2025 College Football Season (FBS)
As always, there are some significant changes as the season begins.
First, two new colleges join the ranks, as Delaware and Missouri State are promoted from FCS; both have joined Conference USA. Also, UMass rejoins the Mid-American Conference for the first time since 2015.
The College Football Playoff will return with 12 teams and the national championship game will be played on Jan. 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, FL. Information on these games will be posted on a separate page.
The most significant change for game broadcasts is that the Big 12 Conference is adding games on TNT. This is via sublicense from ESPN and in turn stems from a legal settlement in which TNT Sports gave up its fight to retain NBA rights. In another change, CBS and ESPN will share with The CW home-game rights to Pac-12 survivors Oregon State and Washington State, in their final transition season before the Pac-12 re-forms - with different teams - in 2026.
Finally, this is Gary Danielson's last season as CBS analyst before he retires.
Rankings will come from the Associated Press until the first release of CFP rankings, at which point the numbers change.
Week 0
Saturday 8/23
[1]22 Iowa State vs. 17 Kansas State, 12:00, ESPN - Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor
Idaho State @ UNLV, 4:00, KVVU-DT2/MWDN/Ryz - Matt Neverett, Caleb Herring, Steve Cofield
Fresno State @ Kansas, 6:30, FOX - Tim Brando, Devin Gardner, Josh Sims
Sam Houston @ Western Kentucky, 7:00, CBS SN - Chris Lewis, Robert Turbin, Lauren Green
Stanford @ Hawaii, 7:30, CBS - Rich Waltz, Logan Ryan, Tiffany Blackmon
Week 1
Thursday 8/28
25 Boise State @ South Florida, 5:30, ESPN - Matt Barrie, Tom Luginbill, Harry Lyles Jr.
Ohio @ Rutgers, 6:00, B1G - Jason Horowitz, Brock Vereen, Caroline Hendershot
Lafayette @ Bowling Green, 6:00, ESPN+ - Evan Stockton, Marcus Ray
East Carolina @ NC State, 7:00, ACCN - Wes Durham, Steve Addazio, Dana Boyle
Jacksonville State @ UCF, 7:00, ESPN+ - AJ Ricketts, Rene Ingoglia
Saint Francis U @ UL Monroe, 7:00, ESPN+ - Sean Fox, Desmund Lighten
Delaware State @ Delaware, 7:00, ESPN+ - Scott Klatzkin, Fritz Stueber
Wyoming @ Akron, 7:00, ESPN+ - Michael Reghi, Ryan Cavanaugh
Central Arkansas @ Missouri, 7:30, SECN - Lowell Galindo, Aaron Murray, Lauren Sisler
Elon @ Duke, 7:30, ACCNX/ESPN+ - Matt Schick, Forrest Connoly, Michella Chester
UT Martin @ Oklahoma State, 7:30, ESPN+ - James Westling, Leger Douzable
Buffalo @ Minnesota, 8:00, FS1 - Tim Brando, Devin Gardner, Josh Sims
Stephen F. Austin @ Houston, 8:00, ESPN+ - Pete Sousa, Taylor McHargue
Alabama State @ UAB, 8:30, ESPN+ - Doug Sherman, Dave Steckel
Nebraska vs. Cincinnati (Kansas City, MO), 9:00, ESPN - Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich
Miami [OH] @ Wisconsin, 9:00, B1G - Lisa Byington, Anthony Herron, Melanie Ricks
Stony Brook @ San Diego State, 10:00, KUSI - Steve Quis, J.R. Tolver
Friday 8/29
Tarleton State @ Army, 6:00, CBS SN - Dave Ryan, Adam Brenemen, Tina Cervasio
Western Michigan @ Michigan State, 7:00, FS1 - Dan Hellie, Petros Papadakis
[2]Appalachian State vs. Charlotte, 7:00, ESPNU - Courtney Lyle, Rene Ingoglia
Kennesaw State @ Wake Forest, 7:00, ACCN - Chuckie Kempf, Darius Walker, Ashley Stroehlein
Bethune-Cookman @ Florida Intl., 7:00, ESPN+ - Steve Goldstein, Kim Bokamper, Hailey Sutton
Western Illinois @ 12 Illinois, 7:30, Peacock - Paul Burmeister, Phil Simms, Zora Stephenson
Wagner @ Kansas, 7:30, ESPN+ - Mark Neely, Todd Doxzon
Auburn @ Baylor, 8:00, FOX - Jason Benetti, Robert Griffin III, Alexa Landestoy
Georgia Tech @ Colorado, 8:00, ESPN - Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Taylor McGregor
UNLV @ Sam Houston, 9:30, CBSSports.com/CBS SN(JIP) - Rich Waltz, Robert Turbin, Tiffany Blackmon
CBSSN JIP'ed at 10:06 ET and with 57 seconds to go in the 1st quarter.
