2024 College Football Schedule Highlights

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Introduction

The 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season will begin on August 24, 2024, and end on December 14, 2024.
The postseason will start on December 14, 2024, and conclude with the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 20, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
The season will feature a new College Football Playoff system with an expanded 12-team bracket.
Key games include Alabama at Penn State on August 10, Auburn at Oklahoma State on August 15, and Alabama at Oregon State on August 17.
The season will also see significant conference realignment, with teams like Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah moving to the Big 12, and Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington joining the Big Ten.

Alabama at Penn State: Scheduled for Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Noon ET on FOX.
Auburn at Oklahoma State: Scheduled for Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 7:30 PM ET on FS2.
Alabama at Oregon State: Scheduled for Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 3:30 PM ET on ABC.
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech: Part of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland, on August 24, 2024, at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN.
Clemson vs. Georgia: Part of the Aflac Kickoff Game on August 24, 2024, at 12:00 PM ET on ABC.
LSU vs. USC: Part of the Vegas Kickoff Classic on August 24, 2024, at 7:30 PM ET on ABC.
NC State vs. Tennessee: Part of the Duke's Mayo Classic on August 24, 2024, at 7:30 PM ET on ABC.

Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah will move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12.
California and Stanford will join the ACC.
Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington will join the Big Ten.
Army will join the American Athletic Conference.
Kennesaw State will join Conference USA.
SMU will join the ACC.
Texas and Oklahoma will move from the Big 12 to the SEC.
UMass will join the MAC in 2025.

The 2024 season will feature the first year of the new College Football Playoff system.
The playoff bracket will be expanded to 12 teams.
The College Football Playoff National Championship will be held on January 20, 2025.
The championship game will take place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
The new system aims to provide more opportunities for teams to compete for the national title.

A time-out will be implemented at the first dead ball on or after the two-minute mark of the second and fourth quarters.
Coach-to-player communications via the helmet will be allowed for one player.
Up to 18 tablets per team will be permitted on the sidelines for in-game video only.
Horse-collar tackles within the tackle box will now be penalized as a personal foul.
Head coaches will be permitted to be interviewed by the media at the end of the first and third quarters.
Commercial sponsor logos will be permitted on three areas of the playing field.
Any 'hide-out' play will be considered a team unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

The regular season will begin on Saturday, August 24, 2024.
Four games will be played on the opening day, known as Week 0.
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech will be part of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland.
SMU will play at Nevada, Montana State at New Mexico, and Delaware State at Hawaii.
The Aflac Kickoff Game will feature Clemson vs. Georgia.
The Vegas Kickoff Classic will feature LSU vs. USC.
The Duke's Mayo Classic will feature NC State vs. Tennessee.