College football on television this weekend (Sept. 1-5)

The Labor Day weekend is the occasion for the first full weekend of college football, starting with games on Thursday, Sept. 1, and running through Monday, Sept. 5.

The featured matchups include No. 3-ranked Georgia vs. No. 11 Oregon on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ABC. No. 19 Arkansas plays host to No. 23 Cincinnati on ESPN at 3:30 p.m. Saturday night at 8, No. 2 Ohio State plays host to No. 5 Notre Dame.

Locally, Kentucky’s 7 p.m. Saturday opener against visiting Miami (Ohio)will be streamed on ESPN Plus and SEC Network Plus. Eastern Kentucky is at Eastern Michigan at 7 p.m. Friday on ESPN3.

Here is the list of games for Week 1 of college football:

This story was originally published September 1, 2022 at 6:00 AM.

John Clay

Lexington Herald-Leader

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John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription