College football television schedule and predictions for Aug. 29
College football returns on Aug. 29 with eight games. USC is the lone ranked team in action.
The final Saturday of 2026 saw eight college football games played before the season truly began. Starting on September 3, the action will intensify with eleven games kicking off the first major weekend of college football. Among the eight games on August 29, only USC, currently ranked 14th, faced San Jose State at the Coliseum.
On the TV schedule, all times are provided in Eastern time. The first game is a North Carolina vs. TCU matchup in Dublin, Ireland, which will air on ESPN at 12 p.m., with TCU predicted to win 27-13. Next up is San Jose State versus USC, broadcast on NBC at 3 p.m., where USC is expected to dominate 51-17.
The next game, NC State against Virginia, is on ESPN at 3:30 p.m., with Virginia predicted to edge NC State 24-20. Jacksonville State will take on North Dakota State on CBS Sports Network at 5:30 p.m., with North Dakota State favored to win 31-23. Sacramento State versus Eastern Michigan will be on ESPN+ starting at 6:30 p.m., where Sacramento State is predicted to triumph 24-21.
The Hawaii vs. Stanford game on ACC Network at 7 p.m. sees Hawaii predicted to win 26-17. In the highly anticipated match between New Mexico State and Florida State on CW, Florida State is predicted to prevail 38-10. Lastly, Memphis faces UNLV on FOX at 10 p.m., with Memphis being the underdog, with a prediction of 27-24.
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