There are a lot of college football games each week, but ESPN leads the charge when it comes to coverage. ESPN+ games are now available, as well as the rest of the ESPN-affiliated channels, through this new streaming service.
How to Watch Week 1 College Football with ESPN
- Date: Saturday, August 30th, 2025
- TV Channels: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN+, ESPNEWS, ABC, SEC Network, ACC Network, SEC Network+, ACC Network+
- Stream: ESPN Unlimited (Watch Now)
- Stream: ESPN Unlimited, Hulu, Disney+ Bundle (Watch Now)
ESPN has a new streaming package that offers a wide array of channels and sports to choose from. It is the ultimate service for sports enthusiasts, with coverage of the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA, UFC, UFL, SEC, ACC, Big 12, and more. It can also be bundled with Disney+ and Hulu at a discounted price right now.
ESPN select is also available at a cheaper price, allowing access to events previously streamable through ESPN+.
This is the time of the year college football fans have been waiting for. Week 1 of the NCAA season is underway, as teams fight to get off to a hot start to the year.
There are many great matchups this weekend, including No. 1 Texas versus the defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes. Arch Manning enters year one as the full-time starter for the Longhorns.
Georgia, Alabama, Michigan, Oregon, USC, Clemson, and the rest of the top teams will all be in action this weekend as they seek a potential trip to the College Football Playoff.
This should be a fantastic NCAA college football season that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
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College Football Week 1 ESPN Package Schedule
Fri. Aug 29
Kennesaw State @ Wake Forest 4:00 PM ACCN
App State @ Charlotte 4:00 PM ESPN U
Bethune-Cookman @ Florida International 4:00 PM ESPN+
Wagner @ Kansas 4:30 PM ESPN+
Georgia Tech @ Colorado 5:00 PM ESPN
Sat. Aug 30
Syracuse @ Tennessee 9:00 AM ABC
Mississippi State @ Southern Miss 9:00 AM ESPN
Northwestern @ Tulane 9:00 AM ESPNU
Duquesne @ Pittsburgh 9:00 AM ACC Network
Merrimack @ Kent State 9:00 AM ESPN+
Toledo @ Kentucky 9:45 AM SEC Network
Fordham @ Boston College 11:00 AM ESPN+, ACC Extra
Robert Morris @ West Virginia 11:00 AM ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky @ Louisville 12:00 PM ACC Network
Marshall @ Georgia 12:30 PM ESPN
Alabama @ Florida State 12:30 PM ABC
Temple @ Massachusetts 12:30 PM ESPN+
Holy Cross @ Northern Illinois 12:30 PM ESPN+
Maine @ Liberty 1:00 PM ESPN+
Alabama A&M @ Arkansas 1:15 PM SEC Network
Chattanooga @ Memphis 1:30 PM ESPN+
Illinois State @ Oklahoma 3:00 PM ESPN+, SECN+
Coastal Carolina @ Virginia 3:00 PM ACC Network
Weber State @ James Madison 3:00 PM ESPN+
Long Island University @ Florida 4:00 PM ESPN+, SECN+
North Dakota @ Kansas State 4:00 PM ESPN+
UTSA @ Texas A&M 4:00 PM ESPN
Charleston @ Southern Vanderbilt 4:00 PM ESPN+, SECN+
Austin Peay @ Middle Tennessee 4:00 PM ESPN+
North Alabama @ Western Kentucky 4:00 PM ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State @ Arkansas State 4:00 PM ESPN+
Morgan State @ South Alabama 4:00 PM ESPN+
Nicholls @ Troy 4:00 PM ESPN+
LSU @ Clemson 4:30 PM ABC
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Texas Tech 4:30 PM ESPN+
SE Louisiana @ Louisiana Tech 4:30 PM ESPN+
Georgia State @ Ole Miss 4:45 PM SEC Network
Portland State @ BYU 5:00 PM ESPN+
Rice @ Louisiana 5:00 PM ESPN+
Eastern Michigan @ Texas State 5:00 PM ESPN+
Lamar @ North Texas 5:00 PM ESPN+
Abilene @ Christian Tulsa 5:00 PM ESPN+
East Texas A&M @ SMU 6:00 PM ACC Network
Bryant @ New Mexico State 6:00 PM ESPN+
Northern Arizona @ Arizona State 7:00 PM ESPN+
California @ Oregon State 7:30 PM ESPN
Sun. Aug 31
Virginia Tech @ South Carolina 12:00 PM ESPN
Notre Dame @ Miami 4:30 PM ABC
Mon. Sep 1
TCU @ North Carolina 5:00 PM ESPN
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