2026 NCAA Division I FBS Football: Streaming Options

The 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season is one of the elite campaigns in college football. This season will begin with the regular season and conclude with a final champion. It will also feature several bowl games scheduled for the later stages of the season. Several notable players are expected to have a significant impact throughout the upcoming college football season. Several top teams will enter the regular season backed by preseason power rankings. American football fans can enjoy NFL action while also following the latest college football games.

Event Details

Regular Season: August 29, 2026, and December 12, 2026.

Postseason or Bowl Season

First Round: December 18-19, 2026

Quarterfinals: December 30, 2026, and January 1, 2027.

Semifinals: January 14-15, 2027.

Final Date: January 25, 2027.

Where can I stream the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football?

Countries	Broadcast Options
United Kingdom	DAZN and UK Disney+ / ESPN.
USA	ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, Peacock, Max (HBO Max).
France	beIN Sports
Australia	Kayo Sports

2026 NCAA Division I FBS Football: Schedule

Date	Round	Title Name
August 29, 2026	Week Zero	2026 College Football Week Zero
September 3-7, 2026	Week 1	2026 College Football Season Opening Week
September 10-12, 2026	Week 2	Regular Season
September 17-19, 2026	Week 3	Regular Season
September 24-26, 2026	Week 4	Regular Season
October 1-3, 2026	Week 5	Regular Season
October 8-10, 2026	Week 6	Regular Season
October 15-17, 2026	Week 7	Regular Season
October 22-24, 2026	Week 8	Regular Season
October 29-31, 2026	Week 9	Regular Season
November 5-7, 2026	Week 10	Regular Season
November 12-14, 2026	Week 11	Regular Season
November 19-21, 2026	Week 12	Regular Season
November 26-28, 2026	Week 13	Regular Season / Rivalry Week
December 4-5, 2026	Conference Championship Week	Conference Championship Games
December 6, 2026	Selection Day	College Football Playoff Selection
December 18, 2026	CFP First Round	College Football Playoff First Round
December 19, 2026	CFP First Round	College Football Playoff First Round
December 30, 2026	CFP Quarterfinal	Fiesta Bowl – CFP Quarterfinal
January 1, 2027	CFP Quarterfinal	Cotton Bowl – CFP Quarterfinal
January 1, 2027	CFP Quarterfinal	Peach Bowl – CFP Quarterfinal
January 1, 2027	CFP Quarterfinal	Rose Bowl – CFP Quarterfinal
January 14, 2027	CFP Semifinal	Orange Bowl – CFP Semifinal
January 15, 2027	CFP Semifinal	Sugar Bowl – CFP Semifinal
January 25, 2027	CFP National Championship	2027 College Football Playoff National Championship

College Football Playoff games

Bowl Games	Date
Non-bowl game (First round)	December 18
Non-bowl game (First round)	December 19
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (Quarterfinals)	December 30
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Quarterfinals)	January 1
Cotton Bowl Classic (Quarterfinals)	January 1
Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential (Quarterfinals)	January 1
Capital One Orange Bowl (Semifinals)	January 14
Allstate Sugar Bowl (Semifinals)	January 15
College Football Playoff National Championship Game	January 25

Non-CFP bowl schedules

Bowl Games	Date
Salute to Veterans Bowl (Montgomery, AL)	December 15
Frisco Football Classic (Frisco, TX)	December 15
Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL)	December 18
Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, FL)	December 18
Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC)	December 21
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID)	December 21
Puerto Rico Bowl (Bayamón, PR)	December 22
Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL)	December 22
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA)	December 22
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA)	December 23
Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX)	December 23
Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX)	December 23
New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM)	December 24
Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl (Honolulu, HI)	December 24
Pinstripe Bowl (Bronx, NY)	December 26
Fenway Bowl (Boston, MA)	December 26
Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Charlotte, NC)	December 26
68 Ventures Bowl (Mobile, AL)	December 26
Cactus Bowl (Tempe, AZ)	December 26
Arizona Bowl (Tucson, AZ)	December 27
Military Bowl (Annapolis, MD)	December 28
Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL)	December 29
Pop-Tarts Bowl (Orlando, FL)	December 29
Valero Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX)	December 29
Taxslayer Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL)	December 30
Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN)	December 30
ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, FL)	December 31
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)	December 31
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (Paradise, NV)	December 31
Texas Bowl (Houston, TX)	December 31
Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)	January 2
First Responder Bowl (University Park, TX)	January 2
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)	January 2
Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)	TBD
Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, CA)	TBD

All-Star Games

Bowl-eligible teams	Bowl-ineligible teams
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)	Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
American Conference	American Conference
Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference
Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference
Conference USA	Conference USA
Mid-American Conference	Mid-American Conference
Mountain West Conference	Mountain West Conference
Pac-12 Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference
Sun Belt Conference	Sun Belt Conference
NCAA Division I FBS independent Schools	–

