The start of the 2023 college football season is just under 100 days away. And on Wednesday, fans will get one step closer to knowing when and how to watch some of the biggest games in the sport.
Major TV networks will be unveiling the selections and times for games in the first three weeks of the season. ESPN, Fox, CBS and NBC have already made the selections for the contests in "drafts" as they jockey for the most desirable matchups.
This year, there figures to be plenty of intrigue added to the schedule. Big Ten games will now be on Fox, CBS and NBC with no games on the ESPN family of networks, meaning all other conferences will have more opportunities to be carried on major channels.
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Adding to the intrigue is the new landscape of college football. The Big 12 is entering its final year with Texas and Oklahoma, and its first with Cincinnati, Houston, BYU and UCF. Conference USA has also continued its overhaul, and several new teams have joined the American Athletic Conference ahead of the 2023 season.
The Sporting News will be tracking the biggest games announced in the first three weeks of the 2023 college football season.
When does college football start in 2023?
For most teams, the college football season will officially begin Saturday, Sept. 2. However, there will be at least a few others that will start a bit earlier.
Week 0 of the 2023 college football season will be the weekend of Saturday, Aug. 26. There are 10 Division I games scheduled for that weekend, with the most high-profile teams being Notre Dame facing Navy in Dublin, and USC hosting San Jose State.
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College football TV schedule 2023
The major networks are releasing the times for the first three weeks of the 2023 college football season on Wednesday. All games are on Saturday, unless noted otherwise.
Here's a look at the reported and announced kickoff times and TV channels for some of the biggest games in the opening weeks of the campaign, including Week 0 games. Additional game times will be added as they are released.
All times Eastern. For a full breakdown, you can find schedules for Weeks 0-3 — plus other notable games — in the respective releases for Fox, ESPN, CBS and NBC.
Week 0
- Notre Dame vs. Navy (at Dublin), 2:30 p.m., NBC
Week 1
- East Carolina at Michigan, noon, Peacock
- Florida at Utah, 8 p.m., ESPN (Thursday)
- Georgia Tech vs. Louisville (Atlanta), 7:30 p.m., ESPN
- Colorado at TCU, Noon, Fox
- Tennessee State at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m., NBC
- Boise State at Washington, 3:30 p.m., ABC
- Ohio State at Indiana, 3:30 p.m., CBS
- West Virginia at Penn State, 7:30 p.m., NBC
- North Carolina vs. South Carolina (Charlotte) 7:30 p.m., ABC
- Nebraska at Minnesota, 8 p.m., Fox
- Tennessee vs. Virginia (Nashville), ABC
- Northwestern at Rutgers, noon, CBS (Sunday)
- LSU vs. Florida State (Orlando), 7:30 p.m., ABC (Sunday)
- Clemson at Duke, 8 p.m., ESPN (Monday)
Week 2
- Nebraska at Colorado, noon, Fox
- Notre Dame at N.C. State, noon, ABC
- Texas A&M at Miami, 3:30 p.m., ABC
- Texas at Alabama, 7 p.m., ESPN
- Charlotte at Maryland, 7:30 p.m., NBC (per Brett McMurphy)
- Wisconsin at Washington State, ABC
Week 3
- Florida State at Boston College, noon, ABC
- South Carolina at Georgia, 3:30 p.m., CBS
- Syracuse at Purdue, 3:30 p.m., NBC (per Brett McMurphy)
- Alabama at South Florida, 3:30 p.m., ABC
- Washington at Michigan State, 5 p.m., Peacock
- Pitt at West Virginia, 7:30 p.m., ABC
- TCU at Houston, 8 p.m., Fox
In the afternoon on ABC, Florida State battles with Boston College at noon from Alumni Stadium. Alabama travels to Tampa to face off against South Florida at 3:30 p.m., with the matchup marking the third straight week the Crimson Tide will be featured on ESPN platforms.
Week 4
- Iowa at Penn State, 7:30 p.m, CBS
- Ohio State at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m., NBC