University football is back. After an intriguing list of Thursday and Friday matches, the first full Saturday of the 2025 season is almost upon us. After several years after dramatic changes and upheavals, university football is at least somewhat stable while the calendar turns into a fall.
All four power conferences remain unchanged from the 2024 season. The university football playoffs are still in 12 teams, although a new expansion is on the horizon. Of course, the transfer portal and the name, the image and the resemblance bring their own chaos flavor to each offseason, and Income sharing has further complicated the management of the listBut the coaches have had a little time to adapt in recent years.
All this means that a large part of the target in 2025 should be on football itself. There is a lot to hope for in week 1.
The N ° 1 of Texas goes to No. 3 of Ohio State in a seismic confrontation with major national implications. Although the two schools are always well at the heart of the race for the playoffs of university football, even with a loss, it is a major opportunity to make a statement at the start of the year.
Longhorns and Buckeyes represent one of the two TOP 10 games on Saturday. Elsewhere, other classified programs will be faced with difficult tests from Power Power prolific four opponents.
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What games should you really pay attention when the busy season begins? Here is a viewer guide to help you navigate the action of week 1.
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The best games
N ° 1 Texas at n ° 3 Ohio State – Midi on Fox, FUBOTV (Try for free): It is not much better than that on the first Saturday full of the season. Two of the best brands in sport, and two legitimate contenders for the national title, faced in a revenge of semi-final of the university football playoffs. This also marks the beginnings from the full season of Arch Manning from Texas and the first period – period – for the quarter of the state of Ohio Julian Sayin, an old full -star perspective in its own right. Dress by appointment, even if it is an early kick-off.
Syracuse vs n ° 24 Tennessee (Atlanta) – Midi on ABC, FUBOTV (Try for free): The Battle of the Oranges (pending brand) presents many intriguing scenarios to watch. Syracuse comes out of a season of 10 victories in his first year under his first year under the coach Fran Brown, who brought the recruitment of the program to another level. But many familiar faces of this team have disappeared, and the orange faces many question points. Tennessee made many titles during the offseason for all bad reasons when the outgoing starting quarter Nico Iamaleava transferred to the UCLA at the end of spring training. The flights are turning to the former star of the Appalachian State and Transfer UCLA Joey Aguilar to guide an offense that has lagged behind – passing the ball, at least – in recent years.
Nevada at n ° 2 Penn State – 3.30 p.m. on CBS, cbssports.com, CBS Sports App (Free), Paramount + with Showtime:: Are expectations in Happy Valley. Penn State has obtained its highest pre-season classification since 1997, when it opened, the year classified n ° 1 in the survey after top 25. The return of the quarter-arrière Drew d’Allar is a great reason for this, but the Nittany Lions have other stars everywhere. Which includes Nation’s balloon duo to Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen and a litany of defenders.
N ° 8 Alabama in Florida State – 3:30 p.m. on ABC, FUBOTV (Try for free): The new quarter-rear of the state of Florida, Thomas Castellanos, certainly added spices to this non-conference competition with His intersane comments directed to Alabama. These two light programs have a lot to prove. The Seminoles are trying to bounce back after a seasonal 2024 season. Although the Alabama won nine games, the first season of Kalen Deboer with the Crimson Tide was not well below the Standard of Nick Saban. The state of Florida and Alabama would like to start 2025 on the right foot.
N ° 9 LSU at n ° 4 Clemson – 7:30 p.m. on ABC, FUBOTV (Try for free): Clemson’s disappearance reports were very exaggerated. The Tigers again won the ACC last season and made an appearance in the university football playoffs. They look even more this season, with the quarter-Arrière Cade Klubnik at the helm and one of the lists most tested in university football combat. The pressure begins to go up for Brian Kelly and LSU. He had some individual success stories in his mandate, but the Tigers have not yet won a championship of all kinds and they have been excluded from the playoffs since the arrival of Kelly in Baton Rouge. Going 0-3 to seasonal openers did not help.
Utah at UCLA – 11 p.m. on Fox, FUBOTV (Try for free): PAC-12 after dark night, even if it’s just in mind. These two ex-conference enemies should meet in an intriguing night hat. Utah will break in a whole new offense under the coordinator Jason Beck, who brought the old quarter-back of the New Mexico Devon Dampier with him in order to reorganize the Utes. UCLA won the best player of the transfer portal in the quarter-Arrière Nico Iamaleava, who will make her early debut against a savory defense of UTAH.
The best of the rest
Mississippi State in Southern Miss – Midi on ESPN, FUBOTV (Try for free)
North -West in Tulane – Midi on Espnu, FUBOTV (Try for free)
VMI in Navy – Midi on CBS Sports Network, Cbssports.com, CBS Sports App (Free)
Marshall at n ° 5 Georgia – 3.30 p.m. on ESPN, FUBOTV (Try for free)
Southern Dakota at n ° 22 Iowa State – 3.30 p.m. on Fox, FUBOTV (Try for free)
BUCKNELL à Air Force – 3.30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (Free)
Coastal Carolina at Virginia – 6 p.m. on ACC Network, FUBOTV (Try for free)
New Mexico at n ° 14 Michigan – 7:30 p.m. on NBC, FUBOTV (Try for free)
UTEP in Utah State – 7:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, Cbssports.com, CBS Sports App (Free)
