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    College Football Picks: Expert Predictions for Every Game in Week 1

    By Steven Lassan,

    9 hours ago

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    Week 1 of 2024 college football season features 96 games from Thursday, Aug. 29 through Monday night on Sept. 2. Athlon Sports is back with predictions and picks for every contest.

    The first full weekend of the '24 season starts with 21 contests on Thursday night, including high-profile matchups between North Carolina-Minnesota, North Dakota State-Colorado, and Coastal Carolina-Jacksonville State. Six games are slated for Friday, headlined by TCU-Stanford and Western Michigan-Wisconsin.

    A deep schedule of games is on tap for Saturday. A neutral site battle in Atlanta between Clemson and Georgia, Penn State at West Virginia, Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt, and South Dakota State at Oklahoma State headline the top contests in the first window. The afternoon slate includes top-ranked teams in Ohio State and Texas playing, along with a huge showdown between Miami and Florida in the Swamp.

    Podcast: Week 1 Preview and Predictions

    The first night window includes Western Kentucky-Alabama, Notre Dame-Texas A&M, Fresno State-Michigan, and UCLA-Hawaii. The late-night portion of the Week 1 schedule includes New Mexico-Arizona, and Wyoming-Arizona State.

    USC and LSU meet in Las Vegas on Sunday, while Boston College takes on Florida State on Monday night to close out the Week 1 action.

    College Football Picks: Expert Predictions for Every Game in Week 1

    Steven Lassan Dan Lyons Thomas Neumann

    Howard at Rutgers (Thurs.)

    Rutgers

    Rutgers

    Rutgers

    Western Carolina at NC State (Thurs.)

    NC State

    NC State

    NC State

    North Carolina A&T at Wake Forest (Thurs.)

    Wake Forest

    Wake Forest

    Wake Forest

    New Hampshire at UCF (Thurs.)

    UCF

    UCF

    UCF

    Jackson State at ULM (Thurs.)

    ULM

    Jackson State

    ULM

    Lafayette at Buffalo (Thurs.)

    Buffalo

    Buffalo

    Lafayette

    Fordham at Bowling Green (Thurs.)

    Bowling Green

    Bowling Green

    Bowling Green

    Central Connecticut at Central Michigan (Thurs.)

    Central Michigan

    Central Michigan

    Central Michigan

    Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas (Thurs.)

    Arkansas

    Arkansas

    Arkansas

    Duquesne at Toledo (Thurs.)

    Toledo

    Toledo

    Toledo

    Murray State at Missouri (Thurs.)

    Missouri

    Missouri

    Missouri

    Lindenwood at Kansas (Thurs.)

    Kansas

    Kansas

    Kansas

    North Carolina at Minnesota (Thurs.)

    North Carolina

    North Carolina

    Minnesota

    North Dakota State at Colorado (Thurs.)

    Colorado

    Colorado

    Colorado

    Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville State (Thurs.)

    Jacksonville State

    Jacksonville State

    Coastal Carolina

    Alcorn State at UAB (Thurs.)

    UAB

    UAB

    UAB

    SE Louisiana at Tulane (Thurs.)

    Tulane

    Tulane

    Tulane

    Northwestern State at Tulsa (Thurs.)

    Tulsa

    Tulsa

    Tulsa

    Southern Utah at Utah (Thurs.)

    Utah

    Utah

    Utah

    Eastern Illinois at Illinois (Thurs.)

    Illinois

    Illinois

    Illinois

    Sacramento State at San Jose State (Thurs.)

    San Jose State

    San Jose State

    San Jose State

    Lehigh at Army (Fri.)

    Army

    Army

    Army

    Temple at Oklahoma (Fri.)

    Oklahoma

    Oklahoma

    Oklahoma

    Florida Atlantic at Michigan State (Fri.)

    Michigan State

    Michigan State

    Michigan State

    Elon at Duke (Fri.)

    Duke

    Duke

    Duke

    Western Michigan at Wisconsin (Fri.)

    Wisconsin

    Wisconsin

    Wisconsin

    TCU at Stanford (Fri.)

    TCU

    TCU

    TCU

    Clemson vs. Georgia (Atlanta)

    Georgia

    Georgia

    Georgia

    Penn State at West Virginia

    Penn State

    Penn State

    Penn State

    Illinois State at Iowa

    Iowa

    Iowa

    Iowa

    Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt

    Virginia Tech

    Virginia Tech

    Virginia Tech

    UConn at Maryland

    Maryland

    Maryland

    Maryland

    Austin Peay at Louisville

    Louisville

    Louisville

    Louisville

    Indiana State at Purdue

    Purdue

    Purdue

    Purdue

    Kent State at Pitt

    Pitt

    Pitt

    Pitt

    Bucknell at Navy

    Navy

    Navy

    Navy

    Chattanooga at Tennessee

    Tennessee

    Tennessee

    Tennessee

    South Dakota State at Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma State

