Around college football many teams try to schedule a tune-up game in Week One, although it isn't always the case. Some marquee games highlight the early schedule.
Preseason No. 1 Texas travels to No. 2 Ohio State August 30. Clemson hosts LSU in a battle of Heisman favorites. Syracuse meets Tennessee at 9 a.m. PT that Saturday morning on ABC, all in just 24 days.
Meanwhile, Big Ten title contenders Penn State hosts Nevada of the Mountain West, and Indiana battles the Old Dominion Monarchs, 5-7 last season playing out of the Sun Belt Conference.