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ESPN unveils kickoff times for notable Week 1 matchups

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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ESPN is out with kickoff times for some of the crucial games across a jam-packed Week 1 slate of college football!

This year, Week 0 action will hit on Aug. 24 with a handful of teams getting the season started. However, the first full week of action comes a week later with games from Thursday through Monday to celebrate Labor Day.

On Tuesday, ESPN unveiled its kickoff times for key games in Week 1, including primetime games on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the first week. Day games on Saturday were also revealed, including Georgia’s matchup with Clemson in the Aflac Kickoff Game from Atlanta.

Here are the kickoff times and the opening game lines to be aware of:

Thursday, Aug. 29

  • North Dakota State at Colorado (-7.5 via ESPN Bet) — 8 pm ET, ESPN

Saturday, Aug. 31

  • Clemson vs. Georgia (-13 via ESPN Bet) — 12 pm, ABC
  • Miami (FL) (-2 via DraftKings) at Florida — 3:30 pm, ABC
  • Notre Dame at Texas A&M (-1 via DraftKings) — 7:30 pm, ABC

Sunday, Sept. 1

  • USC vs. LSU (-6 via DraftKings) — 7:30 pm, ABC

Monday, Sept. 2

  • Boston College at Florida State (-23 via DraftKings) — 7:30 pm, ESPN

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.

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