    Oklahoma State

    Towson at Cincinnati

    Cincinnati

    Cincinnati

    Cincinnati

    Portland State at Washington State

    Washington State

    Washington State

    Washington State

    Akron at Ohio State

    Ohio State

    Ohio State

    Ohio State

    Colorado State at Texas

    Texas

    Texas

    Texas

    Miami at Florida

    Florida

    Miami

    Florida

    FIU at Indiana

    Indiana

    Indiana

    Indiana

    UTEP at Nebraska

    Nebraska

    Nebraska

    Nebraska

    Eastern Michigan at UMass

    Eastern Michigan

    Eastern Michigan

    UMass

    East Tennessee State at Appalachian State

    Appalachian State

    Appalachian State

    Appalachian State

    North Dakota at Iowa State

    Iowa State

    Iowa State

    Iowa State

    Ohio at Syracuse

    Syracuse

    Syracuse

    Syracuse

    Kennesaw State at UTSA

    UTSA

    UTSA

    UTSA

    Merrimack at Air Force

    Air Force

    Air Force

    Air Force

    Miami (Ohio) at Northwestern

    Northwestern

    Miami (Ohio)

    Northwestern

    Western Illinois at Northern Illinois

    Northern Illinois

    Northern Illinois

    Northern Illinois

    Boise State at Georgia Southern

    Boise State

    Boise State

    Boise State

    Old Dominion at South Carolina

    South Carolina

    South Carolina

    South Carolina

    Stony Brook at Marshall

    Marshall

    Marshall

    Marshall

    UC Davis at California

    California

    California

    California

    North Texas at South Alabama

    South Alabama

    South Alabama

    North Texas

    Eastern Kentucky at Mississippi State

    Mississippi State

    Mississippi State

    Mississippi State

    Campbell at Liberty

    Liberty

    Liberty

    Liberty

    Richmond at Virginia

    Virginia

    Virginia

    Virginia

    Norfolk State at East Carolina

    East Carolina

    East Carolina

    East Carolina

    Idaho State at Oregon State

    Oregon State

    Oregon State

    Oregon State

    Western Kentucky at Alabama

    Alabama

    Alabama

    Alabama

    Furman at Ole Miss

    Ole Miss

    Ole Miss

    Ole Miss

    UT Martin at Kansas State

    Kansas State

    Kansas State

    Kansas State

    Central Arkansas at Arkansas State

    Arkansas State

    Arkansas State

    Arkansas State

    Bethune-Cookman at South Florida

    South Florida

    South Florida

    South Florida

    Tarleton State at Baylor

    Baylor

    Baylor

    Baylor

    UNLV at Houston

    Houston

    UNLV

    Houston

    Tennessee Tech at Middle Tennessee

    Middle Tennessee

    Middle Tennessee

    Middle Tennessee

    Sam Houston at Rice

    Rice

    Rice

    Rice

    Nevada at Troy

    Troy

    Troy

    Troy

    North Alabama at Memphis

    Memphis

    Memphis

    Memphis

    Idaho at Oregon

    Oregon

    Oregon

    Oregon

    Notre Dame at Texas A&M

    Texas A&M

    Texas A&M

    Notre Dame

    Fresno State at Michigan

    Michigan

    Michigan

    Michigan

    Alabama A&M at Auburn

    Auburn

    Auburn

    Auburn

    UCLA at Hawaii

    UCLA

    UCLA

    UCLA

    Abilene Christian at Texas Tech

    Texas Tech

    Texas Tech

    Texas Tech

    Southern Miss at Kentucky

    Kentucky

    Kentucky

    Kentucky

    Southern Illinois at BYU

    BYU

    BYU

    BYU

    Georgia State at Georgia Tech

    Georgia Tech

    Georgia Tech

    Georgia Tech

    Houston Christian at SMU

    SMU

    SMU

    SMU

    Grambling at Louisiana

    Louisiana

    Louisiana

    Louisiana

    Nicholls at Louisiana Tech

    Louisiana Tech

    Louisiana Tech

    Louisiana Tech

    Texas A&M-Commerce at San Diego State

    San Diego State

    San Diego State

    San Diego State

    Robert Morris at Utah State

    Utah State

    Utah State

    Utah State

    James Madison at Charlotte

    James Madison

    James Madison

    Charlotte

    Lamar at Texas State

    Texas State

    Texas State

    Texas State

    Southeast Missouri State at New Mexico State

    NMSU

    New Mexico State

    New Mexico State

    New Mexico at Arizona

    Arizona

    Arizona

    Arizona

    Wyoming at Arizona State

    Arizona State

    Arizona State

    Arizona State

    Weber State at Washington

    Washington

    Washington

    Washington

    USC vs. LSU (Las Vegas - Sun.)

    LSU

    LSU

    LSU

    Boston College at Florida State (Mon.)

    Florida State

    Florida State

    Florida State

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