2026 College Football Week 1 Announcing Schedule Released

Broadcasters and networks are assigned for the start of the 2026 college football season.

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The 2026 college football season begins with Week 1, featuring FBS games from Thursday, September 3, through Monday, September 7. ^[1] Boise State and Oregon play on 2026-09-05 in the CBS Game of the Week, with Boise State beginning its first season as a Pac-12 program and Oregon ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll. ^[2] ESPN's Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will call the first game of the Lane Kiffin era at LSU against Dabo Swinney and Clemson on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. ET. ^[3] Fox will broadcast the 'Big Noon' game featuring defending champion Indiana hosting North Texas with Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt on the call. ^[4] NBC will air the Wisconsin and Notre Dame game at Lambeau Field on Sunday night with Dan Hicks and Jason Garrett in the booth. ^[5] Boise State has the shortest odds of any non-power conference team to reach the College Football Playoff this season at +450 and is the +135 favorite to win the re-imagined Pac-12 in its first season back. ^[6] Maddux Madsen returns as Boise State's starting quarterback with a 20-6 career record, while Oregon's Dante Moore, who turned down the NFL Draft after possibly being a No. 1 pick, is 16-4 as a starter and a +1100 third-favorite for the Heisman Trophy. ^[7] The article recommends a same-game parlay of Boise State +32.5 and Over 44.5 at DraftKings, priced at +104, because the author expects Oregon to win by no more than 32 points. ^[8]

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The 2026 college football season begins with Week 1, featuring FBS games from Thursday, September 3, through Monday, September 7. · Awful Announcing

Boise State and Oregon play on 2026-09-05 in the CBS Game of the Week, with Boise State beginning its first season as a Pac-12 program and Oregon ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll. · CBS Sports

ESPN's Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will call the first game of the Lane Kiffin era at LSU against Dabo Swinney and Clemson on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. ET. · Awful Announcing

Fox will broadcast the 'Big Noon' game featuring defending champion Indiana hosting North Texas with Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt on the call. · Awful Announcing

NBC will air the Wisconsin and Notre Dame game at Lambeau Field on Sunday night with Dan Hicks and Jason Garrett in the booth. · Awful Announcing

Boise State has the shortest odds of any non-power conference team to reach the College Football Playoff this season at +450 and is the +135 favorite to win the re-imagined Pac-12 in its first season back. · CBS Sports

Maddux Madsen returns as Boise State's starting quarterback with a 20-6 career record, while Oregon's Dante Moore, who turned down the NFL Draft after possibly being a No. 1 pick, is 16-4 as a starter and a +1100 third-favorite for the Heisman Trophy. · CBS Sports

The article recommends a same-game parlay of Boise State +32.5 and Over 44.5 at DraftKings, priced at +104, because the author expects Oregon to win by no more than 32 points. · CBS Sports

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