Central Michigan @ San Jose State, 10:30, FS1 - Trent Rush, Will Blackmon
Saturday 8/30
*1 Texas @ 3 Ohio State, 12:00, FOX - Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft, Tom Rinaldi
[3]Syracuse vs. 24 Tennessee, 12:00, ABC - Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden
Game concluded on ESPNews from 3:50 ET.
Mississippi State @ Southern Miss, 12:00, ESPN - Roy Philpott, Sam Acho, Taylor Davis
Northwestern @ Tulane, 12:00, ESPNU - Matt Schumacker, Dustin Fox
Florida Atlantic @ Maryland, 12:00, B1G - Joe Beninati, Matt Millen, Michella Chester
Ball State @ Purdue, 12:00, B1G - Jason Ross Jr., Anthony Herron, Dannie Rogers
Duquesne @ Pittsburgh, 12:00, ACCN - Clay Matvick, Chase Daniel, Marilyn Payne
Game concluded on ACCNX/ESPN+ from 2:57 ET.
VMI @ Navy, 12:00, CBS SN - Chris Lewis, Randy Cross, Brandon Baylor
Merrimack @ Kent State, 12:00, ESPN+ - Anthony Lima, Je'Rod Cherry
Toledo @ Kentucky, 12:45, SECN - Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang
Central Connecticut @ UConn, 2:00, WWAX-LD/WFSB-DT4 - Randy Brochu, Marc Robbins, Joe Zone
Fordham @ Boston College, 2:00, ACCNX/ESPN+ - Kevin Connors, Craig Haubert
Robert Morris @ West Virginia, 2:00, ESPN+ - Brian Custer, Max Starks
Old Dominion @ 20 Indiana, 2:30, FS1 - Noah Reed, Robert Smith
Eastern Kentucky @ Louisville, 3:00, ACCN - Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod, Victoria Arlen
Game concluded on ACCNX/ESPN+ from 6:00 ET.
8 Alabama @ Florida State, 3:30, ABC - Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George
Nevada @ 2 Penn State, 3:30, CBS - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell
South Dakota @ 22 Iowa State, 3:30, FOX - Tim Brando, Devin Gardner, Josh Sims
Marshall @ 5 Georgia, 3:30, ESPN - Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport
Bucknell @ Air Force, 3:30, CBS SN - Jordan Kent, Ben DiNucci
Holy Cross @ Northern Illinois, 3:30, ESPN+ - Kelsie Kasper, Ryan Cavanaugh
Temple @ UMass, 3:30, ESPN+ - Robert Lee, Patrick Murray
Montana State @ 7 Oregon, 4:00, B1G - Jeff Levering, Jake Butt, Brooke Fletcher
Maine @ Liberty, 4:00, ESPN+ - Matt Warner, Joe Jauch, Annie Cory
Alabama A&M @ Arkansas, 4:15, SECN - Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker, Morgan Uber
Chattanooga @ Memphis, 4:30, ESPN+ - Chris Carlin, Jay Sonnhalter
Albany @ Iowa, 6:00, FS1 - Eric Collins, Spencer Tillman
Coastal Carolina @ Virginia, 6:00, ACCN - Chris Cotter, Max Browne, Kendra Douglas
Illinois State @ 18 Oklahoma, 6:00, ESPN+ - Richard Cross, Tyoka Jackson, Madison Hock
Weber State @ James Madison, 6:00, ESPN+ - Curt Dudley, Delvin Joyce, David Hulvey
UTSA @ 19 Texas A&M, 7:00, ESPN - Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
LIU @ 15 Florida, 7:00, SECN+/ESPN+ - Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman, Stephanie Otey
Charleston S. @ Vanderbilt, 7:00, ESPN+ - Kevin Fitzgerald, Charles Arbuckle
North Alabama @ Western Kentucky, 7:00, ESPN+ - Jesse Ough, Terry Obee
SE Missouri @ Arkansas State, 7:00, ESPN+ - Graham Doty, Pete Cordelli, Darrell Greene
Austin Peay @ Middle Tennessee, 7:00, ESPN+ - Jake Rose, Jeremy Kellem, Justin Beasley
Morgan State @ South Alabama, 7:00, ESPN+ - Pat Greenwood, Brian Genard
Nicholls @ Troy, 7:00, ESPN+ - Will Kollmeyer, Ben Stanfield, Junior Loussaint
North Dakota @ 17 Kansas State, 7:00, ESPN+ - Shawn Kenney, Barrett Brooks
