College Football 2024: When is Ohio State's first football game? Here's how to watch and stream

Mariyam Muhammad, Columbus Dispatch

With college football season almost underway, the Ohio State Buckeyes will be arriving at Ohio Stadium in a little more than a week.

When is Ohio State's first football game of the college football season? Here’s what to know and how to watch.

Ohio State football starts its season Aug. 31 against another Ohio school

The perennial contender Buckeyes, ranked No. 2 in the preseason AP poll, face Akron in the season opener at 3 p.m. ET on Aug. 31. The home game at Ohio Stadium will be broadcast on CBS.

College football schedule: When does college football season start? Check out the schedules for Ohio teams

When do college football games start?

The first week, also known as Week Zero, kicks off on Aug. 24. The limited slate of games will feature several Division I teams, according to the NCAA.

Here’s the schedule for Saturday, Aug. 24 (all times ET):

  • Florida State vs. Georgia Tech (in Dublin, Ireland) | 12 p.m. | ESPN

  • McNeese at Tarleton State | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2

  • Montana State at New Mexico | 4 p.m. | FS1

  • Football Championship Subdivision Kickoff: North Alabama vs. Southeast Missouri State | 7 p.m. | ESPN

  • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference Challenge: Norfolk State vs. Florida A&M | 7:30 p.m. | ABC

  • SMU at Nevada | 8 p.m. | CBS Sports Network

The second week, also known as Week One, will begin on Thursday, Aug. 29. Most of the games during that week are scheduled for Aug. 31.

Thursday, Aug. 29 games (all times ET)

  • North Carolina at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | Fox

  • North Dakota State at Colorado | 8 p.m. | ESPN

  • Sacramento State at San Jose State | 10 p.m. | stream with truTV and Max

Friday, Aug. 30

  • TCU at Stanford | 10:30 p.m. ET | ESPN

Select Saturday, Aug. 31 games (aside from Ohio State) on major networks (all times ET)

  • Clemson vs. Georgia (Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia) | 12 p.m. | ABC

  • Penn State at West Virginia | 12 p.m. | Fox

  • South Dakota State at Oklahoma State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+

  • Miami (FL) at Florida | 3:30 p.m. | ABC

  • Notre Dame at Texas A&M | 7:30 p.m. | ABC

  • Georgia State at Georgia Tech | 8 p.m. | ACC Network

  • Texas A&M-Commerce at San Diego State | 8 p.m. | truTV and Max

You can view a full schedule of the entire upcoming college football season on the NCAA’s website.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: When is OSU's first football game? Here's what to know

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