Week 1 Football: What to watch

Here’s what’s on the schedule this week around the ACC and the immediate region, plus keeping an eye on the Wolfpack’s 2018 opponents and other potentially intriguing national games.

(Note: FEI Preseason Projections and S&P+ Preseason Projections listed for each D1-A/FBS Team)

Thursday

FCS Kennesaw State @ 122/113 Georgia State - 7:00pm - ESPN+

41/41 Wake Forest @ 78/96 Tulane - 8:00pm - CBSSN

Friday

75/80 Syracuse @ 74/88 Western Michigan - 6:00pm - CBSSN

80/83 Army @ 29/38 Duke - 7:00pm - ESPNU

Saturday

FCS James Madison @ 38/36 NC State - 12:00pm - ESPNU

110/117 Coastal Carolina @ 36/29 South Carolina - 12:00pm - SECN

FCS Furman @ 2/2 Clemson - 12:20pm - ACCNE

FCS Alcorn State @ 47/62 Georgia Tech - 12:30pm - ACCNE

100/95 UMass @ 34/47 Boston College - 1:00pm - ACCNE

8/4 Washington vs 5/6 Auburn - 3:30pm - ABC

70/59 Appalachian State @ 16/7 Penn State - 3:30pm - BTN

69/70 Tennessee @ 44/48 West Virginia - 3:30pm - CBS

FCS Albany @ 51/50 Pittsburgh - 3:30pm - ACCNE

50/57 Marshall @ 95/82 Miami (OH) - 3:30pm - ESPN+

53/53 North Carolina @ 54/65 California - 4:00pm - FOX

FCS Fordham @ 124/123 Charlotte - 6:00pm - ESPN+

FCS North Carolina A&T @ 121/126 East Carolina - 6:00pm - ESPN3

FCS Richmond @ 76/72 Virginia - 6:00pm - ACCNE

14/10 Michigan @ 6/9 Notre Dame - 7:30pm - NBC

30/26 Louisville vs 1/3 Alabama - 8:00pm - ABC

Sunday

15/12 Miami vs 20/15 LSU - 7:30pm - ABC

Monday

22/34 Virginia Tech @ 12/19 Florida State - 8:00pm - ESPN

Not a lot of great match-ups Thursday and Friday, so you might as well tune in to see a few fellow ACC teams. It’ll be the first look at how Wake will be this year, plus that Syracuse-Western Michigan game might be more entertaining than you would think.

There are plenty of games to keep you entertained all day Saturday. The Sunday and Monday games (the only ones in all of D1-A/FBS those days) have an ACC flair and should be fantastic match-ups.