College football programs open 2026 season with tiered schedule
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 3, 2026, 9:12 AM
Last updated Sep 3, 2026
The 2026 college football season enters its opening week with 43 matchups between Bowl Subdivision programs. Colorado travels to Georgia Tech on September 3 to headline the opening night of action. A busy Friday schedule features Boise State facing No. 2 Oregon and No. 23 Clemson meeting No. 13 LSU in marquee non-conference games. Saturday includes No. 5 Notre Dame hosting Wisconsin and No. 10 Mississippi playing Louisville. The slate concludes with multiple games running through Labor Day. Rankings divide the weekend into tiers based on anticipated competitiveness and playoff implications.
- •Colorado visits Georgia Tech on September 3 to start the season.
- •Boise State plays at No. 2 Oregon on September 5.
- •No. 23 Clemson faces No. 13 LSU in a ranked matchup on September 5.
- •No. 5 Notre Dame hosts Wisconsin on September 6.
- •No. 20 SMU travels to Florida State on September 7.
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"There are 43 college football games matching two teams from the Bowl Subdivision. We ranked all of them and placed them into four distinct tiers.
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