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College football games on today 8/23/25: Week 0 TV schedule for Saturday

The 2025 college football season kicks off on Saturday, August 23, 2025. Here is the TV schedule for today's slate of action.

By Josh Sanchez

Kansas State Wildcats cheerleaders take a photo after the game against the TCU Horned Frogs
Kansas State Wildcats cheerleaders take a photo after the game against the TCU Horned Frogs / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
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Ladies and gentlemen, we've finally made it. The 2025 college football season officially kicks off with "Week 0" on Saturday, August 23, with a five-game schedule including a ranked vs. ranked matchup to kickoff the action in Dublin, Ireland.

The No. 17-ranked Kansas State Wildcats and No. 22 Iowa State Cyclones face off in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium beginning at noon ET on ESPN.

MORE: AP Top 25 College Football Rankings 2025: Preseason AP Poll

The final game of the day will be a primetime showdown on CBS between Stanford Cardinal and Hawaii Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu.

A Hawaii Rainbow Warriors mascot leads the team out to take on the Nevada Wolfpack at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Compl
A Hawaii Rainbow Warriors mascot leads the team out to take on the Nevada Wolfpack at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. / Marco Garcia-Imagn Images

Other games will air on FOX, the CBS Sports Network, and local networks throughout the afternoon.

How can you tune into Saturday's action throughout the day?

A full look at the TV schedule for today's five-game slate of action can be seen below (all times Eastern, betting odds via ESPN BET).

College football Week 0 TV schedule

Kansas State cheerleaders make their way into Bill Snyder Family Stadium before the start of the game against Arizona Friday.
Kansas State cheerleaders make their way into Bill Snyder Family Stadium before the start of the game against Arizona Friday. / Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

No. 17 Kansas State vs. No. 22 Iowa State | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN
Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland
Betting Odds: Kansas State -3.5 | O/U: 50.5

Idaho State at UNLV | 4:00 p.m. | SSSEN/MW Network
Allegiant Stadium | Las Vegas, Nevada
Betting Odds: Kansas State -3.5 | O/U: 50.5

Fresno State at Kansas | 6:30 p.m. | FOX
David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium | Lawrence, Kansas
Betting Odds: Kansas State -3.5 | O/U: 50.5

Sam Houston at Western Kentucky | 7:00 p.m. | CBSSN
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium | Bowling Green, Kentucky
Betting Odds: Kansas State -3.5 | O/U: 50.5

Stanford at Hawaii | 7:30 p.m. | CBS
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex | Honolulu, Hawaii
Betting Odds: Kansas State -3.5 | O/U: 50.5

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