The final Saturday of 2026 without college football has passed. Thankfully.There will be eight games on Aug. 29. The season kicks into high gear on Sept. 3 with 11 games games as the catalyst to the first big weekend of college football.The only ranked team in a game on the first Saturday of college football will be 14th-ranked USC, which plays host to San Jose State at the Coliseum.A look at the TV schedule, all times Eastern, with game predictions:North Carolina vs. TCU at Dublin, IrelandTelevision: ESPNKickoff: 12 p.m.Prediction: TCU 27, North Carolina 13San Jose State at No. 14 USCKickoff: 3 p.m.Television: NBCPrediction: USC 51, San Jose State 17NC State at VirginiaKickoff: 3:30 p.m.Television: ESPNPrediction: Virginia 24, NC State 20Jacksonville State at North Dakota StateKickoff: 5:30 p.m.Television: CBS Sports NetworkPrediction: North Dakota State 31, Jacksonville State 23Sacramento State at Eastern MichiganKickoff: 6:30 p.m.Television: ESPN+Prediction: Sacramento State 24, Eastern Michigan 21Hawaii at StanfordKickoff: 7 p.m.Television: ACC NetworkPrediction: Hawaii 26, Stanford 17New Mexico State at Florida StateKickoff: 7 p.m.Television: CWPrediction: Florida State 38, New Mexico State 10Memphis at UNLVKickoff: 10 p.m.Television: FOXPrediction: Memphis 27, UNLV 24This article originally appeared on The List Wire: College football television schedule and predictions for Aug. 29

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