ESPN/ABC on Tuesday released kickoff times and TV information for Week Zero and Week 1 of the 2024 college football season, including the first two stops for College GameDay.
The season begins Aug. 24 with GameDay live from Dublin, Ireland, site of that day’s Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Florida State and Georgia Tech. Nick Saban will make his official College GameDay debut on ESPN and ESPNU at 8 a.m. Central.
The Florida State-Georgia Tech game follows at 11 a.m. on ESPN. The Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kick-Off between Florida A&M and Norfolk State airs at 6:30 p.m. on ABC.
Week 1 begins on Thursday, Aug. 29, with Deion Sanders and Colorado hosting North Dakota State at 7 p.m. on ESPN. A Friday ESPN doubleheader features Temple at Oklahoma at 6 p.m. and TCU at Stanford at 9:30 p.m.
College GameDay will travel to College Station, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 31 for Notre Dame at Texas A&M. The Aggies host the Fighting Irish at 6:30 p.m. on ABC, just after Alabama hosts Western Kentucky at 6 p.m. on ESPN.
Week 1 — which falls once again on Labor Day weekend — will also feature games on Sunday night (USC vs. LSU in Las Vegas) and Monday night (Boston College at Florida State).
On Monday, Fox revealed three of its “Big Noon Kickoff” games. Texas at Michigan on Sept. 7, Alabama at Wisconsin on Sept. 14 and Michigan at Ohio State on Nov. 30 will all kick off at 11 a.m. Central on Fox.
Other kickoff times and television information (including ESPN2, ESPNU and SEC Network games for Week 1) will be released at a later date.
Here’s the full 2024 Week Zero/Week 1 college football TV schedule on ESPN & ABC (all times Central):
Saturday, Aug. 24
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech (Dublin, Ireland), 11 a.m., ESPN
Florida A&M vs. Norfolk State (Atlanta), 6:30 p.m., ABC
Thursday, Aug. 29
North Dakota State at Colorado, 7 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Aug. 30
Temple at Oklahoma, 6 p.m., ESPN
TCU at Stanford, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Aug. 31
Clemson vs. Georgia (Atlanta), 11 a.m., ABC
Miami at Florida, 2:30 p.m., ABC
Colorado State at Texas, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Western Kentucky at Alabama, 6 p.m., ESPN
Notre Dame at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m., ABC
Sunday, Sept. 1
USC vs. LSU (Las Vegas), 6:30 p.m., ABC
Monday, Sept. 2
Boston College at Florida State, 6:30 p.m., ESPN