Alabama: ABC
Oregon State at No. 23 Houston: ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia: TNT
New Hampshire at Syracuse: ACC Network
Ohio at Nebraska: FS1
Bryant at Army: CBS Sports Network
Liberty at James Madison: ESPNU

12:30 p.m. ET

Miami (Ohio) at Pittsburgh: The CW
Ball State at No. 1 Ohio State: Big Ten Network

12:45 p.m. ET

Kent State at South Carolina: SEC Network

3 p.m. ET

Tennessee State at No. 3 Georgia: SEC Network+

3:30 p.m. ET

No. 2 Oregon vs. Boise State: CBS
No. 5 Texas State at Texas: ESPN
Tulane at Duke: ACC Network
Marshall at No. 18 Penn State: FS1
Boston College at Cincinnati: FOX
Baylor vs. Auburn: ABC
Towson at Navy: CBS Sports Network

4:15 p.m. ET

Northern Illinois at No. 22 Iowa: Big Ten Network
North Alabama at Arkansas: SEC Network

4:15 p.m. ET

Wyoming at Colorado State: USA Network

7 p.m. ET

Abilene Christian at No. 12 Texas Tech: FS1
Missouri State at No. 8 Texas A&M: ESPN
Idaho State at Utah State: CBS Sports Network

7:30 p.m. ET

Western Michigan at No. 16 Michigan: NBC
Clemson at No. 11 LSU: ABC
VMI at Virginia Tech: ACC Network
Florida Atlantic at Florida: SEC Network

8 p.m. ET

Utah Tech at No. 14 BYU: ESPN+

9:30 p.m. ET

Portland State at San Diego State: USA Network

10 p.m. ET

UNLV at Hawaii: The CW

10:30 p.m. ET

Central Michigan at New Mexico: FS1
Western Kentucky at Nevada: CBS Sports Network
UCLA at California: ESPN

Biggest CFB Games on TV Today

Saturday’s schedule gives fans several marquee options from noon through late night.

No. 1 Ohio State gets its first Saturday afternoon appearance of the season against Ball State, while No. 6 Indiana hosts North Texas. Alabama also begins its day at noon against East Carolina.

The afternoon brings No. 2 Oregon against Boise State and No. 5 Texas against Texas State before the evening shifts to No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 12 Texas Tech and No. 16 Michigan.

The final major game of the night is Clemson at No. 11 LSU at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC. The matchup also serves as LSU head coach Lane Kiffin’s debut with the Tigers.