College football schedule, games 2026: What to watch in Week 1, TV channels, streaming, kickoff times

Make sure to keep an eye on these matchups in Week 1 Sep 4, 2026 at 3:11 pm ET • 4 min read College football is all the way back, and we've got a full slate of action that began Thursday and will continue deep into Monday night. There may not be many five-star bangers on the schedule this weekend -- but we still have plenty of compelling matchups -- and we've waited months for this.Week 1 also allows us to see old faces in new places and even new faces in new places for the first time. The transfer portal and NIL create offseason chaos, and that lends itself to a little bit of unpredictability, especially early in the season as those new pieces try to gel.The only Top 25 matchup of the weekend comes on Sunday in Nashville when No. 24 Louisville faces No. 9 Ole Miss in Nashville, Tennessee.