College football fans have long been awaiting this weekend. The start of a brand new college football season officially kicks off with what is the appetizer to the grand opening of the sport’s 2023 season coming up next weekend. The Week 0 lineup of games is light on the menu, as it customarily is, but any amount of college football on our screens this weekend will be welcomed as we bring a close to the summer.
Penn State fans may have to wait one more week to join in the festivities, but the Week 0 schedule will help set the mood for the routine many of us will be diving into for the rest of the fall.
Notre Dame and USC are the only power conference programs in action this weekend, but anytime you can have a rivalry game played and a returning Heisman Trophy winner take the field, that helps make for a fun opening weekend of college football.
All games referenced below will take place on Saturday, Aug. 26.