9 LSU @ 4 Clemson, 7:30, ABC - Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe, Molly McGrath
New Mexico @ 14 Michigan, 7:30, NBC - Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, Kathryn Tappen
Missouri State @ USC, 7:30, B1G - Guy Haberman, Yogi Roth, Rhett Lewis
UTEP @ Utah State, 7:30, CBS SN - Fran Charles, Taylor McHargue, Hailey Sutton
SE Louisiana @ Louisiana Tech, 7:30, ESPN+ - Malcolm Butler, Luke McCown, Madison Kaufman
Ark.-Pine Bluff @ 23 Texas Tech, 7:30, ESPN+ - Ted Emrich, Jeff Woody
Georgia State @ 21 Ole Miss, 7:45, SECN - Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic(f)
Eastern Michigan @ Texas State, 8:00, ESPN+ - Brant Freeman, Keith Moreland
Rice @ Louisiana, 8:00, ESPN+ - Dan McDonald, Eric Mouton, Ben Schafer
Lamar @ North Texas, 8:00, ESPN+ - Justin Kutcher, LaDarrin McLane
Abilene Christian @ Tulsa, 8:00, ESPN+ - James Westling, Leger Douzable
Portland State @ BYU, 8:00, ESPN+ - Mike Corey, Brad Hopkins
East Texas A&M @ 16 SMU, 9:00, ACCN - Wes Durham, Steve Addazio, Dana Boyle
Bryant @ New Mexico State, 9:00, ESPN+ - Adam Young, Danny Knee
Georgia Southern @ Fresno State, 9:30, FS1 - Dan Hellie, Petros Papadakis
Idaho @ Washington State, 10:00, The CW - Rick Allen, Ryan Leaf, Nigel Burton(f)
Northern Arizona @ 11 Arizona State, 10:00, ESPN+ - Roxy Bernstein, Michael Bumpus, Tori Petry
California @ Oregon State, 10:30, ESPN - Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Stormy Buonantony
Hawaii @ Arizona, 10:30, TNT/TruTV - JB Long, Mike Golic Jr., Allie LaForce
Utah @ UCLA, 11:00, FOX - Connor Onion, Mark Helfrich
Colorado State @ Washington, 11:00, B1G - Mark Followill, Lincoln Kennedy, Alyssa Charlton
Sunday 8/31
[3]13 South Carolina vs. Virginia Tech, 3:00, ESPN - Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, Kris Budden
6 Notre Dame @ 10 Miami, 7:30, ABC - Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath, Taylor McGregor
Monday 9/1
TCU @ North Carolina, 8:00, ESPN - Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
Week 2
Friday 9/5
James Madison @ Louisville, 7:00, ESPN2
Western Illinois @ Northwestern, 7:30, B1G
Northern Illinois @ Maryland, 7:30, B1G
Eastern Washington @ Boise State, 9:00, FS1
Saturday 9/6
Iowa @ Iowa State, 12:00, FOX - Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft
San Jose State @ Texas, 12:00, ABC
Baylor @ SMU, 12:00, The CW
Illinois @ Duke, 12:00, ESPN
Virginia @ NC State, 12:00, ESPN2
Central Michigan @ Pittsburgh, 12:00, ESPNU
Kennesaw State @ Indiana, 12:00, FS1
Kent State @ Texas Tech, 12:00, TNT/TruTV - JB Long, Mike Golic Jr., Allie LaForce
Florida Intl. @ Penn State, 12:00, B1G
Northwestern State @ Minnesota, 12:00, B1G
East Texas A&M @ Florida State, 12:00, ACCN
Liberty @ Jacksonville State, 12:00, CBS SN
UConn @ Syracuse, 12:00, ACCNX/ESPN+
Utah State @ Texas A&M, 12:45, SECN
Western Carolina @ Wake Forest, 2:00, ACCNX/ESPN+
Howard @ Temple, 2:00, ESPN+
Idaho State @ New Mexico, 3:00, Altitude
Oklahoma State @ Oregon, 3:30, CBS - Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell
Delaware @ Colorado, 3:30, FOX
Ole Miss @ Kentucky, 3:30, ABC - Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath
Fresno State @ Oregon State, 3:30, The CW
Kansas @ Missouri, 3:30, ESPN2
Grambling @ Ohio State, 3:30, B1G
Troy @ Clemson, 3:30, ACCN
UAB @ Navy, 3:30, CBS SN
