The 2014 college football season begins 13 weeks from today. Not fall practice, actual football games. To mark this occasion, the Big 12, Pac-12 and Conference USA announced the bulk of their early-season television schedules. ESPN has previously announced a number of kickoff times so, coupled with today's announcements we now have enough nailed-down dates to put together an actual viewing schedule.
Here is how you will spend your first three weekends of the fall.
All times Eastern.
Thursday, Aug. 28
Texas A&M at South Carolina - 6 p.m., SEC Network
Boise State vs. Ole Miss (at Atlanta) - 8 p.m., ESPN
Temple at Vanderbilt - 9:15 p.m., SEC Network
Rutgers at Washington State - 10 p.m., Fox Sports 1
Friday, Aug. 29
Colorado State vs. Colorado (at Denver) - 9 p.m., Fox Sports 1
BYU at Connecticut - 7 p.m., ESPN
UNLV at Arizona - 10 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Aug. 30
Penn State vs. Central Florida (at Dublin, Ireland) - 8:30 a.m., ESPN2
North Dakota State at Iowa State - 12 p.m., Fox Sports 1
UCLA at Virginia - 12 p.m., ESPN
Rice at Notre Dame - 3:30 p.m., NBC
West Virginia vs. Alabama (at Atlanta) - 3:30 p.m., ABC
Arkansas at Auburn - 4 p.m., SEC Network
Clemson at Georgia - 5:30 p.m., ESPN
Fresno State at USC - 7:30 p.m., FOX
Washington at Hawaii - 8 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Florida State vs. Oklahoma State (at Arlington, Texas) - 8 p.m., ABC
North Texas at Texas - 8 p.m., Longhorn Network
LSU vs. Wisconsin (at Houston) - 9 p.m., ESPN
Sunday, Aug. 31
Utah State at Tennessee - 7 p.m., SEC Network
SMU at Baylor - 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1
Monday, Sept. 1
Miami at Louisville - 8 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Sept. 4
Arizona at UTSA - 8 p.m., Fox Sports 1
Friday, Sept. 5
Pittsburgh at Boston College - 7 p.m., ESPN
Washington State at Nevada - 10:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Sept. 6
Kansas State at Iowa State - 12 p.m., Fox Sports 1
USC at Stanford - 3:30 p.m., ABC
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt - 4:30 p.m., ESPN
Michigan State at Oregon - 6:30 p.m., FOX
East Carolina at South Carolina - 7 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
BYU at Texas - 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1
Michigan at Notre Dame - 7:30 p.m., NBC
Virginia Tech at Ohio State - 8 p.m., ESPN
Colorado State at Boise State - 10:15 p.m., ESPN2
Oregon State at Hawaii - 10:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Texas Tech at UTEP - 11 p.m., Fox Sports 1
Saturday, Sept. 13
East Carolina at Virginia Tech - 12 p.m., ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
Wyoming at Oregon - 2 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Georgia at South Carolina - 3:30 p.m., CBS
Arkansas at Texas Tech - 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
Minnesota at TCU - 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1
Illinois at Washington - 4 p.m., FOX
Southern Miss at Alabama - 6 p.m., ESPN
Kentucky at Florida - 7 p.m., SEC Network
Purdue at Notre Dame - 7:30 p.m., NBC
USC at Boston College - 8 p.m., ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
Tennessee at Oklahoma - 8 p.m., ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
UCLA vs. Texas (at Arlington, Texas) - 8 p.m., FOX
Penn State at Rutgers - 8 p.m., BTN
Rice at Texas A&M - 9 p.m., ESPN2
Arizona State at Colorado - 10 p.m., ESPNU
Nebraska at Fresno State - 10:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Nevada at Arizona - 11 p.m., Pac-12 Networks