A look at Saturday's state, regional, and national college football schedule
State
1 p.m., Palmetto Collegiate Bandits at Central Georgia Tech (game with Gordon State cancelled)
2 p.m., GMC at Tyler (Texas) JC
3 p.m., Mercer at Bethune-Cookman
Off; FVSU
Georgia
12 p.m., No. 23 Georgia Tech at Syracuse |ACC Network
Georgia Tech game notes
Syracuse’s Central Georgia alum: 4 QB Jakhari Williams, FPD, Fr.
2 p.m., Tennessee Tech at No. 1 Georgia,|ESPN+/SECN+
With a daunting schedule ahead, No. 1 Georgia has easy one against FCS team Tennessee Tech
7 p.m., Louisiana at Kennesaw State |ESPN+
7 p.m., Chattanooga at Georgia State |ESPN+
Chattanooga’s Central Georgia alum: DT Isaiah Harvey, Northside, Fr.
7 p.m., Georgia Southern at Nevada |truTV/Max
Nevada’s Central Georgia alum: 5 S Keyshawn Cobb, Gr., Peach County (Fort Scott, Northeast Mississippi, Buffalo, West Virginia)
SEC/ACC
Auburn hosts California in rematch of Tigers’ 14-10 victory last season
Big game at the Big House as No. 4 Texas visits No. 10 Michigan for 1st regular-season clash
Milroe, No. 4 Alabama host South Florida in rematch of low-scoring 2023 game
Dart, No. 6 Mississippi host Middle Tennessee after opening with rout, offensive explosion
South Carolina visits Kentucky in stand-alone SEC opener as others play non-conference showdowns
No. 9 Missouri welcomes Buffalo on Saturday night to continue its 4-game season-opening homestand
No. 12 Miami set for home opener against Florida A&M, winner of 13 straight games
Arnold looks to follow 4 TD opener as No. 15 Oklahoma hosts Houston
No. 16 Oklahoma State and Arkansas are playing for the first time since 1980
No. 18 LSU eyes bounce-back performance against Nicholls State
No. 22 Louisville aims to follow up dominant opener with similar effort against Jacksonville State
No. 24 NC State gets big matchup with No. 14 Tennessee to headline ACC’s Week 2 slate
No. 25 Clemson, Appalachian State both look to keep CFP hopes alive early in the season
Tar Heels look for 2-0 start when they host Charlotte in an instate matchup for their home opener
Demon Deacons and Cavaliers meet to start their ACC schedules Saturday
Arizona State eyes first win against an SEC opponent vs. Mississippi State
Bearcats seek second straight 2-0 start when they host rival Pittsburgh
Boston College faces Duquesne, hopes to build on big win over Florida State
Texas A&M looks to bounce back from season-opening loss when McNeese visits
Northwestern seeks payback against Duke after opening lakefront stadium with win
Vanderbilt can match last season’s win total hosting Alcorn State
Virginia Tech looks to bounce back in home opener against Marshall
South
UCF Knights, Sam Houston State Bearkats look to build on lopsided season-opening victories
National
No. 2 Buckeyes expected to put up big numbers again when they host Western Michigan
No. 5 Notre Dame leans heavily on QB Riley Leonard’s leadership and experience
No. 8 Penn State’s confidence is soaring on defense as Bowling Green comes to town
Ducks fall in rankings after underwhelming opener, face Boise State on Saturday night
Baylor faces new Big 12 member No. 11 Utah in nonconference game this week
Moss makes first home start when No. 13 USC looks to build on big opening win against Utah St
No. 17 K-State tests road form against a Tulane team seeking CFP credibility
Legacy of Mike Leach meets on the field as Washington State hosts Texas Tech
Indiana seeks 2-0 start as Western Illinois tries to snap Division I’s longest losing streak at 25
West Virginia looks to bounce back from lopsided loss to No. 8 Penn State by hosting FCS Albany
Old rivals Colorado and Nebraska will wrap up their 4-game nonconference series in Lincoln