For the first time this college football season, FBS football will played under Friday night lights.
Headlining the Friday, Sept. 4, schedule is No. 7 Miami, which will take a cross-country flight to California to face former Pac-12 team Stanford in an 8 p.m. ET kickoff to begin in ACC play.
Stream select college football games live with Fubo (free trial)
No. 14 Southern California — perhaps with a higher turnout after a sparse Week 0 crowd against San Jose State — is back in action against Fresno State. Trojans quarterback Jayden Maiava completed 25-of-29 passes for 286 yards in Week 0, finishing with three total touchdowns.
Coming off an offseason in which he changed his mechanics due to his thumb injury from last season, John Mateerbegins his second
season at Oklahoma. The ninth-ranked Sooners, whose defense is expected to be one of the top in the country, host UTEP in Norman at 8 p.m. ET.
Here's what you need to know about the Week 1 schedule for Friday in college football, including the schedule, TV channel, streaming information, scores and more:
College football games today
All times Eastern
- San Jose State at Eastern Michigan | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
- Indiana State at Purdue | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network (Fubo)
- North Carolina A&T at Georgia State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
- UTEP at No. 9 Oklahoma | 8 p.m. | SEC Network+
- Long Island University at Kansas | 8 p.m. | ESPNU (Fubo)
- Toledo at Michigan State | 8 p.m. | Fox Sports 1 (Fubo)
- No. 7 Miami at Stanford | 9 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
- Fresno State at No. 14 USC | 9 p.m. | Fox (Fubo)
How to watch Week 1 college football games today
- TV channel: ESPN | ESPNU | Big Ten Network | FS1 | Fox
- Streaming options: ESPN app | Fox Sports Go app | ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial)
Friday's schedule of college football games will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPNU; Fox; Fox Sports 1; and the Big Ten Network. Streaming options for those games include either the ESPN or Fox Sports Go apps (with a TV login). Another option is Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
Several games will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+, ESPN's subscription streaming service.
Stream select college football games on ESPN+
College football scores Week 1
To view the scores from Friday's Week 1 slate of games in college football as they become finalized, click here.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Are college football games on today? Time, TV, streaming for Week 1 Friday schedule
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