There is still a week left before major college football conferences get back to action, but there is a full lineup of nationally televised college football games set for Saturday.
The day will kick off with the return of ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday morning, before ESPN airs a triple-header of games, starting with Eastern Kentucky at Marshall.
ACC and Big 12 school will play their first games next week, starting with UAB vs. Miami on Thursday, September 10th. The SEC will return on the last weekend of September, while the Big Ten is currently exploring options for fall football.
Here’s the full rundown of Week 1 games. All odds listed via BetMGM.
Saturday, September 5th
Eastern Kentucky vs. Marshall
- Start time: 1:00 p.m. ET
- Channel: ESPN
Middle Tennessee vs. Army
- Start time: 1:30 p.m. ET
- Channel: CBS Sports Network
- Moneyline: Army (-182), Middle Tennessee (+150)
- Spread: Army -3.5
- Total points: 55.5
SMU vs. Texas State
- Start time: 4:30 p.m. ET
- Channel: ESPN
- Moneyline: SMU (-1667), Texas State (+875)
- Spread: SMU -23
- Total points: 69.5
Houston Baptist vs. North Texas
- Start time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Channel: ESPN3
Arkansas State vs. Memphis
- Start time: 8:00 p.m. ET
- Channel: ESPN
- Moneyline: Memphis (-910), Arkansas State (+575)
- Spread: Memphis -17.5
- Total points: 74.5
Stephen F. Austin vs. UTEP
- Start time: 9:00 p.m. ET
- Channel: ESPN3
Monday, September 7th
BYU vs. Navy
- Start time: 8:00 p.m. ET
- Channel: ESPN
- Moneyline: BYU (-125), Navy (+105)
- Spread: BYU -2.5
- Total points: 49.5
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