It may still be four months away, but Tuesday’s announcement that Ohio State’s season opener against Notre Dame will be a primetime, 7:30 p.m. kickoff on ABC made the start of football season appear that much closer.
The fact College GameDay will be in Columbus Week 1 makes it all the more exciting. Evening college football games are almost universally loved by fans, players and coaches alike. Really, the only group that prefers noon kickoffs instead are sportswriters, but I promise that’s not because we hate fun, it’s because it’s usually preferable to be home by 7 p.