What College Football games are on today? Week 0 NCAAF Schedule including Kansas State vs Iowa State

College football returns to action this afternoon as Saturday’s “Week 0" slate kicks off with nine games. The excitement begins at 12:00 PM ET when No. 22 Iowa State takes on No. 17 Kansas State in Dublin, Ireland. See below to find the full schedule of games taking place today.

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What college football games are on today?

*All times are listed as ET

Saturday, August 23:

No 22. Iowa State vs No. 17 Kansas State - 12:00 PM on ESPN

UIW vs Nicholls - 1:00 PM on ESPN2

Idaho State vs UNLV - 4:00 PM - Mountain West Network

Tarleton State vs Portland State - 4:30 PM on ESPN2

Fresno State at Kansas - 6:30 PM on Fox

UC Davis vs Mercer - 7:00 PM on ESPN

Sam Houston at Western Kentucky - 7:00 PM on CBSSN

Stanford at Hawaii - 7:30 PM on CBS, Paramount +

North Carolina Central vs Southern - 7:30 PM on ABC

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