ESPN has released its tenative schedule for the fall here.
If you're like us, weekday football keeps us hungry for weekend football. So it's a must, of course.
Games of note bolded
| Thu., Aug. 28 | NC State at South Carolina | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Aug. 28 | Oregon State at Stanford | 9 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Sept. 4 | South Carolina at Vanderbilt | TBD | ESPN |
| Fri., Sept. 5 | South Florida at UCF | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Sept. 11 | North Carolina at Rutgers | TBD | ESPN |
| Wed., Sept. 17 | Kansas State at Louisville | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Sept. 18 | West Virginia at Colorado | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Sept. 19 | Baylor at Connecticut | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Sept. 25 | USC at Oregon State | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 2 | Pittsburgh at South Florida | TBD | ESPN |
| Fri., Oct. 3 | Cincinnati at Marshall | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 9 | Clemson at Wake Forest | TBD | ESPN |
| Fri., Oct. 10 | Louisville at Memphis | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 16 | Florida State at NC State | TBD | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 23 | Auburn at West Virginia | TBD | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 30 | South Florida at Cincinnati | TBD | ESPN |
| Thu., Nov. 6 | Maryland at Virginia Tech | TBD | ESPN |
| Thu., Nov. 13 | Virginia Tech at Miami | TBD | ESPN |
| Fri., Nov. 4 | Cincinnati at Louisville | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Nov. 20 | Miami at Georgia Tech | TBD | ESPN |
| Thu., Nov. 27 | Texas A&M at Texas | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Nov. 28 | West Virginia at Pittsburgh | Noon | ABC |
| Fri., Nov. 28 | UCLA at Arizona State | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Dec. 4 | Louisville at Rutgers | TBD | ESPN |
| Sat., Dec. 6 | Pittsburgh at Connecticut | TBD | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Dec. 6 | South Florida at West Virginia | TBD | ESPN or ESPN2 |
USF-UCF: USF showed some flashes of greatness last season reaching #2 early in the season. UCF won the Conference USA behind the running of Kevin Smith, who bolted for the draft. USF won this in a wash last year, but UCF keeps getting better.
KSU-Louisville: KSU started out hot last year almost knocking off Auburn as well as taking out a top 10 Texas. The season soon went into the tank after that. Louisville also started off hot with some huge offensive performances. Kragthorpe soon learned that high octane offense with out some defense doesn't win much. This will be a big game for each team to get a foot on the ground before conference races get hot and heavy.
WVU-Colo: Dan Hawkins and Colorado's non-conference slate has been pretty rough lately (FSU, Georgia, ASU.) They may be a glutton for punishment as they get Pat White, Noel Devine, and the 'Neers early in the season. I think this really might be Colorado's break out year.
Baylor-UConn: Only noted in that I can't remember the last time Baylor was on national TV.
Clemson-Wake Forrest: Grobe has got Wake Forrest not just decent,but borderline good. Clemson has got to start doing something in the ACC other than getting second in their division.
Auburn-WVU: Same story w/ WVU. Should be good but we'll have to see how the new coach turns out. Auburn will be Auburn. Of note, WVU better hope they don't come in this one ranked, because Tuberville's record vs. top 10 teams is phenomenal.
VaTech-Miami: VT looks to be good ol' VT this year with solid defense and a slightly lacking offense. Miami had an amazing recruiting class but Shannon needs wins now. The question is if Miami can start doing something on offense for the first time since their last BCS appearance.
Texas A&M at Texas: There have been some hard fought games the last four years and I don't expect anything to change in this rivalry. Mike Sherman will make his Lone Star Showdown debut. The small town duel between McGee and McCoy is also an interesting note.
Louisville-Rutgers: This has been a pretty exciting conference game the last few years. Expect similar results this year, but with some new blood.
USF-WVU: WVU will come out hungry after being embarrassed here last year. Leavitt also won't let this team get down after a slightly disappointing finish to end last season
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