It’s an abbreviated slate on Saturday, so there’s a good chance your favorite team isn’t taking the field yet on this so-called Week 0. But these games do actually count, and in a couple of cases they have conference implications as well.

Though the 2025 college football season is just a few days away, hope still springs eternal among most fanbases. That veneer of offseason optimism has yet to wear off. All of the positive training camp reports and preseason rankings have bolstered that positive outlook.

Here is your complete viewing guide for the Week 0 slate of games, including my top three must-watch games of the weekend

Texas tops the preseason Top 25 with Arch Manning, but Georgia, Alabama, and Ohio State are close, putting pressure on the Longhorns to prove they belong.

SportsLine expert Mike Tierney has revealed his picks for Hawaii vs. Stanford in the Week 0 matchup on CBS and Paramount+

On Tuesday morning, On3's Justin Hokanson reported that "Auburn football,finally, will claim nine deserving and legitimate college football national championships." Before this move, Auburn had recognized five national titles: 1913, 1957, 1983, 1993 and 2010. Now, it will recognize 1910, 1914, 1958 and 2004.

The Big 12 is the most fun conference in college football. Anything can happen in this yo-yo league of Brett Yormark. There are no wrong answers.

Left out of the national championship for the last two seasons, the SEC is eager to reclaim its mantle as the most dominant conference in college football in 20