College Game Day Open Thread: Week 1

Our good friend Pittsblitz56 has lost internet connection! Never fear. I am here to see you through the Week 1 college football season!

Sort of.

I don’t bring all the cool insights about which Steelers players we’re scouting, but I can at least post the thread. I hope this shall suffice.

What’s your favorite college football team? If it’s not your alma mater, how did it become your favorite?

Games on now:

• ECU vs. No. 2 Michigan on Peacock
• Virginia vs. No. 12 Tennessee on ABC
• Colorado vs. No. 17 TCU (it’s the Deion Sanders show!) on Fox
• Arkansas State vs. No. 20 Oklahoma on ESPN
• Utah State vs. No. 25 Iowa on FS1

The rest of the day’s schedule for the Top 25 includes:

• Mercer vs. No. 22 Ole Miss, 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+/SECN+
• Portland State vs. No. 15 Oregon, 3 p.m. ET on Pac1-2 Network
• No. 3 Ohio State vs. Indiana, 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS
• Boise State vs. No. 10 Washington, 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC
• Rice vs. No. 11 Texas, 3:30 p.m. ET on Fox
• Tennessee State vs. No. 13 Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC
• Buffalo vs. No. 19 Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1
• UT Martin vs. No. 1 Georgia, 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+/SECN+
• Nevada vs. No. 6 USC, 6:30 p.m. ET on Pac-12 Network
• Southeast Missouri State vs. No. 16 Kansas State, 7 p.m. ET on Big12|EPSN+
• New Mexico vs. No. 23 Texas A&M, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Middle Tenn. vs. No. 4 Alabama, 7:30 p.m. ET on SECN
• WVU vs. No. 7 Penn State, 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC
• No. 21 North Carolina vs. South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC
• South Alabama vs. No. 24 Tulane, 8 p.m. ET on ESPNU

Sound off in the comments to tell us about your happiness in the return of real college football.