Estimated Prize Money Distribution

CTP Stage	Revenue Distribution
CFP participation	$4 million per participating team
CFP Quarterfinal appearance	$4 million per team advancing
CFP Semifinal appearance	$6 million per team advancing
National Championship appearance	$6 million per team reaching the championship
Conference expenses	$3 million per round beginning with 2026–27

Upcoming Games Schedules

Fixtures	Dates	Time Zone ET	Time Zone PT	Time Zone IST	Locations
TCU Horned Frogs vs North Carolina Tar Heels	August 29, 2026 (Saturday)	12:00 PM	09:00 AM	09:30 PM	Aviva Stadium, Dublin.
USC Trojans vs San Jose State Spartans	August 29, 2026 (Saturday)	03:00 PM	12:00 PM	12:30 AM (Next Day)	LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles.
Virginia Cavaliers vs NC State Wolfpack	August 29, 2026 (Saturday)	03:30 PM	12:30 PM	01:00 AM (Next Day)	Scott Stadium, University of Virginia.
North Dakota State Bison vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks	August 29, 2026 (Saturday)	05:30 PM	02:30 PM	03:00 AM (Next Day)	Fargodome, Fargo.
Florida State Seminoles vs New Mexico State Aggies	August 29, 2026 (Saturday)	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee.
Illinois Fighting Illini vs UAB Blazers	September 3, 2026 (Thursday)	09:00 PM	06:00 PM	06:30 AM (Next Day)	Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Champaign.
Indiana Hoosiers vs North Texas Mean Green	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	12:00 PM	09:00 AM	09:30 PM	Memorial Stadium, Bloomington.
Ohio State Buckeyes vs Ball State Cardinals	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	12:30 PM	09:30 AM	10:00 PM	Ohio Stadium, Columbus.
LSU Tigers vs Clemson Tigers	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	07:30 PM	04:30 PM	05:00 AM (Next Day)	Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge.
Arizona State Sun Devils vs Morgan State Bears	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	10:00 PM	07:00 PM	07:30 AM (Next Day)	Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe.

Week 1 Matchups and Participating Teams

Matches	Dates
TCU vs UNC, USC vs SJSU, Virginia vs NC State, ND State vs Jax State, Eastern MI vs Sacramento St, Stanford vs Hawaii, Florida State vs NM State, and UNLV vs Memphis	August 29, 2026
Rutgers vs UMass, UCF vs B-CU, Delaware vs Merrimack, Kennesaw St vs West Georgia, Wake Forest vs AKR, Buffalo vs Albany, Georgia Tech vs Colorado, Missouri vs AR-Pine Bluff, Minnesota vs Eastern IL, Illinois vs UAB, and Utah vs Idaho	September 3, 2026
Eastern MI vs SJSU, Georgia State vs NC A&T, Purdue vs Indiana State, Kansas vs LIU, Oklahoma vs UTEP, MI State vs Toledo, Standard vs Miami FL, and USC vs Fresno State	September 4, 2026
Houston vs Oregon State, Nebraska vs Ohio, Alabama vs East Carolina, James Madison vs Liberty, Army vs Bryant, West Virginia vs Coastal Carolina, Indiana vs North Texas, Syracuse vs New Hampshire, Bowling Green vs Tarleton St, UConn vs Lafayette, Ohio State vs Ball State, Pittsburgh vs Miami OH,  Air Force vs Duquesne, Kentucky Youngstown St, Lowa State vs SEMO, Tempie vs Rhode Island, Georgia vs TN State, Duke vs Tulane, Auburn vs Baylor, Texas vs Texas State, UTSA vs UTRGV, Charlotte vs Citadel, GA Southern vs Charleston So, Michigan vs WMU, LA Tech vs NW State, MS State vs LA-Monroe, LSU vs Clemson, Virginia Tech vs VMI, Florida vs FL Atlantic, Northwestern vs SD State, Louisiana vs Lamar, and Maryland vs Hampton	September 5, 2026
ND State vs Fordham, Navy vs Towson, Tennessee vs Furman, App State vs Maine, Cincinnati vs Boston College, Penn State vs Marshall, Oregon vs Boise State, Tulsa vs Oklahoma St, Lowa vs Northern IL, Arkansas vs North Alabama, Southern Miss vs Alcorn State, Co State vs Wyoming, Old Dominion vs Norfolk State, Troy vs Sam Houston, Texas A&M vs MO State, Jax State vs Eastern KY, Utah State vs Idaho State, Texas Tech vs ACU, South Florida vs FIU, Kansas State vs Nicholls, Vanderbilt vs Austin Peay, South Alabama vs SE LA, Memphis vs AR State, Rice vs HCU, Middle Tenn. vs Murray State, BYU vs Utah Tech, NM State vs Mercyhurst, Arizona vs Northern AZ, San Diego St vs Portland St, New Mexico vs Central MI, Sacramento St vs MS Valley, Arizona State vs Morgan State, Hawaii vs UNLV, Nevada vs WKU, and California vs UCLA	September 5, 2026
Washington vs Washington St, Notre Dame vs Wisconsin, and Ole Miss vs Louisville	September 6, 2026
Florida State vs SMU	September 7, 2026

