The 2024 college football season is here.
The season doesn’t officially begin until Thursday, Aug. 29, but we don’t have to wait until then to get our first actual games of the season. Saturday’s slate includes four games involving six FBS teams. Here’s a look at what’s on tap for the unofficial first weekend of the season.
Full schedule:
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Florida State vs. Georgia Tech (in Dublin, Ireland) | 12 p.m. ET | ESPN
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McNeese at Tarleton State | 3:30 p.m. ET | ESPNU
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Montana State at New Mexico | 4 p.m. ET | FS1
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North Alabama vs. Southeast Missouri State | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN
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Florida A&M vs. Norfolk State | 7:30 p.m. ET | ABC
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SMU at Nevada | 8 p.m. ET | CBSSN
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Delaware State at Hawai’i | 11:59 p.m. ET | Spectrum Sports PPV
Live34 updates
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Now 1:11 left to play. Georgia Tech is on the edge of field goal range.
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Just 2 minutes left in this one and Tech has the ball at the FSU 39-yard line.
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The Yellow Jackets are on the move and past midfield with just four minutes left in the game. Haynes King has made some clutch plays throughout this one, including a third-down conversion to keep GT’s drive alive.
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Touchdown Noles!
The Seminoles are in the end zone on a one-yard plunge from Roydell Williams. That was a 15-play, 84-yard drive that included two clutch fourth-down throws from DJ Uiagalelei. We have a ballgame in Ireland folks.
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The Seminoles are cobbling together a decent drive of their own here. They just went for it on fourth down and got it, moving the ball inside GT’s red zone.
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Touchdown Georgia Tech!
It’s Jamal Haynes again, jumping over bodies at the goal line to give Tech the lead to start the fourth quarter.
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End of 3Q: Georgia Tech 14, Florida State 14
GT’s Haynes King rips off a 21-yard run on a draw and gets the ball all the way down to the FSU 1-yard line to end the quarter.
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The Yellow Jackets are moving the ball at will with chunk plays through the air. They’re inside FSU’s red zone now.
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FSU’s last punt may have delivered the highlight of the game though. GT’s Rodney Shelley decided to catch it without waving for a fair catch and got blasted by FSU’s Edwin Joseph.
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They’re trading punts now. Both offenses have slowed to a crawl as the third quarter hits the midway point.
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The Seminoles moved the ball into GT territory but were forced to punt. Tech will have the ball back at its own 20.
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The drive stalls out at the FSU 34 though, and GT’s Aidan Barr misses the 51-yard FG attempt. We’re still tied up at 14.
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We are back for the second half and Georgia Tech’s Jamal Haynes just broke one outside for 36 yards to start things off.
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D.J. Uiagalelei has been efficient so far in his FSU debut (12-14, 96 yards), but he hasn’t thrown the ball downfield much. The Seminoles may need to open up the playbook in the second half because the Yellow Jackets have been feisty.
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Halftime: Georgia Tech 14, Florida State 14
FSU’s Ryan Fitzgerald drills a 59-yard field goal to tie the game up! What a kick.
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The Seminoles are trying to get on the board before halftime. We’re just under the two-minute mark and they have the ball at their own 30.
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QB Haynes King did a lot of legwork on that drive on the ground, but it’s Jamal Haynes that pushes his way into the end zone for the TD and the lead.
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GT is moving the ball once again with chunk plays. They’re now into FSU’s red zone with a chance to take the lead.
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Florida State 11, Georgia Tech 7
GT’s defense firms up but FSU’s Ryan Fitzgerald drills a 52-yard field goal to extend the lead.
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Georgia Tech just bailed out FSU with a facemask penalty on third down and now the Seminoles are in GT territory.
