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Here’s How to Watch the 2026-2027 NCAA College Football Season Live Online
Confirmed
The 2026-2027 NCAA College Football season officially kicks off with its first big weekend of games starting on Saturday, Aug. Ahead of the 2026 college football season, 22 teams changed conferences.
Coaching changes will affect the 2026 college football season. The Pac-12 will include nine schools for college basketball season as Gonzaga came over from the West Coast Conference, but doesn't have a football program.
Additions: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Texas State, Utah State After a season in which Washington State and Oregon State were the only two teams representing the Pac-12, the conference has expanded to eight Division I football schools.
After five years at Ole Miss, Kiffin's departure created chaos around a feel-good College Football Playoff run for the Rebels. The 10-time FCS national champions come over from the Missouri Valley Football Conference for its debut season in the FBS.
In 2025, Chesney led the Dukes to a 12-1 season, including a Sun Belt title and a CFP appearance. 29, The first game of the season is North Carolina Tar Heels vs.
To help you keep up with the trends, and remember who each team will compete against for conference titles, here's a look at who came, who went and who remained in each FBS conference. Kiffin recruited Arizona State transfer QB Sam Leavitt to join him as he tries to revitalize a Tigers' program that hasn't won the SEC since 2019 with Joe Burrow in the pocket.
But two years ago, UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington joined the Big Ten; Arizona, ASU, Utah and Colorado went to the Big 12; and Stanford and Cal became members of the ACC. Chesney followed the footsteps of Curt Cignetti, going from the Sun Belt's James Madison to the Big Ten, and he settled at UCLA.
A handful of top programs are betting their future on up-and-coming former Group of Six coaches. Kiffin hopped to SEC rival LSU, his fifth stop as a Division I head coach and third in the SEC.
What's confirmed
- The 2026-2027 NCAA College Football season officially kicks off with its first big weekend of games starting on Saturday, Aug.
- Coaching changes will affect the 2026 college football season.
- Ahead of the 2026 college football season, 22 teams changed conferences.
What's still developing
- 29, The first game of the season is North Carolina Tar Heels vs.
- The coaching carousel ran rampant this past offseason.
- Kyle Whittingham will try to restore Michigan's prowess.
- A handful of top programs are betting their future on up-and-coming former Group of Six coaches.
- Here's a look at the moves that could have the greatest impact.
- Lane Kiffin will take on his fifth Division I head coaching gig with LSU in 2026.
- Freedman/ ) Kiffin left Ole Miss in November after leading the Rebels to an 11-1 record.
- After five years at Ole Miss, Kiffin's departure created chaos around a feel-good College Football Playoff run for the Rebels.