Finally, the 2022 college football season is here, and Saturday’s Week 0 schedule brings delicious appetizers for the months ahead. Four of Saturday’s 11 games involving the Week 0 Football Bowl subdivision teams will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network for an all-day viewing experience, with audiences in select time zones continuing into Sunday morning.
Games begin at noon ET when the FBS season begins in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where Western Kentucky will host Austin Peay. Then, UNLV hosted Idaho State University at 3:30 p.m. to kick off the third year of the Marcus Arroyo era.
Conference America’s Charlotte and Florida Atlantic are scrambling to get their league games started as the two teams battle for a team hoping to bounce back from a 5-7 season in Boca Raton at 7 p.m. Finally, when Vanderbilt kicked off at 10:30 p.m. in Hawaii, an SEC team played a night cap game against a program in transition. The Commodores hope they’ve gotten over the jet lag of a long flight as they take on the Rainbow Warriors’ first game under new coach and show guru Timmy Chang
Here’s a full rundown of all the Week 0 events on the CBS Sports Network. It has always been East.
Charlotte of Atlantic Florida
date: Saturday 27 August | time: 7pm
Place: FAU Stadium – Boca Raton, FL
television: CBS Sports Network [Channel finder]
live: CBSSports.com | Mobile: CBS Sports App
spread: FAU -7 | Will the owl cover?Check SportsLine’s Week 0 predictions are here
story plot: It’s a battle between two U.S. conference plans looking to return to the bowl game after a disappointing 5-7 finish in 2021. This should be a solid quarterback battle; Charlotte’s Chris Reynolds and FAU’s Nkosi Perry are both on U.S. preseason player watch lists after productive 2021 campaigns .
Vanderbilt in Hawaii
date: Saturday 27 August | time: 10:30pm
Place: Clarence TC Ching Complex – Honolulu, Hawaii
television: CBS Sports Network [Channel finder]
live: CBSSports.com | Mobile: CBS Sports App
spread: Will Vanderbilt-6.5 | Commodores be covered?Check SportsLine’s Week 0 Forecast
story plot: Legendary former Hawaii quarterback Timmy Chang began his head coaching career after spending the past 10 seasons as an assistant on all levels of college football. Todd Graham appears to be facing a steep rebuild following the end of his tenure, including a large number of players leaving through the transfer portal. After a 2-10 season in 2021, Vanderbilt is looking to gain traction under second-year coach Clark Lee.
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