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The NFL season gets underway this week with the Steelers-Patriots on Thursday. Not much to talk about there. Nope. The Rams have the Seahawks in St. Louis next Sunday. Today, though, marks the return of the college football season with the first Saturday of FBS action.
It's a progressive schedule today with some weak early games, decent action in the middle and must-see action in the evening.
Once you get to the second tier today, you've got Louisville at #6 Auburn aka St. Louis Feeder Program, BYU at Nebraska and Virginia at #13 UCLA. That's all solid to kick off the year.
The late schedule is packed with NFL scouting. #20 Wisconsin at #8 Alabama will be a game we can point to in the late winter of 2016 as we get into draft prep. #15 Arizona St. at Texas A&M might be the better game for entertainment purposes, and it's no slouch on the prospect front. Throw in Texas at #11 Notre Dame, which may be the big program for round one talent in the 2016 NFL Draft, and this is a hell of a week one start to the season.
| Time | Road | Home | TV | Streaming |
| Noon ET | Louisiana-Monroe | No. 9 Georgia | SEC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| Noon ET | Tennessee-Martin | No. 17 Ole Miss | SEC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| Noon ET | No. 21 Stanford | Northwestern | ESPN | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| Noon ET | Colgate | Navy | CBS Sports Network | |
| Noon ET | Norfolk State | Rutgers | ESPNews | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| Noon ET | Illinois State | Iowa | Big Ten Network | btn2go.com |
| Noon ET | Richmond | Maryland | ESPNU | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| Noon ET | South Dakota State | Kansas | FSN Affiliates | http://www.foxsports.com/foxsportsgo/ |
| 12:30 p.m. ET | Wofford | No. 12 Clemson | ACC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 1 p.m. ET | Youngstown State | Pittsburgh | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 1 p.m. ET | Maine | Boston College | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 2 p.m. ET | Portland State | Washington State | Pac-12 Networks | pac12.com/live |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Louisville | No. 6 Auburn | CBS | http://www.cbssports.com/seclive |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Virginia | No. 13 UCLA | FOX | http://www.foxsports.com/foxsportsgo/ |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | UTEP | No. 18 Arkansas | ESPNU | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | BYU | Nebraska | ABC | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Old Dominion | Eastern Michigan | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Penn State | Temple | ESPN | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Florida Atlantic | Tulsa | CBS Sports Network | |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Morgan State | Air Force | RSRM/RSNW/RSSW+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Sam Houston State | Texas Tech | FSN Affiliates | http://www.foxsports.com/foxsportsgo/ |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Albany | Buffalo | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Presbyterian | Miami (OH) | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Howard | Appalachian State | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Wagner | Rice | SNY/CSCA/CST | |
| 4 p.m. ET | Southeast Missouri State | No. 24 Missouri | SEC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 4 p.m. ET | Bowling Green | No. 25 Tennessee | SEC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 4 p.m. ET | Southern Illinois | Indiana | ESPNews | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 4 p.m. ET | Savannah State | Colorado State | http://campusinsiders.com/network/mw/live | |
| 5 p.m. ET | Grambling State | California | Pac-12 Networks | pac12.com/live |
| 6 p.m. ET | Bethune-Cookman | Miami | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 6 p.m. ET | Troy | NC State | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 6 p.m. ET | Towson | East Carolina | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 6 p.m. ET | Gardner-Webb | South Alabama | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 7 p.m.. ET | No. 15 Arizona State | Texas A&M | ESPN | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 7 p.m. ET | Akron | No. 19 Oklahoma | FSN PPV | |
| 7 p.m.. ET | Florida A&M | South Florida | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 7 p.m. ET | Missouri State | Memphis | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 7 p.m. ET | Alabama A&M | Cincinnati | FCSN/FSOH | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 7 p.m. ET | Louisiana Lafayette | Kentucky | ESPNU | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 7 p.m. ET | Jackson State | Middle Tennessee | http://www.conferenceusa.com/collegesportslive/?media=503230 | |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Texas | No. 11 Notre Dame | NBC | http://stream.nbcsports.com/liveextra/ |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | McNeese State | No. 14 LSU | SEC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Georgia Southern | West Virginia | FSN Affilliates | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | New Mexico State | Florida | SEC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | UNLV | Northern Illinois | CBS Sports Network | |
| 8 p.m. ET | No. 20 Wisconsin | No. 3 Alabama | ABC | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 8 p.m. ET | Eastern Washington | No. 7 Oregon | Pac-12 Networks | pac12.com/live |
| 8 p.m. ET | Texas State | No. 10 Florida State | ESPNews | espn.go.com/watchespn |
| 8 p.m. ET | Tennessee Tech | Houston | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
| 8 p.m. ET | Northern Iowa | Iowa State | Cyclones.TV | |
| 8 p.m. ET | San Diego | San Diego State | http://campusinsiders.com/network/mw/live | |
| 10 p.m. ET | Mississippi State | Southern Mississippi | Fox Sports 1 | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
| 11 p.m. ET | Arkansas State | No. 8 USC | Pac-12 Networks | pac12.com/live |