The final Saturday of 2026 without college football has passed. Thankfully.
There will be eight games on Aug. 29. The season kicks into high gear on Sept. 3 with 11 games games as the catalyst to the first big weekend of college football.
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The only ranked team in a game on the first Saturday of college football will be 14th-ranked USC, which plays host to San Jose State at the Coliseum.
A look at the TV schedule, all times Eastern, with game predictions:
North Carolina vs. TCU at Dublin, Ireland
Television: ESPN
Kickoff: 12 p.m.
Prediction: TCU 27, North Carolina 13
San Jose State at No. 14 USC
Kickoff: 3 p.m.
Television: NBC
Prediction: USC 51, San Jose State 17
NC State at Virginia
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m.
Television: ESPN
Prediction: Virginia 24, NC State 20
Jacksonville State at North Dakota State
Kickoff: 5:30 p.m.
Television: CBS Sports Network
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Prediction: North Dakota State 31, Jacksonville State 23
Kickoff: 6:30 p.m.
Television: ESPN+
Prediction: Sacramento State 24, Eastern Michigan 21
Hawaii at Stanford
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Television: ACC Network
Prediction: Hawaii 26, Stanford 17
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Television: CW
Prediction: Florida State 38, New Mexico State 10
Memphis at UNLV
Kickoff: 10 p.m.
Television: FOX
Prediction: Memphis 27, UNLV 24
This article originally appeared on The List Wire: College football television schedule and predictions for Aug. 29
