Everything to know about Week 0.
Significant change is coming to college football this season but some things will remain the same. Such as Week 0, which is the first week in the CFB season but isn't called Week 1. It's when fans start to rev up the excitement for the upcoming season and usually plays host to a handful of somewhat silly games, including an international showcase.
But the whole Week 0 idea is, understandably, a little confusing to those who do not eat, breathe, and sleep college football. So what's it all about? Here's what you need to know.For most teams in college football, their first game comes in Week 1. Which makes sense. And Week 1 always takes place on Labor Day Weekend. However, a select few schools are approved to play a game on the weekendLabor Day.
This year, the schools who play Week 0 games are headlined by the Florida State-Georgia Tech matchup taking place in Dublin, Ireland. Additionally, SMU will take on Nevada, Montana State plays at New Mexico, and Hawai'i hosts Delaware State .While there have been Week 0 games as far back as 1983, the modern concept of Week 0 is driven by a particular reason.
Otherwise, though, the NCAA has approved Week 0 games to essentially maximize viewership. This helps explain why the international showcase game is a Week 0 contest instead of coming in the middle of the season, where it may be more meaningful. The most obvious recent example came in 2019, when Florida battled Miami in a legit rivalry contest between two Power 5 schools.
In that vein, the first Week 0 game was a 1983 clash between No. 1 Nebraska and No. 4 Penn State. The Cornhuskers dominated, 44–6, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford.With all that background information absorbed, here's the full schedule for Week 0 of the 2024 college football season.Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated.
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