The 2026 College Football season is finally here, and ESPN released a hype video that will have fans counting down the hours until kickoff. With Week 0 arriving this weekend, that latest video is the ultimate reminder the wait is officially over. Get ready, because it’s about to get real on the field.
Week 0 Kicks It Off
Forget all the offseason drama, the transfer portal madness, the coaching changes, and those preseason predictions that mean nothing once the whistle blows. We’re finally getting answers! The FBS season officially ignites this Saturday, August 29, with North Carolina taking on TCU in Dublin, Ireland. That limited Week 0 schedule is just the appetizer, though. We hit the first full Saturday of college football on September 5, and that’s when things really get wild.
Why We Love This Game
ESPN’s College Football account has been crushing it, leaning into that raw excitement before the 2026 season. This latest hype video absolutely nails why this time of year feels so special. It’s not about predicting who will win it all, it’s about the pure love for the game. Think about it: the stadium entrances, those insane rivalries, the band pumping up the crowd, student sections going absolutely nuts. And then there are the massive hits, the fourth-quarter comebacks that rip your heart out, the pure heartbreak of a loss, and that wild possibility that something totally unexpected happens. That’s the magic.
We’ve got plenty of intrigue already, with Ohio State rolling into the season as the preseason No. 1 squad and defending national champion Indiana hungry for a repeat. But those rankings? They don’t mean a thing once the games start. College football is back, baby, and after seeing that ESPN hype video, Saturday absolutely cannot get here fast enough.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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