Last Saturday’s Week 0 games served as a fun undercard for the start of the 2023 college football season, but now the main event — Week 1 — has finally arrived. This week’s schedule kicked off Thursday with 11 games involving at least one team from the Football Bowl Subdivision.
After Thursday’s game between NC State and Uconn, the action on CBS Sports Network continued Friday night when Stanford made the 2,400-mile trek to Hawaii in coach Troy Taylor’s debut with the Cardinal.
The game marked just the fourth time the schools have met and the first since 1972, with Stanford owning a perfect 3-0 mark in past matchups.
CBS Sports Network’s Week 1 coverage rolls on with four games on the Saturday slate. It all begins with Liberty taking on Bowling Green for the start of the Jamey Chadwell era. Western Kentucky then hosts South Florida, followed by Washington State playing at Colorado State. Coverage concludes with San Diego State looking to improve to 2-0 on the season when the Aztecs host Idaho State.
Here’s a deeper look at the action that will air on CBS Sports Network in the coming days.
All times Eastern | Odds via SportsLine consensus
Bowling Green at Liberty
Date: Saturday, Sept. 2 | Time: Noon
Location: Williams Stadium — Lynchburg, Virginia
TV: CBS Sports Network [Channel finder]
Live stream: CBSSports.com | Mobile: CBS Sports App
Spread: Liberty -9.5 | Will the Flames cover? Check out SportsLine’s Week 1 projections here
Storylines: Bowling Green is coming off its best season yet (6-7) under coach Scot Loeffler and has a seasoned power conference starter at quarterback in Connor Bazelak, who passed for more than 7,000 yards between stops at Missouri (2019-21) and Indiana (2022). Liberty appears to be in good…
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