2026 Football Schedule Thread

[idkk]

It can't be USC since they plan on playing that game on Week Zero.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2024532584835756194

Week Zero is the unofficial name for the weekend of college football games that are played on the Saturday prior to Labor Day weekend. It’s named Week Zero because it falls one week before the majority of college football teams play their first games in Week 1.

Per NCAA Bylaw 17.12.4, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams cannot play their first contest until the Thursday preceding Labor Day, which is August 28 this season. Beginning in 2016, an exception to this rule was added (Bylaw 17.12.4.1) that allows Hawaii and teams that play in Hawaii, plus their opponents, the option to play one week earlier on the Saturday before Labor Day weekend.

College football schedule 2025: The Hawaii Exemption and Week Zero

The college football schedule for 2025 begins with Week Zero action on Saturday, Aug. 23. We also take a look at the Hawaii Exemption.

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[idkk]

I’d want a 2 to 2.5M game guarantee to take that kind of beating first game out.

The biggest guarantees are just under $2M. USC paid Missouri State $1.15M and Georgia Southern $1.3M last year.