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It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for, the opening Saturday of college football. Sure, the last few days gave us a nice little appetizer, but today is the day. There’s MACtion all over the place, including some potential B1G upsets and marquee opportunities for programs to earn their spot at the big boy table and elbow their way into the national conversation.
| Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
| Georgia Tech vs. Boston College (in Ireland) | 7:30 a.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
| (3) Oklahoma vs. (15) Houston (at NRG Stadium) | Noon | ABC / WatchESPN |
| Bowling Green at (6) Ohio State | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Hawaii at (7) Michigan | Noon | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Boise State at UL Lafayette | Noon | ASN / ESPN3 |
| EKU at Purdue | Noon | ESPNNEWS / WatchESPN |
| Fordham at Navy | Noon | CBSSN |
| Howard at Maryland | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Missouri at West Virginia | Noon | FS1 / FS Go |
| South Alabama at Mississippi State | Noon | SECN / WatchESPN |
| Western Michigan at Northwestern | Noon | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| Liberty at Virginia Tech | 12:30 p.m. | ACCN / WatchESPN |
| Villanova at Pittsburgh | 1:30 p.m. | WatchESPN |
| Abilene Christian at Air Force | 2:00 p.m. | MWN |
| Rutgers at (14) Washington | 2:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| (5) LSU vs. Wisconsin (at Green Bay, WI) | 3:30 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
| (16) UCLA at Texas A&M | 3:30 p.m. | CBS / cbssports.com |
| Miami, OH at (17) Iowa | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| SE Louisiana at (21) Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
| Kent State at Penn State | 3:30 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Murray State at Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| Richmond at Virginia | 3:30 p.m. | WatchESPN |
| Texas State at Ohio | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN |
| Louisiana Tech at Arkansas | 4:00 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
| UC Davis at (24) Oregon | 5:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| (18) Georgia vs. (22) North Carolina (at Atlanta, GA) | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Austin Peay at Troy | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Florida A&M at Miami (FL) | 6:00 p.m. | WatchESPN |
| Hampton at Old Dominion | 6:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV |
| NC Central at Duke | 6:00 p.m. | WatchESPN |
| Savannah State at Georgia Southern | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Southern Illinois at Florida Atlantic | 6:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV ($) |
| Western Carolina at East Carolina | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| VMI at Akron | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Alabama A&M at Middle Tennessee | 7:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV ($) |
| Alabama State at UTSA | 7:00 p.m. | KMYS-CW 35 |
| Rhode Island at Kansas | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| San Jose State at Tulsa | 7:00 p.m. | CBSSN |
| SE Missouri State at Memphis | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| SMU at North Texas | 7:00 p.m. | ASN |
| South Carolina State at UCF | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Southern at ULM | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Towson at USF | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| UMass at (25) Florida | 7:30 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
| Southern Miss at Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| (20) USC vs. (1) Alabama (at Arlington, TX) | 8:00 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
| South Dakota State at (13) TCU | 8:00 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
| EWU at Washington State | 8:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
| Fresno State at Nebraska | 8:00 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
| New Mexico State at UTEP | 8:00 p.m. | beIN SPORTS |
| Northern Iowa at Iowa State | 8:00 p.m. | Cyclones.tv ($) |
| Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech | 8:00 p.m. | FSN / FS Go |
| New Hampshire at San Diego State | 8:30 p.m. | TBA |
| (2) Clemson at Auburn | 9:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
| Arizona vs. BYU (at Glendale, AZ) | 10:30 p.m. | FS1 / FS Go |
| Northern Illinois at Wyoming | 10:30 p.m. | CBSSN |
| Northern Arizona at Arizona State | 10:45 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
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