College football season is underway!
Alright, Notre Dame and USC fans saw their teams in action a week ago but the rest of the nation gets to join the party this weekend as its the first full Saturday of college football.
The schedule doesn’t feature many marquee match-ups this opening weekend but a few games have already been compelling. We’ll keep you posted all day Saturday as to the happenings across the college football world so keep checking back for any news, notes, and scoring updates from today’s games.
Oh, and happy new year/Merry Christmas to college football fans all over the nation today. No matter who you root for, we’re all thrilled it’s back!
(Rankings are based on the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll)
Texas A&M
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7 p.m. ET kickoff vs. New Mexico
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7:30 p.m. ET kickoff at Wyoming
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8 p.m. ET kickoff vs. South Alabama
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Ole Miss 21, Mercer 7 (1st quarter)
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3:30 p.m. ET vs. Buffalo
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7:30 p.m. ET vs. South Carolina (Charlotte)
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Oklahoma
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Oklahoma 52, Arkansas State 0 – 3rd quarter
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Sunday at San Jose State
Kansas State
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7 p.m. ET vs. Southeast Missouri State
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Colorado 24, TCU 21 (3rd quarter)
Oregon
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3 p.m. ET vs. Portland State
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Utah
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24-11 win vs. Florida (Thursday)
Notre Dame
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3:30 p.m. vs. Tennessee State
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3:30 p.m. vs. Rice
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Washington
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
3:30 p.m. ET vs. Boise State
Tennessee
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Tennessee 28, Virginia 3 (3rd quarter – Nashville)
Clemson
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