🔥 Trending College Football Season Kickoff: Find Out When It Starts

The start date for college football varies slightly each year, but it generally kicks off in late August. For instance, the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season began on Saturday, August 24, 2024, with Week Zero games ². Looking ahead, the 2026 college football schedule is set to start in Week Zero on Saturday, August 29, 2026 ⁷. These early games mark the beginning of the regular season, leading up to the College Football Playoff National Championship in January of the following year ².