Your 2026 Week 0 college football announcing schedule
Awful Announcing • • sports
Key Points:
- The 2026 FBS college football season begins with Week 0 on Saturday, starting with a game between Bill Belichick-led North Carolina and TCU at the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland.
- The UNC vs. TCU game will be broadcast on ESPN and Disney+ with Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers, and Dana Boyle as the announcing team, who will primarily cover ESPN’s Friday night games this season.
- Former head coach Brian Kelly will debut as a color commentator for the Jacksonville State vs. North Dakota State game on CBS Sports Network.
- Week 0 features eight FBS college football games all on Saturday, August 29, with subsequent Week 1 games running from September 3 to 7 across various networks including NBC, ESPN, CBS Sports Network, ESPN+, ACC Network, and The CW.
- Notable Week 0 matchups include San José State at No. 14 USC on NBC/Peacock, NC State at Virginia on ESPN, and New Mexico State at Florida State on The CW.
