It's the most wonderful time of the year! College football is upon us. I mean technically it starts on 8/26 but all those games are shit so the real start is the weekend of 9/2.
Preseason AP Top 25 & 2016 Record
1. Alabama (14-1)
2. Ohio State (11-2)
3. Florida State (10-3)
4. USC (10-3)
5. Clemson (14-1)
6. Penn State (11-3)
7. Oklahoma (11-2)
8. Washington (12-2)
9. Wisconsin (11-3)
10. Oklahoma St. (10-3)
11. Michigan (10-3)
12. Auburn (8-5)
13. LSU (8-4)
14. Stanford (10-3)
15. Georgia (8-5)
16. Louisville (9-4)
17. Florida (9-4)
18. Miami (9-4)
19. South Florida (11-2)
20. Kansas St. (9-4)
21. Virginia Tech (10-4)
22. West Virginia (10-3)
23. Texas (5-7)
24. Washington St. (8-5)
25. Tennessee (9-4)
The biggest game of the week, maybe the year, happens on 9/2 when #1 Alabama and #3 Florida State meet in Atlanta at Mercedes Benz Stadium, the Falcons new home where you WILL be able to get a delicious Chick-Fil-A sandwich since it's on a Saturday. ESPN College Game Day will be broadcasting live from Atlanta. 8:00pm on ABC.
Other notable week 1 games--
Thursday 8/31:
#2 Ohio State at Indiana, 8pm ESPN
Tulsa at #10 Oklahoma State, 7:30 FS1
Friday 9/1:
#8 Washington at RUTGERS 8pm FS1
Utah State at #9 Wisconsin 9pm ESPN
Saturday 9/2:
Maryland at #23 Texas 12pm FS1
Cal at North Carolina 12:20pm ACC Network
#11 Michigan vs #17 Florida (AT&T Stadium, aka Jerry World) 3:30pm ABC
Appalachian State at #15 Georgia 6:15pm ESPN
#16 Louisville vs. Purdue (Lucas Oil Stadium) 7:30pm FOX
BYU vs. #13 LSU (NRG Stadium, assuming it is still standing) 9:30pm ESPN
Sunday 9/3:
#22 West Virginia vs. #21 Virginia Tech (FedEx Field) 7:30pm ABC
Texas A&M at UCLA 7:30pm FOX
Monday 9/4:
#25 Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech (Mercedes Benz Stadium) 8pm ESPN
May the butt fumbles ever be in your favor