The first Saturday of college football is finally upon us. After a long offseason of evaluating players and breaking down the match-ups, real football is finally back on our television sets.
Saturday College Football Open Thread


Saturday features a handful of decent games, and college football fans have already been treated to thrilling contests on both Thursday and Friday night.
Here’s your place to discuss all of today’s action, which NFL Draft prospects are jumping out at you and anything thing else that you see fit. After the jump, we’ll have a full schedule of today’s games.
At long last, let the football discussion begin.
Saturday, September 1, 2012 College Football Schedule
Games we previewed:
12:00 PM Miami (OH) at No. 18 Ohio State - Big Ten Network - NFL Draft Watch Notes
3:30 PM - Southern Miss at No. 17 Nebraska - ABC/ESPN2 - NFL Draft Watch Notes
7:00 PM - No. 14 Clemson vs. Auburn (Georgia Dome) - ESPN - NFL Draft Watch Notes
8:00 PM - No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 2 Alabama (Cowboy Stadium) - ABC - NFL Draft Watch Notes
The rest of the games:
12:00 PM Buffalo at No. 6 Georgia - SEC Network
12:00 PM Marshall at No. 11 West Virginia - FX
12:00 PM - Troy at UAB - Fox College Sports Pacific
12:00 PM - Appalachian State at East Carolina - Fox Sports Net / Fox College Sports Central
12:00 PM - Northwestern at Syracuse - ESPN2
12:00 PM - Ohio at Penn State - ESPN
12:00 PM - Western Michigan at Illinois - ESPNU
12:30 PM - Elon at North Carolina - ACC Network/ESPN3
3:00 PM - Nevada at California - Pac-12 Network
3:00 PM - Richmond at Virginia - ESPN3
3:30 PM - Northern Iowa at No. 12 Wisconsin - Big Ten Network
3:30 PM - Bowling Green at No. 23 Florida - ESPN
3:30 PM - Tulsa at Iowa State - Fox Sports Net / Fox College Sports Atlantic
3:30 PM - Miami (FL) at Boston College - ABC/ESPN2
3:30 PM - Eastern Kentucky at Purdue - Big Ten Network
4:00 PM - Colorado State vs. Colorado (Denver) - FX
7:00 PM - North Texas at No. 3 LSU - ESPNU
7:00 PM - Jacksonville State at No. 10 Arkansas - ESPN3
7:00 PM - Savannah State at No. 19 Oklahoma State - Fox College Sports Central
7:00 PM - Southeastern Louisiana at Missouri - ESPN3
7:00 PM - Central Arkansas at Ole Miss - ESPN3
7:00 PM - Lamar at Louisiana-Lafayette - ESPN3
7:00 PM - Jackson State at Mississippi State - ESPN3
7:00 PM - South Dakota State at Kansas - Jayhawk Sports Network
7:00 PM - Northwestern State at Texas Tech - Fox Sports Southwest
7:30 PM - Hawaii at No. 1 USC - FOX
8:00 PM - Wyoming at No. 15 Texas - Longhorn Network
8:00 PM - Indiana State at Indiana - Big Ten Network
8:00 PM - Texas State at Houston -Comcast SportsNet South
8:00 PM - Rutgers at Tulane - CBS Sports Network
10:30 PM - No. 4 Oklahoma at UTEP - Fox Sports Net / Fox College Sports Atlantic
10:30 PM - Arkansas State at No. 5 Oregon - ESPN
10:30 PM - Toledo at Arizona - ESPNU
10:30 PM San Diego State at Washington - Pac-12 Network