Miami [OH] @ Rutgers, 3:30, Peacock - Paul Burmeister, Phil Simms, Zora Stephenson
Gardner-Webb @ Georgia Tech, 3:30, ACCNX+/ESPN+
Austin Peay @ Georgia, 3:30, SECN+/ESPN+
ETSU @ Tennessee, 3:30, SECN+/ESPN+
North Texas @ Western Michigan, 3:30, ESPN+
Texas State @ UTSA, 3:30, ESPN+
Saint Francis U @ Buffalo, 3:30, ESPN+
Bryant @ UMass, 3:30, ESPN+
Lindenwood @ Appalachian State, 3:30, ESPN+
Bowling Green @ Cincinnati, 3:30, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee @ Wisconsin, 4:00, FS1
West Virginia @ Ohio, 4:00, ESPNU
Northern Iowa @ Wyoming, 4:00, Altitude2
South Florida @ Florida, 4:15, SECN
Sacramento State @ Nevada, 5:00, KNSN
Arkansas State vs. Arkansas (Little Rock), 5:00, SECN+/ESPN+
Jackson State @ Southern Miss, 5:00, ESPN+
Texas Southern @ California, 6:00, ACCNX/ESPN+
NC Central @ Old Dominion, 6:00, ESPN+
Missouri State @ Marshall, 6:00, ESPN+
Campbell @ East Carolina, 6:00, ESPN+
Cal Poly @ Utah, 6:00, ESPN+
Florida A&M @ Florida Atlantic, 6:00, ESPN+
Army @ Kansas State, 7:00, ESPN
Northern Colorado @ Colorado State, 7:00, Altitude
Bethune-Cookman @ Miami, 7:00, ACCNX/ESPN+
South Carolina State @ South Carolina, 7:00, SECN+/ESPN+
Western Kentucky @ Toledo, 7:00, ESPN+
LIU @ Eastern Michigan, 7:00, ESPN+
Tulane @ South Alabama, 7:00, ESPN+
North Carolina A&T @ UCF, 7:00, ESPN+
Houston @ Rice, 7:00, ESPN+
North Carolina @ Charlotte, 7:00, ESPN+
Memphis @ Georgia State, 7:00, ESPN+
Michigan @ Oklahoma, 7:30, ABC - Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
Arizona State @ Mississippi State, 7:30, ESPN2
Ball State @ Auburn, 7:30, ESPNU
Boston College @ Michigan State, 7:30, NBC - Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, Kathryn Tappen
Georgia Southern @ USC, 7:30, FS1
Akron @ Nebraska, 7:30, B1G
Southern Illinois @ Purdue, 7:30, B1G
Vanderbilt @ Virginia Tech, 7:30, ACCN
Louisiana Tech @ LSU, 7:30, SECN+/ESPN+
Charleston S. @ Coastal Carolina, 7:30, ESPN+
UL Monroe @ Alabama, 7:45, SECN
UCLA @ UNLV, 8:00, CBS SN
McNeese @ Louisiana, 8:00, ESPN+
Tulsa @ New Mexico State, 9:00, ESPN+
UT Martin @ UTEP, 9:00, ESPN+
Weber State @ Arizona, 10:00, ESPN+
Stanford @ BYU, 10:15, ESPN
San Diego State @ Washington State, 10:15, The CW
UC Davis @ Washington, 11:00, B1G
Sam Houston @ Hawaii, 11:59, Spec. HI
Week 3
Saturday 9/13
UMass @ Iowa, 7:30, B1G - Mark Followill, Anthony Herron, Dannie Rogers
Week 4
Friday 9/19
Iowa @ Rutgers, 8:00, FOX - Tim Brando, Devin Gardner, Josh Sims
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RADIO
Saturday 8/23
Iowa State vs. Kansas State, Noon, Compass Media - Gregg Daniels, Chad Brown
Fresno State at Kansas, 6:00, Westwood One - Nate Gatter, Derek Rackley
Thursday 8/28
Nebraska vs. Cincinnati, 9:00, Gridiron Radio - Chris Sylvester, Jon Reynolds, Ana Bellinghausen
Friday, 8/29
Auburn at Baylor, 8:00, Elite Media - Mike Morgan, Tom Ramsey
Georgia Tech at Colorado, 9:00, Compass Media - Gregg Daniels, Chad Brown
Saturday 8/30
Texas at Ohio State, 12:00, Westwood One - Nate Gatter, Derek Rackley
Syracuse vs. Tennessee, 12:00, ESPN Radio - Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons
Sunday 8/31
South Carolina vs. Virginia Tech, 3:00, ESPN Radio - Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons
Notre Dame at Miami (FL), 7:30, Touchdown Radio - JP Shadrick, Gino Torretta
Monday 9/1
TCU at North Carolina, 8:00, Compass Media - Gregg Daniels, Chad Brown