The 2024 college football season has already delivered dramatic moments, heroic performance and some upsets, and Week 1 isn’t even close to complete. Now, as the first full Saturday of action arrives, fans have a full day’s worth of games to consume. Among those games are a handful of marquee matchups carrying high stakes early in the season.
Up first is a wave of showdowns starting at noon ET that includes No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 14 Clemson and No. 8 Penn State traveling to West Virginia. The early window will also provide our first look at No. 2 Ohio State as the Buckeyes host Akron and look to begin their title-or-bust season in style.
That’s only the beginning. The afternoon brings a Sunshine State showdown between No. 19 Miami and Florida that is vital for both teams; the Hurricanes and Gators have struggled in their first two seasons under new coaches and need fast starts to help build momentum for their programs. Finally, the evening wave is highlighted by a top-20 battle between No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 20 Texas A&M as the Fighting Irish travel to Aggieland to take on an A&M squad that is rebooting under first-year coach Mike Elko.
Be sure to stick with CBS Sports all day Saturday for college football coverage from the opening kickoff onward. Let’s take a look at our expert picks for the best games in Week 1.
Odds via SportsLine consensus | All times Eastern
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 14 Clemson
Noon | ABC, fubo (Try for free) — Clemson needs to find a way to stretch the field and be more explosive than it has in recent years. That’s up to quarterback Cade Klubnik to produce, but the other issue is in the red zone where the Tigers ranked 118th in conversions last season. Georgia has…
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Author : David Cobb
Publish date : 2024-08-30 21:04:41
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