Top Selected Teams

Virginia Cavaliers vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: August 29, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 03:30 PM ET|12:30 PM PT|01:00 AM (Next Day) IST

Venue: Scott Stadium, University of Virginia.

Possible Lineups for Virginia Cavaliers

Offense

Position	Players
Quarterback	Cole Geer
Running Back	Solomon Beebe
Wide Receiver	Josiah Abdullah
Tight End	Connor Cox
Offensive Lineman	Jon Adair, Dylan Biehl, McKale Boley, Ryan Brubaker, Grant Ellinger, Mikey Gildea, and Jim Harris Jr.

Defense

Position	Players
Defensive Lineman	Kervins Choute and Justin Townsend
Defensive Ends	Nnanna Anyanwu and Devon Baxter
Linebackers	Dallas Brannon, Myles Brown, and CaydenCook-Cash
Cornerbacks	Omillio Agard, Jayden Covil, and Kevon Gray
Safety	Keke Adams

Possible Lineups for NC State Wolfpack

Offense

Position	Players
Quarterback	CJ Bailey
Running Back	RJ Boyd
Wide Receiver	Amiri Acker
Tight End	Stephen Brown
Offensive Lineman	Omarian Abraham, Tre Aiken, Teague Andersen, Joseph Castaneda, Matthew Clay, and Daniel Cruz
Offensive Tackle	Brady Sakowitz

Defense

Position	Players
Defensive Lineman	Adrian Farrow
Defensive Ends	Joseph Adedire and ChaseBond
Defensive Tackles	Colby Cronk and Fabian Kimbrough
Linebackers	Popo Aguirre and Bailey Benson
Cornerbacks	Asaad Brown Jr. and Isaiah Crowell
Safeties	Chino Aguirre and Brody Barnhardt

Team Analysis

The Virginia Cavaliers performed consistently well last season. The Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Missouri Tigers in last year’s game. The NC State Wolfpack suffered a defeat to the Miami Hurricanes in their previous matchup. This season, the team will look to improve its offense and defense and make a strong impact in forthcoming games.

The Pick: Virginia Cavaliers

North Dakota State Bison vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Date:  August 29, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 05:30 PM ET|02:30 PM PT|03:00 AM (Next Day) IST

Venue: Fargodome, Fargo.

Possible Lineups for North Dakota State Bison

Offense

Position	Players
Quarterback	Preston Brown
Running Back	Jonathan Harvey
Wide Receiver	Mekhi Collins
Tight End	Gabriel Cunningham
Offensive Lineman	Kene Anene and Earl Brown
Offensive Tackles	Ryan Babatz, Josh Magin, and Austin Schultz
Guard	Griffin Empey
Center	Gage Schmidt

 

Defense

Position	Players
Defensive Ends	Allante Burley and Daniel Devine
Defensive Tackles	Brody Clubb and Chase Evink
Linebackers	Carter Appl and Damian Devine
Cornerbacks	Q Barnslater and Kendrick Carter
Safeties	Jaylen Archibald, Hudson Artz Walker Braaten and Jaylin Crumby

Possible Lineups for Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Offense

Position	Players
Quarterback	Caden Creel
Running Back	Jamarious Acklin
Wide Receiver	Franklin Baret Jr.
Tight End	David Alpers III
Offensive Lineman	Amarii Atchison, Kendarius Blair, Markevian Blake, Ryland Bragg, Bo Burkes, Will Cooper, and Hadine Diaby

Defense

Position	Players
Defensive Lineman	Nii Addy and Jackson Bunn
Defensive End	Jumarion Larry
Defensive Back	Tre’Von Pringle
Linebackers	Mario Alloway, Austin Bouck, and Myles Butler
Cornerbacks	Javan Allison, Tim Anthony, and JQ Brooks
Safety	Rob Billings IV

Team Analysis

The North Dakota State Bison showed consistent performances throughout the last season. In contrast, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks delivered an inconsistent performance last season. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks will pose a tough challenge in the upcoming game.

The Pick: North Dakota State Bison

Closing Analysis

NCAA Division I FBS football promises an intense battle between the two competitive teams. Several teams will face their opponents in the first week of the season. Fans are eager to watch their front-runner players and teams on the field.